Author: William C. Vantuono

With Railway Age since 1992, William C. Vantuono has broadened and deepened the magazine's coverage of the technological revolution that is so swiftly changing the industry. He has also strengthened Railway Age’s leadership position in industry affairs with the conferences he conducts, among them Next-Generation Train Control, Light Rail, and Rail Insights. He is the author or co-author or editor of several books, among them All About Railroading; John Armstrong’s The Railroad: What It Is, What It Does; Railway Age’s Comprehensive Railroad Dictionary; and Planning, Engineering, and Operating Light Rail, With Applications in New Jersey.

For Caltrain, Stadler US, a KISS TSSSA

Caltrain and Stadler US, Inc. have established a TSSSA (Technical Support and Spare Supply Agreement) for the agency’s new fleet of KISS electric multiple units (EMUs).  The agreement provides on-site technical support,

TTC Issues Trainset and CBTC RFPs

The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for 70 new rapid transit trainsets and a CBTC (Communications-Based Train Control) system. The trainset procurement consists of 55 to

SCRRA Renews, Expands Alstom Contract

The Southern California Regional Rail Authority (SCRRA) has renewed its 26-year-old Metrolink rolling stock fleet maintenance contract with Alstom Group (originally Bombardier Transportation), expanding it to an O&M (operations and maintenance) contract,

MARTA Taps Stadler for CBTC

The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) has awarded Stadler Signaling North America a $500 million contract to equip its rapid transit network with Stadler’s NOVA Pro CBTC (communications-based train control) technology.

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Don’t Saturate Your Almonds in Dark Matter 

FROM THE EDITOR, RAILWAY AGE DECEMBER 2024 ISSUE: The Oxford Languages Dictionary defines  “contemplative” as both an adjective and noun. The adjective form means “expressing or involving deep thought.” The noun form

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Amid Discord, a Basis for Optimism?

2025 FREIGHT RAIL OUTLOOK, RAILWAY AGE DECEMBER 2024 ISSUE: If “regaining strength” best describes the state of the rail industry in 2024, “we’ll keep at it, however …” may well define 2025—indeed,

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AAR Responds to Primus Publicity Stunt

Presumed-outgoing STB Chairman Robert Primus (yes, the President-elect is expected to replace him) recently wrote to Association of American Railroads President and CEO Ian Jefferies taking issue with what he termed “concern