AAR slams “hypocrisy” as Trump-backed rail safety measure is included in transportation funding bill

The Railway Safety Act opposed by railroads rode Trump’s backing to be included in surface transportation funding legislation ...
Railway Age

AAR: North American Rail Volume Up Through Week 51

Total North American carload and intermodal traffic rose 2.3% through the first 51 weeks of 2024 compared with the same period last year, the Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported Dec. 27.

Congress must not derail the freight rail lifeline for America’s farmers

Railroad and agricultural industry leaders share concerns about Congressional proposals they say could harm freight rail and ...
Railway Age

North American Rail Volume Down Through Week Six, AAR

For the first six weeks of 2023 (ending Feb. 11), total U.S. weekly rail traffic was down 6.2%, compared with the same week last year, according to the Association of American Railroads’ (AAR) Feb. 15 ...
autoevolution

The State of the American Rail Network Is a National Shame, We Can and Should Do Better

Completely to the surprise of media pundits everywhere, the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen and the SMART Transportation Division, the two largest rail worker unions in the U.S., ...
The American Prospect

A Potential End to Monopolizing the Rails

After the disastrous Norfolk Southern train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, in February, a bipartisan rail safety bill gained momentum among Rust Belt senators, with Sherrod Brown (D-OH), J.D.
AOL

From the photo archives: Great American railcars throughout the decades

Across the vast American landscape, railcars carried more than passengers and freight; they transported dreams, ambitions, and the very essence of a nation in motion. The railcars were rolling symbols ...