With only a month left in the state legislative session, the going has gotten slow for Central Florida's commuter rail project. ...more

March 31, 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

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

Gov. Charlie Crist threw his support behind the Central Florida commuter rail project on Wednesday, even as it appeared the price could be rising. ...more

February 5, 2009

As officials concluded a search for victims of the worst U.S. train accident in 15 years, questions arose Saturday about why the engineer of a Southern California commuter rail locomotive allegedly ran through a stop signal, sending his train head-on into a freight train. ...more

September 14, 2008

Four years ago, while working as a senior adviser in NATO's Brussels, Belgium, headquarters, I got an up-close look at the way al-Qaida's best minds see Western elections. On March 11, 2004, Spain was rocked by perhaps the bloodiest terrorist attack in Europe since World War II, as bombs ripped apart commuter trains in Madrid, leaving nearly 2,000 Spaniards dead or injured - three days before the country went to the polls. ...more

September 7, 2008

In San Francisco, I rode the bus back and forth to work every day. In Sacramento, I rode the bus home from work every day. Then I moved out of the city and I haven't ridden a bus since. ...more

June 27, 2008

As passengers settle into the wide, reclining seats, the train pulls out of Union Station at the edge of downtown Tampa. ...more

June 22, 2008

TAMPA BAY AREA Crispers Chief Charged An interim chief executive officer of the Crispers restaurant chain has been charged with federal crimes in connection with a scheme to steal from the company. ...more

June 4, 2008

for now. ...more

May 4, 2008