Have you seen the headline on the latest press release from CURE (Consumers United for Rail Equity), written in bold capital letters? It‘s rather shocking: “BNSF CEO REFUTES CRITICISM OF RAIL REFORM”
By Anthony Kruglinski Railroad Financial Corp. (my firm) recently wrapped up its 24th Annual Rail Equipment Finance Conference in Palm Springs, Calif. This year nearly 250 people attended (two dozen more than
By William C. Vantuono, Editor Though safety is always good business in the railroad industry, the Railroad Safety Improvement Act of 2008, which kicked-started the industry down the path to Positive Train
By Richard F. Timmons President, American Short line and Regional Railroad Association In the midst of unprecedented and historic regulatory changes demanding our attention and resources during the past year, short line
By William C. Vantuono, Editor China is well ahead of the United States in high speed rail, with plans to invest nearly half a trillion (that’s trillion with a “t”) dollars through 2012
By William C. Vantuono, Editor Gas taxes aren’t the only way to fund public transportation programs, but it’s the route the State of New Jersey has taken, and up until now
By Douglas John Bowen, Managing Editor Dallas gets it. It’s expanding its existing light rail transit network, augmenting regional rail, and bolstering existing Amtrak service, even as it faces the bumpy
By Anthony D. Kruglinski Our regular readers know that in addition to being a Contributing Editor at Railway Age, I am the President of Railroad Financial Corp., a financial advisor that
By William C. Vantuono, Editor Michael Ward’s reputation as a highly effective railroad manager is eminently well deserved as the cover story of our March 2010 illustrates. “As a company, we’ve
By Keith Hartwell A friend of mine, a camp counselor as a teenager, often recounts an early learning experience. He was in charge of 10 eight-year-old boys. His primary disciplinary phrase
