American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association

The American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA) on Jan. 7 reported that Ronald “Ron” Batory, Kedrick Earl Durden and Henry Posner III have been selected to join the Short Line…

Director of Transportation Jeffrey Tumlin announces his departure from the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA). Also, the American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA) mourns the passing of…

The President-elect has expressed his intent to nominate David Armstrong Fink, former President of Pan Am Railways and the son of David Andrew Fink, who served as President of Guilford…

While many, many ASLRRA members are active in their communities throughout the year, the winter holiday season often turbocharges these efforts. Railroads and supplier companies plan a variety of events…

The Railroad Employee Equity and Fairness (REEF) Act is heading to President Joe Biden’s desk for signature, the Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported Dec. 18. Included in the National…

“Return to the bargaining table,” urged more than 270 federal, state, and local trade associations and government agencies in a Dec. 6 letter to U.S. East and Gulf Coast port employers,…

The American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association and the Association of American Railroads (AAR) on Dec. 4 filed an amicus brief in support of petitioners CN and the Illinois…

ASLRRA PERSPECTIVE, RAILWAY AGE DECEMBER 2024 ISSUE: The election is over, and the results are in. I went to bed in the early morning hours of Nov. 6 and enjoyed…

The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) has released a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the FY 2025 RAISE Grant program, providing $1.5 billion in discretionary grant funding for freight…

Kristin Bevil, Pinsly Railroad Company General Counsel and Chief Legal Officer and a 2024 Railway Age Women in Rail honoree, joins the Short Line Safety Institute’s (SLSI) Board of Directors.…

Railway Age and Railway Track & Structures on Nov. 5-6 returned to Chicago for our second-annual in-person Women in Rail Conference featuring trailblazing women and their allies, who are influencing today’s freight, passenger and transit…

A national team led by two Penn State Altoona faculty members will establish the Rail Center for Research Enhancing Short-line Transportation (Rail CREST) through a $6.87 million grant from the…

OneRail Coalition Director Devon Barnhart announced that Paul Nissenbaum of the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and Mariah Morales of Amtrak are the recipients of the 2024 Canby Awards. The awards,…

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) awards partners of the Transportation Technology Center (TTC) more than $84 million in Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) Grant Program funding for workforce…

Pacific Harbor Line (PHL), together with the California Air Resources Board (CARB), has received partial funding for five new Progress Rail battery-electric locomotives and two battery chargers through the Federal…

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) on Oct. 29 reported that 122 freight and passenger rail improvement projects—including 81 at short lines—across 41 states will share more than $2.4 billion in…

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has issued an Enforcement Notice concerning its In-Use Locomotive Regulation, which is pending authorization from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Because the EPA’s ruling on…

The American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA) is now accepting nominations for its annual Safety Person of the Year and Safety Professional of the Year awards that recognize…

ASLRRA PERSPECTIVE, RAILWAY AGE OCTOBER 2024 ISSUE: The Short Line Railroad Rehabilitation Tax Credit known as 45G was originally enacted as a three-year provision in 2004. The tax credit was…

Alan Matheson is the new Superintendent at Tacoma Rail, which serves 43 customers on 43 miles of track in two operating divisions within Pierce County, Wash. Also, Christopher Coulter rejoins…