Transportation

When a Morgan State University freshman, loaded down with duffels and suitcases, missed his train home for the holidays, a MARC train conductor figured out how to get him on it anyway.

Maryland is right to join a challenge to the proposed JetBlue-Spirit merger, which would hurt Maryland travelers with higher airfares and lower-quality service, Del. Jessica Feldmark says.

Light rail service will resume Saturday after major mechanical issues related to the ongoing rehabilitation of the aging railcar fleet knocked it out of service for roughly two weeks.

AAA says around 2.3 million Marylanders will hit the roads and the skies over the next several days.

All lanes were shut down for several hours.

The MTA will continue to analyze options next year and solicit feedback from the public.

The board of directors for the Southwest Airlines Pilots Association (SWAPA) has agreed in principle to a new deal valued at $12 billion with the airline, the union has announced.

The Central Maryland Transportation Alliance gave the state a D+ overall, with failing grades in affordability and connectivity to jobs via transit. It dished out five C’s, the state’s highest grade this year, across 12 different areas.

Almost a year later, Southwest says it’s made improvements to bolster winter operations.

The Baltimore City Department of Transportation announced temporary road closures and traffic modifications to accommodate several events, including a concert Friday night by Mariah Carey and another Saturday night by Lil Wayne at CFG Bank Arena.

Police arrested a man in connection to the August crash that took the life of Robert Horne, who had pulled over on the elevated highway to assist with a disabled vehicle.

A commission studying transportation funding options voted Wednesday to make six recommendations to the General Assembly.

Zum, the company contracted to operate school buses for the Howard County Public School System, said Tuesday evening that drivers have chosen to continue to work without union representation.

U.S. safety regulators say the company will send out a software update to fix the problems.

The rail car that experienced an electrical fire recently — triggering the suspension of Baltimore’s entire light rail line last week — had received a scheduled rehabilitation prior to the incident, Maryland’s top transit official said Tuesday.

Baltimore’s Department of Transportation is trying to crack down on impatient drivers with new red-light cameras at certain intersections.

As riders feel the pain from the emergency light rail shutdown, people in the Baltimore region and across Maryland have reason for concern about the prospects for much-needed transportation system improvements, says Brian O’Malley, president & CEO of the Central Maryland Transportation Alliance.

A light grassy accumulation of 1 inch or so is possible, especially along and west of I-83, but roads should remain wet rather than slick.

A large and strong storm system is bringing rain, wind and even a few thunderstorms to the Baltimore area on the day of the city’s first large-scale event without Light Rail service.

The suspension of light rail service has raised questions about why the state did not overhaul its older railcars sooner.