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.

BNSF’s Nober to Retire

BNSF Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer Roger Nober has announced his retirement effective Jan. 1, 2023. His replacement will be Vice President and General Counsel Jill Mulligan.

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USDOT Seeks SDB/DBE, Infrastructure Connectivity

The U.S. Department of Transportation Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU), the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and the U.S. Department of Commerce Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) have announced a partnership program “to help small and disadvantaged businesses improve their access to capital, resources and relationships … to ensure that everyone can benefit from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.”

Wabtec, KTZ Sign $600MM MOU

Wabtec and Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (KTZ, Kazakhstan National Railway) have signed a $600 million memorandum of understanding (MOU) for 150 FLXdrive™ battery-electric switchers and modernization work to transform the KTZ main line diesel-electric fleet into NextFuel™ liquified natural gas-powered (LNG) locomotives.

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Rebuild, Renew, Repower

RAILWAY AGE, SEPTEMBER 2022 ISSUE: For many freight railroads, upgrading their existing locomotive fleets to current standards of improved fuel efficiency and emissions reductions is far more cost-effective than acquiring new power.

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Giuseppe De Cicco, Capo Stazione

FROM THE EDITOR, RAILWAY AGE SEPTEMBER 2022 ISSUE: By now, many of you may have realized that I’m of Italian origin. My last name, thanks to my paternal grandfather William (1891-1972), an

‘Czar José’ Rules NYCT Weekend Service

José LaSalle, a 29 Year MTA New York City Transit veteran, has been appointed to a new position, “Weekend Service Czar,” officially, Acting Deputy Chief, Weekend Service Diversions and Coordination, responsible for “managing and improving the customer experience for weekend subway service” and “reviewing how weekend service changes are implemented and communicated to riders.”

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New Merchants Bridge Open for Traffic

The 133-year-old Merchants Bridge, which spans the Mississippi River at St. Louis and links Missouri and Illinois, officially reopened to rail traffic Sept. 15, following completion of a $222 million replacement project. Owned and operated by the Terminal Railroad Association (TRRA), the bridge serves six Class I railroads and Amtrak.

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ENSCO Rail, Valec Engenharia Join Forces in Brazil

Track inspection technology supplier ENSCO Rail, Inc. has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Brazilian infrastructure engineering and construction firm Valec Engenharia to assist development Brazil’s railroad industry by offering technological solutions and expertise on railway infrastructure planning. Valec Engenharia is a Brazilian state-owned legal entity linked to the Ministry of Infrastructure (Minfra).