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.

NTSB: ‘Special Investigation’ of NS

The National Transportation Safety Board on March 7 said it would be conducting what it’s calling a “special investigation of Norfolk Southern Railway’s organization and safety culture.” “Given the number and significance

Commentary

Politics Pre-empting East Palestine

FROM THE EDITOR, RAILWAY AGE, MARCH 2023 ISSUE: We interrupt this special report on the National Transportation Safety Board’s ongoing investigation into Norfolk Southern’s Feb. 3, 2023 derailment at East Palestine, Ohio,

Commentary

UP and Soroban: CN Déjà Vu All Over Again

Just when you thought things were getting really interesting in the railroad industry, along comes another hedge fund trying to grab hold of a Class I, turn it upside down and shake

Tank Car Safety Solutions from Trelleborg

Fort Wayne, Ind.-based Trelleborg Sealing Solutions, a global developer, manufacturer and supplier of precision seals, bearings and custom-molded polymer components for chemical transportation, recently introduced new products and services, including a new

Wabtec: Indian, European, ESG Initiatives

Wabtec Corp. marked delivery of its 500th Evolution Series Locomotive to Indian Railways (IR) at the company’s plant in Marhowra, Bihar; joined a European rail freight development project; and issued its 2022 Sustainability Report.

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Siemens Mobility Lands Metrolinx M/W Contract

Metrolinx has awarded Siemens Mobility a contract for track, signal and right-of-way maintenance services for the agency’s GO Transit regional/commutert rail infrastructure system in Toronto’s West Region.