CSX Corp. says preliminary results of the railroad's contentious board vote show that four of five directors nominated by activist hedge fund shareholders TCI and 3G Capital have been elected to its board. ...more

July 17, 2008

About a half-dozen homeowners were allowed to return to their homes about 90 minutes after they were evacuated Monday when a natural gas line ruptured off Sammonds Road. ...more

July 12, 2008

Commuter rail has the potential to be an alternative to the rising gas prices and roadway congestion. Just because the CSX bill did not survive the 2008 legislative session does not mean that the idea of commuter rail has to die along with it. However, any plan devised must be fair to all Floridians, not just wealthy corporations. ...more

July 7, 2008

I want to respond to your recent editorial related to the pending Central Florida future commuter rail projects. Your editorial ("Broad Support For Rail Transit Will Follow Smart, Statewide Plan," Our Opinion, May 11) stated that "all major urban areas need the same thing - a practical alternative to the automobile, especially for commuters" and I strongly concur with that accurate observation. However, if state legislative approval of liability issues is not granted for the Central Florida commuter rail project, Tampa could also be adversely affected. ...more

July 1, 2008

TAMPA - Investigators are looking for the owner of a car found overturned and abandoned this morning near railroad tracks at State Road 60 and Skywood Drive in Valrico, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. ...more

June 26, 2008

Here's how things are supposed to work in Tallahassee: lawmakers set direction and bureaucrats make it happen. ...more

June 26, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - Pasco County officials handed the developers of the proposed Imagine charter school another delay Thursday because of questions about how students will safely access the school. ...more

June 13, 2008

TOWN 'N COUNTRY - Cars from a CSX freight train wobbled off the tracks tonight, shutting down a stretch of Sligh Avenue near Anderson Road, the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

June 8, 2008

SEBRING — CSX will install a new concrete surface at Center Avenue railroad crossing on Monday morning. ...more

June 8, 2008

Much has been written about the CSX-Florida Department of Transportation commuter rail-freight enhancement deal. Please allow me the opportunity to express my view. ...more

June 8, 2008