Association of American Railroads (AAR) Comments On Proposed Railway Safety Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. –– This week, the AAR responded to a U.S. House Committee proposal to boost the Railway Safety Act.
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MxV Rail Opens Registration for AAR’s 2026 Research Review
PUEBLO, Colo. – The Association of American Railroads (AAR) and MxV Rail have opened registration for the 31st Annual AAR Research Review.
Lee Nelson Appointed Executive Director of SERTC by MxV Rail
PUEBLO, Colo. –– Association of American Railroads’ subsidiary MxV Rail, announced this week that Lee Nelson has been selected as Executive Director of the Security and Emergency Response Training Center (SERTC). Nelson brings over two decades of hazardous materials emergency response expertise and returns to SERTC during a period of transformative growth and modernization.
Did Primus Engineer His Own Ouster? –– Commentary
WASHINGTON, D.C. –– The firing by POTUS 47 of outspoken Surface Transportation Board (STB) member and Democrat Robert E. Primus Aug. 27 leaves the five-member agency short two members as it awaits a formal merger application from Union Pacific (UP) and Norfolk Southern (NS). By early morning Aug. 28, Primus’ name was removed from the STB website’s listing of members.
Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency Issues Warning About End-of-Train Device Vulnerability
WASHINGTON, D.C. –– The federal Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency has warned that end-of-train devices (EOTs) are vulnerable to cyber breaches that could affect the train’s brake control system.
Rail Safety Progress Confirmed by FRA Data
WASHINGTON, D.C. –– The Association of American Railroads reported this week that the Federal Railroad Administration has released 2024 data that rail transportation is becoming even safer.
Railway Age/RT&S Women in Rail 2024 Conference Roundup
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 rail industry.
AAR Releases Inaugural Jobs Report
WASHINGTON, D.C. –– 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 that come with freight rail careers.
FRA Issues Final Rule on Train Crew Size
WASHINGTON – Today, The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) issued a final rule requiring two crew members on nearly all freight and passenger trains.
MxV Rail Announces Opening of New Loop Track for FAST®
PUEBLO, Colo. – The Association of American Railroads (AAR) has headquartered rail industry research and test activities in Pueblo, Colo. for more than 40 years. Building on this legacy, AAR’s wholly owned subsidiary MxV Rail has transformed the organization and opened a new multi-campus operation to support the railways’ engineering, controlled on-track testing, and laboratory testing needs.
R.J. Corman Earns Two NRC Awards
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Railroad Construction and Maintenance Association (NRC) has recognized R.J. Corman Railroad Services with a 2023 Small Project of the Year Award for track construction at MxV Rail’s
Eagle Pass, El Paso Rail Crossings Resume Operations –– From Our Colleagues at Railway Age
EAGLE PASS AND EL PASO, Texas –– Following five days of closures at Eagle Pass and El Paso, Texas, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced Dec. 22 the reopening of these key international crossings, according to an Association of American Railroads (AAR) release.
AAR Outlines Key Class I Safety Actions
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) on March 8 reported seven initial steps the Class I railroads are taking “to drive toward a future with zero incidents and zero injuries—one where what
Rail Strike Threat Over (Updated, 4:05 p.m ET, 12.01.)
There will not be a rail strike Dec. 9 and unionized rail workers will not gain from Congress an unfunded mandate of seven railroad-paid sick days annually.
Railroad industry introduces “MxV Rail”
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) hosted this week its Annual Research Review for more than 325 railroad professionals from around the world to learn about progress made under the industry-sponsored Strategic Research Initiatives (SRI) program.
Biden’s infrastructure plan gets mixed reviews from rail industry groups
The Association of American Railroads (AAR), the American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA), and Amtrak issued statements yesterday expressing their views on President Biden’s “Build Back Better” infrastructure investment plan.
AAR: Week 9 traffic thaw following frozen February
Total U.S. rail traffic for the week ending March 6 was 515,135 carloads and intermodal units, up 11.4% compared with the same week last year, according to the Association of American Railroads (AAR) on March 10.
Extreme winter weather slows traffic: AAR
The Association of American Railroads, in reporting U.S. rail traffic for the week ending Feb. 27, 2021, as well as volumes for February 2021, noted that volume took a polar vortex hit.
Civil engineers: rail infrastructure still top of class
The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) awarded the nation’s freight and passenger railroads their highest grade — a B — in the “2021 Infrastructure Report Card” released today. Overall, ASCE gave the nation’s infrastructure a C- in the quadrennial report.
AAR Week 7: intermodal, carloads post double-digit losses
For the week ending Feb. 20, total U.S. rail traffic of 377,904 carloads and containers fell 21.7% vs. the same week last year, reported the Association of American Railroads on Feb. 24.