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.

Calgary Green Line LRT Phase 1 Revised

The Calgary City Council has approved a revised project scope, capital funding request and delivery model for the Calgary Transit C-Train light rail Green Line Phase 1 project, as recommended by the

NS Investing $200MM in 3B Corridor

Norfolk Southern is investing more than $200 million to increase capacity on its 3B Corridor in Alabama, which connects markets in the northern and central parts of the state to the Port

Gioe Named INRD President

The Indiana Rail Road Company (INRD) has named Joseph Gioe President and CEO effective Aug.12, 2024. Gioe will replace Dewayne Swindall, who left the company on May 31. Gioe is “a successful

CPKC Grain: ‘Return to More Typical Demand’

Canadian Pacific Kansas City’s 2024-2025 Grain Service Outlook Report, which outlines the railroad’s grain transportation plan for export to international markets, notes that, “based on current forecasts, we expect a return to

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GIO Rail Taps TekTracking’s TIMPS

GIO Rail, a Canadian company providing services ranging from industrial switching to railcar repair and storage to track maintenance, has chosen TekTracking LLC’s TIMPS (Track Inspection, Maintenance, Planning and Scheduling Software) platform

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NRRHOF Receives $400K Capital Donation

A rail industry veteran who has chosen to remain anonymous has gifted $400,000 to the National Railroad Hall of Fame (NRRHOF) capital campaign. “This generous donation from a leader who capped his

Patrick J. Ottensmeyer, 67

Flags across the Canadian Pacific Kansas City transnational railroad network are flying at half-mast in honor of Patrick J. Ottensmeyer, who served as final President and CEO of Kansas City Southern from 2015

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Agenda Announced for Next-Gen Train Control 2024 Conference

Railway Age’s Next-Gen Train Control Conference, presented jointly with Parsons, has been the global rail industry’s single-most important communications and signaling and advanced-technology event since 1995. The 2024 conference takes place in

CSS Acquires 100 Steel Coil Cars

The Greenbrier Companies and National Steel Car have delivered 100 new purpose-built steel coil railcars (50 units each) to Anacostia Rail Holdings (ARH) subsidiary Chicago South Shore & South Bend Railroad (CSS).