AAR Reports Increase in Weekly Rail Traffic
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported an increase in weekly rail traffic for the week ending January 21, 2012, with U.S. railroads originating 287,734 carloads, up 1.6 percent compared with the same week last year.
Bigger Trucks = Bigger Subsidies
Right now special interest groups are pushing Congress to increase the federal limit on truck size and weight. Today, trucks cause significant damage to our roads and bridges and pay just half the cost of the damage they cause. Ultimately, raising truck size and weight limits amounts to a tax on consumers and higher costs to federal state and local governments at a time when neither can afford it.
AAR Background Paper: Keep Truck Size and Weight Limits