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.

Metrolinx Selects BCP for Bowmanville Extension

Metrolinx has selected Bowmanville Construction Partners (BCP), a joint venture of Ledcor CMI Ltd. and Dragados Canada Inc., as construction manager for the Bowmanville Extension project, which will extend the GO Transit Lakeshore East Line

Autonomous Intermodal LLC Launches

Houston, Tex.-based Autonomous Intermodal LLC (AIM), a provider of rail intermodal equipment and autonomous technology applications, officially launched June 14. The company says its mission “is to revolutionize the rail transportation industry

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Lac-Mégantic Bypass Land Acquisition Nears Finish Line

Canadian Minister of Transport Omar Alghabra and Minister of Public Services and Procurement Helena Jaczek on July 15 announced a “turning point in moving forward the Lac-Mégantic rail bypass construction project” involving

CPKC Launches Carbon Emissions Calculator

Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) on June 20 today launched an updated carbon emissions calculator for its transnational North American rail network in Canada, the United States and Mexico.

‘The Chessie Cat is Back’

ES44AH No. 1973, in a Chessie System theme, is the second CSX Transportation heritage-schemed locomotive to roll out of CSX’s Waycross, Ga., shop. Its number recognizes Chessie System’s founding year. “The Chessie

Tri-Rail Approved for Testing on FEC/Brightline

The South Florida Regional Transportation Authority (SFRTA) has received approval from Florida East Coast (FEC) Railway to test Tri-Rail equipment and train SFRTA personnel on the FEC right-of-way, in preparation for the anticipated start of Tri-Rail service directly into Downtown Miami. Concurrently, Brightline has provided authorization for Tri-Rail trains to enter MiamiCentral Station as part of the testing.

BLET Forks $50K Over to NJT for ‘Illegal Job Action’

The BLET (Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen) has settled with New Jersey Transit for $50,000 over a June 19, 2022 “sickout” the agency says was an “illegal job action.” BLET National President Edward Hall said the union “does not condone unlawful strikes, slowdowns, or other such job actions by its affiliates.”

Shift5: New Investors, $33MM in Series B Funding

Cybersecurity firm Shift5 has raised $33 million in additional financing, bringing its Series B round to $83 million. Moore Strategic Ventures led the most recent round, signing on Booz Allen Hamilton’s corporate