Rail Group On Air

Highlights from Amtrak’s April 23, 2020 press conference with new President and CEO Bill Flynn, Board Chair Tony Coscia and Senior Executive Vice President Stephen Gardner. The three answer questions about Amtrak’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the company’s future as it deals with a 95% ridership decline and mounting operating losses. How much will the government’s $1.02 billion CARES Act infusion help?

RT&S Editor-in-Chief Bill Wilson talks with Mark Taylor, Superintendent of Operations at White Pass and Yukon Route Railroad about the White Pass Loop project. The White Pass Loop Project was a 2020 RT&S Top Project.

Norfolk Southern Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer John Scheib discusses the railroad’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic and its “can-do” culture that’s keeping the trains moving and employees safe. Podcast sponsored by TrinityRail®.

Railway Age Capitol Hill Contributing Editor Frank N. Wilner discusses the current state of rail labor national bargaining with Editor-in-Chief William C. Vantuono.

RT&S Editor-in-Chief Bill Wilson and Railway Age Editor-in-Chief William C. Vantuono recap the latest updates dealing with COVID-19 and the rail industry.

Strategic Rail Finance Chairman and CEO Michael Sussman and President John Elliott discuss how railroads can leverage P3 (public-private partnership) resources to grow business with Railway Age Editor-in-Chief William C. Vantuono.

Rail Group On Air's William C. Vantuono and Bill Wilson talk to the American Public Transportation Association on the ins and outs of federal stimulus money for transit agencies and how many of them are dealing with COVID-19 on the front lines.

RT&S Editor-in-Chief Bill Wilson talks to Alicia Trost at the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) on how the agency is dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic.

In this edition of the Rail Group on Air Special Podcast Series: The Coronavirus and the Rail Industry, Kansas City Southern President and CEO Pat Ottensmeyer and Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Jeff Songer describe how KCS’s dedicated work force is responding to the crisis, and the steps the railroad is taking to protect them as they endeavor to keep freight traffic moving. Sponsored by The Greenbrier Companies.

In this special COVID-19 edition of Rail Group On Air, Railway Age Editor-in-Chief William C. Vantuono talks with Eric Starks and Todd Tranausky of FTR Transportation Intelligence and David Nahass of Railroad Financial Corporation about how the coronavirus pandemic is affecting the freight railroad industry and the rail equipment market. You’ll find the discussion a realistic, insightful appraisal of what’s really going on, and what the future may hold.