Association of American Railroads

U.S. weekly rail traffic rose 6.6% to 516,743 carloads and intermodal units for the week ending Nov. 2, 2024, compared with the same week last year, the Association of American…

The Association of American Railroads (AAR) on Oct. 30 honored four railroaders for their “commitment to sustainability and advancing the industry’s environmental efforts” at the 2024 Railroad Environmental Conference. The…

U.S. rail traffic for the week ending Oct. 26, 2024 (Week 43) came in at 519,415 carloads and intermodal units, up 4.2% from the same week last year, based on…

The Association of American Railroads (AAR) on Oct. 29 released the “Rail Jobs Report: The Value and Opportunities in Railroading,” which provides a comprehensive review of the benefits and opportunities…

The North American Rail Shippers Association (NARS) elected new officers, honored industry professionals with two major awards, and announced its 2024 scholarship recipients at its spring annual meeting in Chicago.…

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…

Through the first 42 weeks of 2024 (ending Oct. 19), total North American carload and intermodal traffic rose 2.3% from the same point last year, according to the Association of…

Total North American carload and intermodal traffic rose 2.4% through the first 41 weeks of 2024 compared with the prior-year period, the Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported Oct. 16.…

The Security and Emergency Response Training Center (SERTC), a division of MxV Rail, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Association of American Railroads (AAR), on Oct. 2 announced the complete…

Pueblo, Colo.-based MxV Rail has released a virtual tour of its new Curving Performance Track (CPT) and Suspension Resonance Track (SRT). Also, the Security and Emergency Response Training Center (SERTC)…

The Association of American Railroads (AAR), on behalf of its members, “requests relief required” to participate in the Federal Railroad Administration’s (FRA) Confidential Close Call Reporting System (C3RS) Program, the FRA…

U.S. rail traffic for the week ending Sept. 28, 2024 (Week 39), came in at 507,537 carloads and intermodal units, up 1.6% from the same week last year, based on…

A federal judge Monday stayed railroad industry groups’ lawsuit against the California Air Resources Board (CARB), “aimed at blocking newly adopted environmental regulations which, over time, will limit pollution and…

Through the first 38 weeks of 2024 (ending Sept. 21), total North American carload and intermodal traffic rose 2.6% from the same point last year, according to the Association of…

Michael Wiley is named as the new General Manager of the Association of American Railroads (AAR) Mechanical Inspection Department. Also, Jeffrey Ostrander joins the Railway Supply Institute (RSI) to help…

The Surface Transportation Board (STB) has adopted for fourth-quarter 2024 the rail cost adjustment factor (RCAF), which is defined as “an index formulated to represent changes in railroad costs incurred…

The Surface Transportation Board (STB) on Sept. 16-17 held a public hearing regarding growth in the freight rail industry. The objective, it said, was to better understand “how the industry…

The Association of American Railroads (AAR) on Sept. 18 reported that total North American carload and intermodal traffic rose 2.6% through the first 37 weeks of 2024 compared with the…

High-horsepower hydrogen locomotive CP 1200, with dedicated fuel tender CP 10001, has “successfully” completed its first phase of testing in a consist of three diesel locomotives and 152 gondolas, according…

A 70-member industry coalition, including the American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA), Association of American Railroads (AAR) and American Trucking Associations (ATA), has signed a U.S. Chamber of…