PLANT CITY A pedestrian who was hit by a freight train shortly after 3 p.m. today does not appear to have any life-threatening injuries, Fire Rescue Chief George Shiley said. ...more

January 24, 2008

AVON PARK — Traffic was snarled Monday evening approaching the downtown area after the railroad crossing closed along Main Street near the Depot Museum. Pleasant Street saw several more cars while Bell Street and Museum Avenue were congested at times with traffic going around the crossing. Avon Park Police Cmdr. Michael Rowan said delays should be expected through those two detours during the time school lets out. And when a freight train comes through, save the gas and turn off the car for a bit. ...more

December 5, 2007

An Amtrak train was going about 25 mph over the speed limit moments before it hit a stationary freight train on the city's South Side, injuring dozens of people, federal officials said Sunday. ...more

December 3, 2007

An Amtrak train plowed into the back of a freight train and crushed one end of a boxcar under its wheels Friday, injuring dozens of people, some seriously. Most of the 187 passengers walked away unhurt. ...more

December 1, 2007

ORLANDO - Florida and CSX Transportation officials have finally reached an agreement to pay the company nearly half a billion dollars as part of an effort to bring commuter rail to central Florida. ...more

November 29, 2007

A freight train carrying hazardous materials derailed Saturday morning near the center of the city, but there was no sign of a leak or spillage, the fire department said. ...more

November 25, 2007

Two people were slightly injured when a freight train struck a wood chipper being pulled by a Department of Corrections truck, causing the truck to overturn, witnesses said. ...more

November 20, 2007

Take a long, deep breath. Brace yourself. You know what is coming. ...more

November 14, 2007

Wendell Cox learned a lesson about the U.S. rail industry in China six years ago when he saw coal trucks crowding the roads. ...more

November 7, 2007

In 2002, an Orlando-based planning group produced a paper titled: 'Why Can't We Solve Orlando's Traffic Congestion Problems By Moving the Freight Trains?' ...more

October 27, 2007