RAILWAY AGE, SEPTEMBER 2024 ISSUE: Part 1: Can this multi-purpose railcar drive carload growth? Perhaps the most basic of freight cars, the boxcar has been around almost as long as the railroad industry itself—the mid-19th century. The North American fleet consists of approximately 108,000 units—by far the smallest fleet by car type—with an average age of 28 years—the oldest of…
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.
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