Transportation

The U.S. Surface Transportation Board (STB) ruled last week that Grafton officials cannot interfere with the Grafton & Upton Railroad's proposed construction of an additional rail yard and storage tracks.

The Massachusetts Department of Transportation board voted unanimously Wednesday to change operators of the state's expansive commuter rail network, awarding a lucrative $2.69 billion contract for the next eight years to the French rail company Keolis.

Southborough-based Sevcon Inc. has increased the size of its board of directors from nine to 12 members in response to a stockholder proposal.

Leading a commission to explore the feasibility of hosting the 2024 summer Olympics in Greater Boston, Suffolk Construction Chairman and CEO John Fish on Wednesday said planners should be creative in thinking about how to address housing and transportation needs.

Local transportation and planning leaders celebrated the official launch of the new Worcester Regional Transit Authority (WRTA) business shuttle service in Westborough with a ribbon cutting ceremony at the MBTA station on Smith Parkway and Fisher Street Monday morning.

Overnight delivery by air may be quick, but the majority of U.S. goods will likely be shipped by ground — by rail and road — for the foreseeable future, industry experts say.

The owners of BJ's Wholesale Club are interesting in buying Hess Corp. gas stations, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday, citing sources familiar with the potential deal.

Customers are filling Worcester's JetBlue flights and leaving happy despite higher fares and diverted planes, the CEO of the Massachusetts Port Authority said Wednesday morning.

Lawmakers and activists hoping to repeal a new law indexing the gas tax to inflation claimed Thursday that they've filed more than 100,000 signatures for certification by local officials, more than enough at first blush to qualify for the 2014 ballot.

Another chapter in the long-running controversy over access to motor vehicle diagnostic information was written Wednesday night when the Senate passed the latest version of “right to repair” legislation without any debate.