By William C. Vantuono, Editor In Abraham Lincoln’s day, the Illinois Central line linking Chicago with Springfield, Ill., and St. Louis was preferred for passenger service because, of the five major
By Chris Taylor, for Railway Age Woody Allen once said, “I took a speed-reading course and read War and Peace in twenty minutes. It involves Russia.” Speed is compelling. From restaurant
By William C. Vantuono, Editor Something encouraging seems to be happening out there in the media—the non-trade media, I mean. The railway industry is getting more and more attention, and it
By William C. Vantuono, Editor Senior Consulting Editor Luther Miller aptly describes a sometimes-adversarial relationship that is at least partially fueled by the success of our freight railroads, which are without a
By William C. Vantuono, Editor It gives me great pleasure and satisfaction to turn this month’s column over to Norfolk Southern Chief Executive Wick Moorman, Railway Age’s 2011 Railroader of the
By William C. Vantuono, Editor Ever hear of “classical repulsion?” Portland, Ore., Tri-Met is wielding it to great effect to ward off young perpetrators of crimes like vandalism. In other words, if
By William C. Vantuono, Editor What would E. H. Talbott, Railway Age’s first editor, think of social media? I’m sure that at the very least, he’d be skeptical at first. Social media
Will Florida’s loss be California’s gain? That’s one of many questions that arise from the Florida Supreme Court’s decision that Governor Scott was within his rights in spurning federal grants to bring
By Mike Ogborn The Surface Transportation Board is about to embark on a series of hearings that could result in major changes in the railroad industry, including the way railroads compete, price
By William C. Vantuono, Editor I could publish a book about my friend and colleague, Robert G. Lewis (actually, we did two of them together). Though we worked side by side at