Association of American Railroads

BNSF Assistant Director-Advanced Energy Innovation James Taylor received the 2022 Environmental Excellence Award from the Association of American Railroads (AAR) on Nov. 2.

“October is usually one of the highest-volume months of the year for rail carloads, and it’s the top month so far this year,” Association of American Railroads (AAR) Senior Vice…

The 38th Annual AAR Quality Assurance Industry Conference is an annual event for anyone interested in learning more about the AAR Quality Program and AAR Auditor training process. The AAR…

The Greenbrier Companies, Inc. on Nov. 1 published its fourth-annual Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) report.

The Association of American Railroads (AAR) now has 42 weeks of traffic data for 2022 (ending Oct. 22). Total North American carload and intermodal traffic dipped 2.1% from the same…

For the week ending Oct. 15, 2022, total U.S. rail traffic was up 0.7% over the same week last year; carloads came in 3.2% higher while intermodal volume continued its…

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) on Oct. 18 issued a new cybersecurity directive for designated passenger and freight railroads.

Union Pacific (UP) has presented its 2022 Chairman’s Environmental Award to Grace Olsen, General Director-Locomotive Engineering and Quality, Mechanical. The award, established in 1994, recognizes a UP employee who demonstrates…

U.S. freight rail traffic dipped yet again in Week 40, compared with the prior-year period, as carloads fell just below 3% and intermodal dropped 2%, the Association of American Railroads…

Intermodal slowed in September as consumer consumption continued to switch from goods to services, according to John T. Gray, Senior Vice President of the Association of American Railroads (AAR). The…

U.S. freight rail traffic dipped in Week 38, compared with the prior-year period, as carloads were down 3.2% and intermodal volume fell 5.4%, the Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported…

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) recently determined that the probable cause of a February 13, 2020, derailment of CSX Transportation (CSX) train K42911 on a railroad track that runs…

While U.S. carloads rose for Week 37 (ending Sept. 17, 2022), intermodal volume fell, bringing total traffic down compared with the same week last year, the Association of American Railroads…

The Surface Transportation Board (STB) has adopted for fourth-quarter 2022 the rail cost adjustment factor (RCAF), defined as “an index formulated to represent changes in railroad costs incurred by the…

It took an all-night bargaining session in the Washington, D.C., offices of Labor Secretary Marty Walsh, but as dawn approached Thursday, Sept. 15, three rail unions, representing almost 60% of…

The Association of American Railroads (AAR) now has 36 weeks of traffic data for 2022 (ending Sept. 10). Total North American carload and intermodal traffic dipped 2.4% from the same…

The six Class I freight railroads participating in national bargaining will begin taking steps as early as Sept. 12 to manage and secure shipments of hazardous and security-sensitive materials “in…

A report released on Sept. 8 by the Association of American Railroads (AAR) has found that a nationwide rail shutdown would “dramatically impact economic output” and could cost more than…

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) on Sept. 8 issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to solicit comments on whether it should retain or remove a provision of the Risk Reduction…

In reporting U.S. rail traffic for the week ending Sept. 3, 2022, as well as volumes for August 2022, Association of American Railroads Senior Vice President John T. Gray said,…