Ridership continues to grow on Amtrak's Silver Star serving Tampa on its New York-Miami route, bucking nationwide projections of lower ridership because of the recession and a decline in gasoline prices. ...more

March 11, 2009

Ridership continues to grow on Amtrak's Silver Star serving Tampa on its New York-Miami route, bucking nationwide projections of lower ridership because of the recession and a decline in gasoline prices. ...more

March 10, 2009

Although today is considered one of the busiest travel days of the year, Tampa International Airport officials say passenger travel for Thanksgiving is down 10 percent compared with last year. Still, airport officials expect 115,000 to 120,000 outbound passengers today through Monday — about 25,000 alone today. ...more

November 26, 2008

SEBRING — Frequent rail passengers say train travel isn't the most reliable means of travel when it comes to timeliness, but they sure enjoy the experience. Riding the rails is how Charles and Terry Wiggins saw the country. "It had always been our hope to take long train trips, so when we retired, we took trips all across the U.S.," Wiggins said. "We would leave from Sebring and go to a hub city and from there, the possibilities were endless. ...more

May 17, 2008

Have you ever departed from the train station in Sebring? If you have a train travel experience you would like to share, Highlands Today wants to hear from you. Contact reporter Mandy Sheets at msheets@highlandstoday.com or 386-5829. ...more

May 7, 2008

I grew up in north Georgia knowing that my grandmother was born in Oklahoma Indian Territory in 1882. Her Hulsey family traveled there in 1881. Unfortunately, I was too young to be interested in genealogy when my grandmother was alive and never asked about her childhood. ...more

January 20, 2008

TAMPA - With highways jammed and airline ticket counters greeting seemingly endless lines, James Brothers is taking the road less traveled this holiday. ...more

November 20, 2007