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Founded in 1934, AAR is the world’s leading railroad policy, research, standard setting, and technology organization that focuses on the safety and productivity of the U.S. freight rail industry. AAR Full members include the major freight railroads in the United States, Canada and Mexico, as well as Amtrak.
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REEF Act Heads to President’s Desk - aar.org
Dec 18, 2024 · “Passing the REEF Act is a big win for railroaders around the country and their families,” said AAR President and CEO Ian Jefferies. “Our employees deserve the certainty that their families will have the funds they need in the future, which is why we were in lockstep with our labor partners to eliminate these harmful, arbitrary cuts and ...
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Rail Industry Challenges FRA’s Inaction on Waivers
WASHINGTON, D.C. – November 8, 2024 – Earlier today, the freight rail industry, under the leadership of the Association of American Railroads (AAR), filed litigation in multiple courts across the nation challenging the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)’s failure to act on numerous overdue waiver requests. All of the pending requests ...
AAR Reports Weekly Rail Traffic for the Week Ending November 2, …
WASHINGTON, D.C. – November 6, 2024 – The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending November 2, 2024. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 516,743 carloads and intermodal units, …
AAR Reports Rail Traffic for August and the Week Ending …
WASHINGTON, D.C. – September 6, 2023 – The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending September 2, 2023, as well as volumes for August 2023. U.S. railroads originated 1,133,375 carloads in August 2023, down 2.0 percent, or 23,323 carloads, from August 2022.
AAR Reports Weekly Rail Traffic for the Week Ending December …
WASHINGTON, D.C. – December 27, 2024 – The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending December 21, 2024. Due to the upcoming holiday, the Weekly Rail Traffic reports for the week ending December 28, 2024, will be released on January 3, 2025.
AAR Reports Weekly Rail Traffic for the Week Ending December …
WASHINGTON, D.C. – December 18, 2024 – The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending December 14, 2024. Due to the upcoming holidays, the Weekly Rail Traffic reports for the weeks ending December 21, 2024, and December 28, 2024, will be released on December 27, 2024, and January 3, 2025 ...
Weekly Rail Traffic for the Week Ending August 10, 2024
WASHINGTON, D.C. – August 14, 2024 – The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending August 10, 2024. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 496,509 carloads and intermodal units, up …