The FDOT-CSX agreement for the SunRail operation in Central Florida has Amtrak officials in an uproar, according to the St. Petersburg Times.

The fracas, if unresolved, would affect Amtrak trains operating over the 61-miles of the A-line from DeLand to Poinciana (which is, of course, being sold by CSX to FDOT for SunRail).

Also affected would be SunRail's planned use of Amtrak's maintenance facility at Sanford.

Be sure to read the letter from Amtrak President Joseph Boardman linked to the story.

Both are available by following this link: 

http://blogs.tampabay.com/buzz/2010/01/csx-deal-prompts-amtrak-threat-to-state.html

--Jackson McQuigg