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.

GoRail Launches Rail Champions

GoRail, the national non-profit grassroots organization “that unites rail stakeholders with community leaders and the public in support of rail solutions to tomorrow’s transportation challenges,”* has launched Rail Champions, described as “a

Iowa Interstate Marks 40 Years

The Iowa Interstate Railroad (IAIS) recently celebrated its 40th anniversary. The 580-mile Class II, owned by Railroad Development Corp. (RDC), was established in 1984 on former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad tracks between Chicago and Omaha

CN: Ops Recovered, Guidance Revised

CN on Sept. 11 announced that its operations have recovered following “several months of labor uncertainty” as well as a complete shutdown of its Canadian network, and that it is adjusting its