May 7, 2009 | Commuter Rail, CSX, Headlines
(The following story by Michael Dresser appeared on the Baltimore Sun website on May 7, 2009.) BALTIMORE, Md. — With an unusual dispensation from security-conscious CSX Transportation, Gov. Martin O’Malley was permitted to ride along in the gleaming new MARC...
May 6, 2009 | CSX, Headlines
(The Associated Press circulated the following on May 6, 2009) BUFFALO, N.Y. — CSX Corp. says 132 workers at its Buffalo rail yard will be laid off by the end of this month. The Jacksonville, Fla.-based rail company said Tuesday that it would end its major switching...
May 5, 2009 | Commuter Rail, CSX, Headlines
(The following column by Robert Trigaux appeared on the St. Petersburg Times website on May 5, 2009.) TAMPA, Fla. — Orlando’s mass transit loss is Tampa Bay’s learning opportunity. State legislators gave a big thumbs down last week to Orlando’s...
May 5, 2009 | CN, CSX, Headlines
(The following story by Royce Armstrong appeared on the Sun Herald website on May 4,2 009.) LUCEDALE, Miss. — With an eye to the future, Wayne County Supervisors met more than 70 officials, including mayors and supervisors from five southeast Mississippi counties,...
May 5, 2009 | CSX, Headlines, NS
(The following story by Hope Deutscher appeared on the Ethanol Producer magazine website on May 4, 2009.) GRAND FORK, N.D. — While the ethanol industry relies heavily on rail transport to ship its product to various destinations, ethanol has traditionally accounted...
May 4, 2009 | Commuter Rail, CSX, Headlines
(The following appeared on the St. Petersburg Times website on May 1, 2009.) ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A handful of senators who voted Friday to kill the Central Florida commuter rail deal known as SunRail also voted against a $2 car-rental tax that would have helped...
May 4, 2009 | Commuter Rail, CSX, Headlines
(The following story by Dan Tracy appeared on the Orlando Sentinel website on May 3, 2009.) TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — SunRail was, in the language of the state Legislature, a heavy lift. By the legislative session’s 60th and final day, the bill to authorize the...
May 4, 2009 | Commuter Rail, CSX, Headlines
(The following story by Dan Tracy appeared on the Orlando Sentinel website on May 2, 2009.) TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A last-gasp attempt to approve the SunRail commuter train failed Friday in the waning moments of the legislative session, possibly marking the end of the...
May 1, 2009 | Commuter Rail, CSX, Headlines
(The following story by Dara Kam appeared on the Palm Beach Post website on April 30, 2009.) TALLHASSEE, Fla. — Supporters of the controversial Sunrail/CSX bill will dangle a $181 million TriRail carrot before South Florida Democratic senators in hopes of toppling...
April 30, 2009 | Commuter Rail, CSX, Headlines
(The following story by Joe Follick appeared on the Lakeland Ledger website on April 29, 2009.) TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — After years of negotiating a multi-billion dollar deal involving hundreds of lobbyists, consultants and politicians, the future of commuter rail in...
