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William Vantuono

June 19, 2025 | Infrastructure

Washington restores ATO on metro network

The Washington metro, one of the first modern rapid transit systems in the United States when it opened in 1976, is now operating as designed.

April 4, 2025 | Financial

Panama Canal Railway Company sold

Maersk subsidiary has agreed to purchase the railway from CPKC-Lanco Group.

January 21, 2025 | Technology

CN unveils battery-diesel locomotive

CN says the medium-power hybrid locomotive could reduce fuel consumption by 50% compared with a conventional diesel-electric unit.

January 6, 2025 | Podcasts

2025 Railroader of the Year, CSX’s Joe Hinrichs

CSX President and Chief Executive Officer, Joe Hinrichs, who joined the railroad industry in September 2022 and in a little more than two years has made immediate and long-term positive impacts.

December 18, 2024 | Fleet

New York MTA exercises option with Kawasaki for 435 metro cars

This final option with Kawasaki for more metro cars is worth $US 1.27bn.

December 9, 2024 | Podcasts

TRB Long Freight Train Consensus Study Dec 9 2024

In 2021, the US Congress directed the Secretary of Transportation to enter into an agreement with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine – Transportation Research Board (TRB) “to conduct a study on the operation of freight trains that are longer than 7,500 feet.”

September 16, 2024 | Podcasts

NJT President and CEO and NEC Commission Co-Chair Kevin Corbett

New Jersey Transit President and CEO and Northeast Corridor (NEC) Commission Co-Chair Kevin Corbett and Railway Age Editor-in-Chief William Vantuono discuss key issues involved with the 453-mile Washington - New York - Boston NEC, the nation’s busiest passenger rail system.

September 6, 2024 | Freight

North America’s Railpulse platform goes live

Freight wagon monitoring system is open for enrolment after two-year development programme.

August 6, 2024 | Financial

FTA commits $US 5bn to Bart extension

Valley Transportation Authority freezes new spending as it works to close funding gap on the Silicon Valley line.

July 12, 2024 | Podcasts

Rail Insights 2024 with NS EVP and COO John Orr

Norfolk Southern Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer joined Railway Age Editor-in-Chief William Vantuono at the 2024 Rail Insights Conference for this wide-ranging discussion on the changes that have been under way at the Class 1 railroad.

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