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FL: CSX Tracks May be Route to Commuter Rail's Future
2015-10-27 16:33:21| Railroads - Topix.net
Oct. 25--TAMPA -- Is the solution to the Tampa Bay area's mass transit woes already crisscrossing Hillsborough, Pasco and Pinellas counties? That's a question local planners will begin considering in the weeks and likely years to come as Jacksonville-based CSX Corp. considers selling off two rail lines that could conceivably be operated as commuter routes. CSX floated the sale of 96 miles of track at a recent meeting of the Tampa Bay Transportation Management Area Leadership Group, which includes three elected officials each from the three counties' Metropolitan Planning Organizations and sets regional transportation priorities.
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