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.
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UP 2Q24: Improved Results Across the Board

Union Pacific’s second-quarter 2024 results showed increases in volume, earning and income and improvements in safety, productivity and operating ratio. “Our performance demonstrates the team’s ability to deliver strong results,” said CEO

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Excuse Me, Chairman Nehls, But … (Updated)

On July 23, the Rail Subcommittee of the House Transportation Infrastructure Committee convened a hearing, “Examining the State of Rail Safety in the Aftermath of the Derailment in East Palestine, Ohio,” the

Busher Named RBMN VP Real Estate

The Reading & Northern (RBMN) has promoted long-time employee Jolene Busher to Vice President-Real Estate, reporting to Executive VP-Strategic Planning Christina Muller-Levan. Busher joined RBMN in April 2007 as a part-time car

Spotlight on Safety at NS

In June and July, Norfolk Southern conducted two multi-day Safety Leadership Summits for more than 100 field facing and non-field facing employees. The Keystone Division “significantly improved performance in safety, service, and

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RSI Sets Expo Speaker Lineup

The Railway Supply Institute reports that 17 rail industry figures have confirmed their speaking slots at the Oct. 9-11  2024 RSI Expo & Conference, which includes a comprehensive Education program presented with five industry

POLB Posts Record June TEUs

The Port of Long Beach (POLB) set a TEU record for June, moving 842,446 TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units), up 41.1% from the same month last year and surpassing the previous record set

MTS Taps CRA, STV for TPSS Replacements

The San Diego Metropolitan Transit System (MTS) has contracted with Chen Ryan Associates (CRA) to replace five traction power substations (TPSS) for the San Diego Trolley light rail system. CRA subcontractor STV Inc. is

NTSB Issues Final East Palestine Report

Approximately three weeks after its June 25 public meeting in East Palestine, Ohio, site of the Feb. 3, 2023 derailment of a Norfolk Southern freight train that resulted in a hazmat release