When it comes to the truth, there’s what some people want you to believe, then there’s the REAL truth. Find out the REAL truth about railroads, reregulation and antitrust. Find out what they don’t want you to know.

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Railroads carry approximately 70 percent of all new vehicles manufactured in the U.S. in a fleet of enclosed, streamlined tri-level and bi-level rail cars -- all part of the National Multilevel Reload Pool.

With a 30-year anniversary approaching and an impressive damage-free delivery record, the fleet will continue to bring new vehicles to dealers in excellent condition via the most fuel-efficient, environmentally friendly mode of transportation.

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A Muskegon (Mich.) Chronicle Editorial July 30 says that rising fuel costs means that more people are riding the rails and a big cash infusion will be needed to boost capacity. AAR's Ed Hamberger offers smart "partnership" solutions. It looks like freight rail works for people too!

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The AAR's Ed Hamberger wrote in the Railway Gazette International that partial deregulation of  U.S. freight rail has resulted in a high-capacity, environmentally sound and fuel efficient transportation system, adding that re-regulation would roll back the hands of time and could impact the world economy.

"The lesson of history is clear," he wrote. "Rail regulation was an abject failure. Deregulation worked."

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The AAR's Ed Hamberger wrote in U.S. Industry Today that today's railroads are right on track and that the re-regulation proposed by some advocates would stifle growth, hamper the industry's ability to meet the county's transportation needs and put the industry back in bureaucratic straightjacket.

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The West Virginia State Journal examines the roles that fuel efficiency and strong exports are playing in the growth in the state's freight rail industry.

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Delaware Senator Ted Caper (D) writing in the July 10, 2008 issue of THE HILL said that policy makers should support the expansion of America's freight rail capacity.

"I’m convinced that robust freight rail service is one of the keys to a sustainable future for our country and our planet.," Mr. Carper wrote.

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In a letter to the Washington Times, John Nothdurft of Heartland Institute in Chicago, Ill., wrote that following the recommendations of the 7th Annual Congestion Relief Index would help relieve traffic congestion in the D.C. metro area and other Virginia trouble spots, not only saving local drivers time and money, but would go a long way toward addressing some of the major traffic problems that have plagued the area for years.

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From Baltimore, Md., to Salinas, Calif., NBC News affiliates around the country aired the AAR message that freight rail works to relieve congestion.  

“One intermodal train can take the equivalent of up to 300 trucks off the road. When 300 trucks are off the road, there's less congestion, there's shorter commutes, there's people saving gasoline," said the AAR’s Patricia Reilly, who was interviewed for the broadcast.

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During the July 21, 2008, edition of OnPoint, Ed Hamberger, President and CEO of the AAR makes the case for freight rail as the best option for transporting goods in a clean and efficient manner. Find out all the facts why freight rail REALLY works!

Read more below or go right to the source. Click on www.eenews.net/tv/video_guide/826 to watch the video or click on www.eenews.net/tv/transcript/826 to read the transcript of the interview.

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Two new ads have launched for the Freight Rail Works campaign. Featuring an environmentalist and a retired sheriff, these testimonial ads feature real people talking about how freight rail really works. The ads will run "Inside the Beltway," in the Washington, D.C. market — You can see them by visiting www.freightrailworks.org and clicking on the ad links.

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Calling the safety of the American public of paramount importance, the nation's freight railroads urged the country's shippers of highly hazardous materials to become full partners with the railroads in safely transporting those dangerous commodities.

“Nothing is more important than the safety of our employees and the communities through which we operate,”  said AAR President and CEO Ed Hamberger during a July 22 hearing before the Surface Transportation Board. "It’s only reasonable that those who make extremely hazardous materials demonstrate that they also have the same public safety commitment."

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The thirtieth annual edition of the Analysis of Class I Railroads is now available from the AAR and presents comprehensive 2007 data for each of the seven Class I railroads that operated in the United States last year in an easy-to-use format.

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The Seventh Annual Congestion Relief Index shows how shifting just 25 percent of highway-bound freight to rail could cut commute times, save money and reduce air pollution.

IN THE NEWS:
Click and Watch: 7th Annual Congestion Relief Index News (2:26 video) 

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What's more fuel efficient than the newest hybrid car? A freight train. In 2007, major freight railroads in the United States moved a ton of freight an average of 436 miles on each gallon of fuel. This represents a 3.1 percent improvement over 2006 and an astonishing 85.5 percent improvement since 1980.

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