Association of American Railroads

North American carload and intermodal traffic for the first 31 weeks of 2025 (ending Aug. 2) was up 2.9% from the prior-year period, according to the Association of American Railroads’…

The Association of American Railroads (AAR) and the American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA) on July 29 told the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) they oppose its…

U.S. rail traffic for the week ending July 26, 2025 (Week 30) came in at 514,279 carloads and intermodal units, rising 1.1% from the same week last year, based on…

Big Four railroads BNSF, CSX, Norfolk Southern (NS) and Union Pacific have been awarded summary judgment by the United States District Court for the District of Columbia—the court rejecting shipper…

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has withdrawn the direct final rule concerning accident/incident investigations and published guidance on agency-funded railroad capital projects, according to the American Short Line and Regional…

North American carload and intermodal traffic for the first 29 weeks of 2025 (ending July 19) was up 2.9% from the prior-year period, according to the Association of American Railroads’…

Railinc®’s Transmetriq brand on July 22 introduced an “Ocean to Rail Visibility” tool to help manage shipments of containerized goods between ocean vessels and North American railroads. “By integrating GPS-based…

The Surface Transportation Board (STB) has determined that the cost of capital for the railroad industry, which is calculated each year, was 10.68% for 2024.

North American carload and intermodal traffic for the first 28 weeks of 2025 (ending July 12) was up 2.9% from the prior-year period, according to the Association of American Railroads’…

As Innovation Week comes to a close, few sectors better illustrate the quiet power of American ingenuity than freight rail—where century-old infrastructure is being reimagined with cutting-edge technology to move…

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has released an Industrial Control Systems (ICS) advisory regarding End-of-Train (EoT) and Head-of-Train (HoT) devices.

MxV RAIL R&D, RAILWAY AGE JULY 2025 ISSUE: Under the Association of American Railroads (AAR) Strategic Research Initiatives Program, MxV Rail and its Damage Prevention & Loading Services (DP&LS) group conducted…

Total U.S. rail traffic for the week ending July 5, 2025 (Week 27) was up 5.0% from the prior-year period, with gains in both carloads and intermodal volume, according to…

BNSF recognizes five states for excellence in grade crossing safety. Also, Union Pacific’s (UP) Bailey Yard hosts senior leaders for a field visit; and CN partners with the Société du…

The Association of American Railroads (AAR) in reporting freight rail traffic for the week ending June 28, 2025 (Week 26), noted that total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 491,424 carloads…

North American carload and intermodal traffic for the first 25 weeks of 2025 (ending June 21) was up 2.8% from the prior-year period, according to the Association of American Railroads’…

The Surface Transportation Board (STB) has adopted for third-quarter 2025 the rail cost adjustment factor (RCAF), which is defined as “an index formulated to represent changes in railroad costs incurred…

The American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA) and the Association of American Railroads (AAR) on June 16 submitted joint comments in response to the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC)…

U.S. rail traffic for the week ending June 14, 2025 dipped slightly compared to the prior-year period but realized a modest gain through 2025’s first 24 weeks, the Association of…

CSX Total Distribution Services Inc. (TDSI) earlier this month received four awards for quality excellence from the Association of American Railroads (AAR) at the 132nd Damage Prevention & Freight Claims…