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William Vantuono

March 19, 2020 | Metros

New York MTA seeks $US 4bn in federal support

NEW York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) is requesting substantial federal aid due to the dramatic effects of the coronavirus on revenue.

March 18, 2020 | Podcasts

Rail Group On Air Podcast: Interview With Union Pacific COO Jim Vena

Listen to Railway Age Editor-in-Chief William C. Vantuono’s March 2020 interview with Union Pacific Chief Operating Officer Jim Vena on Unified Plan 2020, UP’s version of PSR, Precision Scheduled Railroading, and how it’s changing and improving the way UP serves its customers. Vena spent 40 years at CN before retiring in June 2016 as [...]

February 13, 2020 | Podcasts

Rail Group On Air Podcast: Interview With 2020 Railroader of the Year Pat Ottensmeyer, KCS

Listen to Railway Age Editor-in-Chief William C. Vantuono’s interview with 2020 Railroader of the Year Pat Ottensmeyer, President and CEO of Kansas City Southern. Pat talks about his efforts on behalf of the North American rail industry to support mutually beneficial trade and robust economic growth to help ensure that the rail industry has [...]

February 6, 2020 | North America

No barriers to Kansas City Southern cross-border growth

Kansas City Southern has been at the forefront of the renegotiation of Nafta. President and CEO Patrick Ottensmeyer explains the company’s strategy for protecting and growing its cross-border business to William C Vantuono, editor-in-chief of Railway Age.

December 20, 2019 | Infrastructure

Ontario premier cancels Hamilton light rail project

THE premier of the Canadian province of Ontario, Mr Doug Ford, has axed Hamilton’s design, build, finance, operate, and maintain (DBFOM) project to build the city’s first light rail line over alleged spiralling costs.

November 11, 2019 | Financial

Amtrak reports record results for 2019 financial year

ACCORDING to Amtrak’s preliminary results for the 2019 financial year, the US national passenger operator set ridership, revenue and financial performance records towards achieving its goal of breaking even in 2020.

November 7, 2019 | Freight

AAR calls for “sensible actions” to halt US rail freight decline

UNITED States’ rail freight traffic fell by 4.4% during the first 10 months of 2019 to 22.81 million wagonloads and intermodal units compared with the same period of 2018.

October 17, 2019 | Signalling

PTC: The Last Mile

With United States railways closing in on the complete rollout of Positive Train Control, William C Vantuono, editor-in-chief of IRJ’s sister publication, Railway Age, assesses what is still required to get the project over the line and the potential for the technology to unlock future autonomous operation.

February 14, 2019 | Financial

Virgin Trains USA cancels IPO

VIRGIN Trains USA has cancelled an IPO scheduled for the week of February 11, saying it will pursue other fundraising options. No indication was given whether Virgin Trains USA will reconsider an IPO in the near future.

January 22, 2019 | North America

An Englishman in New York

Andy Byford, president of New York City Transit, speaks with William Vantuono, editor-in-chief, Railway Age.

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