Jimmie Johnson nosed past Tony Stewart with two laps left in a thrilling battle to the finish and won the Sprint Cup race at Dover International Speedway. ...more

June 1, 2009

A man suffered a head injury late Thursday after being struck by a freight train while lying on railroad tracks, police said. ...more

May 1, 2009

A U.S. General Accounting Office report raises questions about the type of liability agreement the state wants to sign with CSX Transportation in the Central Florida commuter rail project. ...more

March 30, 2009

Sen. Paula Dockery admits she is more than a little annoyed. During one of the state's worst budget years in recent memory, she is once again compelled to fight a $641 million deal to buy 61 miles of track from CSX for a commuter rail system. ...more

March 27, 2009

Says she'll also fight for education to be 'fully funded.' ...more

March 26, 2009

Dade City will see a 50 percent increase in freight train traffic even if the state's commuter rail deal with CSX falls apart, a rail executive told city commissioners. ...more

March 26, 2009

State Sen. Paula Dockery failed Wednesday to limit the state's legal liability in a deal to buy CSX Transportation rail corridors for publicly financed commuter rail projects. ...more

March 5, 2009

About freight train traffic through Pasco County's largely rural eastern flank, two rules always apply. ...more

March 4, 2009

It's disappointing that Gov. Charlie Crist has thrown his full support to the $1.2 billion deal between the state and CSX Transportation that could bring commuter rail to four counties near Orlando. ...more

February 8, 2009

When Florida Department of Transportation officials chose a Colorado company early last year to build 10 railcars for its new Orlando commuter system, they knew the company was in financial trouble. ...more

January 11, 2009