Transportation

An organization of Pennsylvania's county commissioners is lining up against Gov. Tom Wolf's proposal to replace a fee on Marcellus Shale natural gas wells with a flat annual payment to the same recipients, primarily governments where wells are hosted.

A $41 million cut to the state's highway fund, as proposed by House budget writers, would make roads more dangerous and result in more than 300 layoffs, transportation officials said Monday.

Gov. Mark Dayton gave railroad companies and Republicans a public tongue-lashing Friday for their resistance to his tax plan to fund safety improvements across Minnesota's railroad network.

A dysfunctional Congress may not make a May 31 deadline for passing a new transportation funding bill, U.S. Rep. Peter Welch told state lawmakers Thursday, but a temporary measure could get Vermont through another road and bridge construction season.

A unanimous Supreme Court says Amtrak is more like a part of the government than a private corporation when it helps federal agencies craft rules to keep trains running on schedule.

Aircraft manufacturers are urging a ban on bulk lithium battery shipments on passenger planes, calling the threat of fires "an unacceptable risk." The International Coordination Council of Aerospace Industry Associations, which represents aircraft makers such as Boeing and Airbus, is also calling for stronger packaging and handling regulations for batteries shipped on cargo planes, according to a document obtained by The Associated Press.

The Supreme Court says Alabama should have the chance to justify a fuel sales tax that it assesses on railroads but not on competitors in the trucking and barge industries.

The nearly two dozen small harbors in Connecticut that promote economic development in towns from Norwalk to Groton are fighting to be included in the state's new Port Authority that focuses on the three deep water ports in Bridgeport, New Haven and New London.

One of New Jersey's key transportation figures says more borrowing isn't the answer to the state's infrastructure funding problem.

At 656,000 pounds fully loaded and the length of six school buses, the Boeing 777-200ER is hard to miss.

Some of the world's largest airlines are banning bulk shipments of rechargeable batteries in the face of mounting evidence of their potential to cause catastrophic in-flight fires.

Connecticut is the latest state to grapple with how to regulate Uber and other ride-hailing services being embraced by the public but angering the long-established taxi and livery industry.

Georgia lawmakers may eliminate a tax break for all airlines buying jet fuel at the world's busiest airport.

The head of the company that operates Massachusetts' snow-crippled commuter rail system says full service should be restored by the end of March.

The Wyoming Transportation Commission has awarded contracts totaling $29.5 million for eight projects around the state, including two highway projects to be funded through a 10-cent increase in the state fuel tax.

A judge has ruled that American Express violated U.S. antitrust laws by barring merchants from asking customers to prefer one credit card over another.

Members of an influential farming group lobbied Iowa lawmakers on Wednesday to approve a fuel tax increase to pay for road improvements.

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State Transportation Commissioner James Redeker cautioned legislators against replacing Metro-North Railroad as the operator of the New Haven line linking Connecticut to New York City.