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.

AAR Week 44: Carloads, Intermodal See Gains

U.S. weekly rail traffic rose 6.6% to 516,743 carloads and intermodal units for the week ending Nov. 2, 2024, compared with the same week last year, the Association of American Railroads (AAR)

VRE, VPRA Mark $27.5MM Quantico Upgrade

The Virginia Railway Express (VRE) and Virginia Passenger Rail Authority (VPRA) have completed a $27.5 million improvement project at the Quantico rail station “designed to improve safety, service and rail capacity” on

Commentary

The Great Boxcar Divide, Part 3

FROM THE EDITOR, RAILWAY AGE NOVEMBER 2024 ISSUE: This month, we once again dive head-first into boxcars. See the “Point/Counterpoint” piece where we continue to facilitate the debate. My thanks to TTX

MxV Rail Opens HDMF at Pueblo Plex

Association of American Railroads (AAR) subsidiary MxV Rail has opened its new Heavy Duty Maintenance Facility (HDMF) at Pueblo Plex. Described as “a modern, fully equipped HDMF facility,” the HDMF offers indoor

Metro-North Debuts SC44-DM

MTA Metro-North Railroad has debuted the first two of 33 SC44-DM (Siemens Charger, 4,400-hp, dual-mode) locomotives that will upgrade and replace its existing GE P32-DM fleet on trains serving Poughkeepsie, Southeast, Danbury