Railroad /tags/railroad Railroad en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Wed, 14 Jan 2026 22:02:00 GMT South Florida’s Brightline highlighted an old problem – every year, 900 pedestrians were killed by trains /south-florida/2026-01-14/south-floridas-brightline-highlighted-an-old-problem-every-year-900-pedestrians-were-killed-by-trains In 1966, 1,700 motor vehicle occupants died at railroad crossings. Nowadays, that number is typically less than 150. Over the same period, the number of vehicles on the road has tripled. By these measures, the risk has fallen by an amazing 97%. What happened? Wed, 14 Jan 2026 22:02:00 GMT /south-florida/2026-01-14/south-floridas-brightline-highlighted-an-old-problem-every-year-900-pedestrians-were-killed-by-trains Ian Savage | The Conversation In a first, some CSX railroad workers to get paid sick leave /transportation/2023-02-08/in-a-first-some-csx-railroad-workers-to-get-paid-sick-leave Several thousand workers at CSX will soon get one of the things that pushed the railroad industry to the brink of a strike last fall: paid sick time. Florida-based CSX announced the deal with two of its 12 unions. Wed, 08 Feb 2023 14:00:00 GMT /transportation/2023-02-08/in-a-first-some-csx-railroad-workers-to-get-paid-sick-leave Josh Funk | AP Transportation Writer Senate passes railroad legislation to prevent a strike /news/2022-12-02/senate-passes-railroad-legislation-to-prevent-a-strike The Senate has approved a measure meant to avert a railroad strike in eight days — without the paid sick days rail workers have been asking for. Fri, 02 Dec 2022 12:30:00 GMT /news/2022-12-02/senate-passes-railroad-legislation-to-prevent-a-strike Ximena Bustillo A second railroad union votes down Biden's tentative agreement /news/2022-10-27/a-second-railroad-union-votes-down-bidens-tentative-agreement The Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen has voted against the agreement brokered in part by the White House in an attempt to prevent a strike. Parties have less than a month to broker a new deal. Thu, 27 Oct 2022 12:30:00 GMT /news/2022-10-27/a-second-railroad-union-votes-down-bidens-tentative-agreement Ximena Bustillo Biden says tentative railway labor deal has been reached, averting a strike /national/2022-09-15/biden-says-tentative-railway-labor-deal-has-been-reached-averting-a-strike President Joe Biden said Thursday a tentative railway labor agreement has been reached, averting a potentially devastating strike before the pivotal midterm elections. Thu, 15 Sep 2022 12:00:00 GMT /national/2022-09-15/biden-says-tentative-railway-labor-deal-has-been-reached-averting-a-strike Andrea Hsu U.S. oil talks with Venezuela, Cuban Family Reunification Program, the Overseas Railroad /2022-03-14/u-s-talks-with-venezuela-on-oil-cuban-family-reunification-program-the-overseas-railroad The U.S. initiates conversations with Venezuela on oil following the ban on Russian oil imports. Plus, thousands of Cubans are trying to get to their families in Florida. Could the U.S. help them? And it was almost a hundred years ago when Flagler's railroad disappeared in a hurricane… except for a few parts. Mon, 14 Mar 2022 22:35:31 GMT /2022-03-14/u-s-talks-with-venezuela-on-oil-cuban-family-reunification-program-the-overseas-railroad Leslie Ovalle Atkinson, Caitie Muñoz ‘Last Train to Paradise’: the story of the Overseas Railroad to Key West /news/2022-01-21/last-train-to-paradise-the-story-of-the-overseas-railroad-to-key-west This month’s Sundial Book Club title is about Henry Flagler and his dream to build the impossible railroad. Fri, 21 Jan 2022 21:50:03 GMT /news/2022-01-21/last-train-to-paradise-the-story-of-the-overseas-railroad-to-key-west Leslie Ovalle Atkinson, Luis Hernandez, Caitie Muñoz Business Group "Surprised" By All Aboard Florida Snub /transportation/2014-12-11/business-group-surprised-by-all-aboard-florida-snub A group of Palm Beach County business leaders says they’re confused by All Aboard Florida’s unwillingness to appear at their luncheon Thursday, especially… Thu, 11 Dec 2014 23:15:31 GMT /transportation/2014-12-11/business-group-surprised-by-all-aboard-florida-snub Christine DiMattei Why More Than 300 People Have Been Arrested At This One Miami Intersection /news/2014-09-18/why-more-than-300-people-have-been-arrested-at-this-one-miami-intersection A SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä±-Miami Herald investigation examined more than 500 court records from Miami-Dade County from the last 5 years.More than 300 people have been… Fri, 19 Sep 2014 01:58:03 GMT /news/2014-09-18/why-more-than-300-people-have-been-arrested-at-this-one-miami-intersection David Ovalle Overtown Rail Crossing Is Hotspot For Arrests, But Most Are Dismissed /news/2014-09-17/overtown-rail-crossing-is-hotspot-for-arrests-but-most-are-dismissed On any given day in Overtown, dozens of people walk down Northwest 17th Street headed toward a homeless shelter, bus stops or a supermarket on the edge of… Thu, 18 Sep 2014 03:33:16 GMT /news/2014-09-17/overtown-rail-crossing-is-hotspot-for-arrests-but-most-are-dismissed David Ovalle