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Mixed Report for U.S. Rail Freight during Christmas Week
12/30/2009

Intermodal Volume Up, But Carloads, Ton-Miles Both Slip  Read More >>
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U.S. Rail Freight Traffic Up Slightly in Current Week
12/23/2009

Ton-miles Ahead of 2008, But Still Down Sharply from 2007  Read More >>
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AAR Reports Weekly U.S. Rail Freight Traffic Remains Down
12/17/2009

Year-over-year Intermodal Container Volume Up Slightly from 2008  Read More >>
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AAR Statement on the Senate STB Reauthorization Bill
12/17/2009

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AAR Issues 2009 Edition of Railroad Facts
12/10/2009

Premier Railroad Industry Fact Book Shows 2008, Plus Historic Annual Data  Read More >>
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AAR Reports U.S. Rail Freight Traffic Shows Improvement in Post Holiday Week
12/10/2009

Nine Freight Commodity Groups Post Increases  Read More >>
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AAR Reports November Traffic Continues to Show Improvement
12/09/2009

Monthly Rail Time Indicators Report, Video Summary Available Online  Read More >>
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U.S. Rail Freight Volume Down During Thanksgiving Holiday Week
12/03/2009

Increases Seen in Nine Freight Commodity Groups  Read More >>
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Rail Freight Traffic Reaches Highest Level This Year
11/25/2009

Volume Continues to Trail Year-Earlier Total  Read More >>
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AAR Lauds FRA Study on Major Fuel Efficiency Advantage for Railroads
11/20/2009

Study Shows Freight Rail Up to Eight Times More Efficient than Trucks  Read More >>
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U.S. Rail Freight Volume Down During Veterans Day Holiday Week
11/19/2009

Slight Improvement in Carloads and Intermodal Traffic  Read More >>
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Rail Industry’s Commitment to Safety Continues to Expand
11/17/2009

InteRRIS ™ subscriptions top one million  Read More >>
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AAR Reports Rail Traffic Down, Incremental Improvement in Intermodal Traffic
11/12/2009

Fifteen of the 19 Carload Freight Commodity Groups Post Declines  Read More >>
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Railroads Cited as Top Military Friendly Employers
11/11/2009

Four U.S. Class I Railroads in Top 10 of G.I. Jobs Magazine List of 100  Read More >>
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AAR Reports Rail Traffic Remains Down, Intermodal Seeing Incremental Gains
11/11/2009

Monthly Rail Time Indicators Report, Video Summary Available Online  Read More >>
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AAR Reports Rail Traffic Remains Down
11/05/2009

Increases Seen in Four of 19 Commodity Groups  Read More >>
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AAR Reports Railroads Continue to Post Weak Carload, Intermodal Numbers
10/29/2009

Expanded Report Includes Comparison Week for 2007 and 2008  Read More >>
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Railroad Industry Awards 2009 Professional Environmental Excellence Award To Paul Kurzanski of CSX Transportation
10/27/2009

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AAR Reports Weekly Rail Traffic Down Year Over Year
10/22/2009

Comparison Week in 2008 Was First Sign of Economic Slump  Read More >>
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10/19/2009

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AAR Reports Rail Traffic Remains Down Year Over Year
10/15/2009

U.S. Railroads Report Highest Weekly Volume for Intermodal Traffic This Year   Read More >>
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AAR Reports September Rail Intermodal Numbers Highest in 2009
10/14/2009

Monthly Rail Time Indicators Report, Video Summary Available Online  Read More >>
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AAR Reports Rail Traffic Continues to Reflect Down Economy
10/08/2009

All 19 Freight Commodity Groups Show Declines  Read More >>
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AAR Reports Rail Traffic Remains Down
10/01/2009

Data Shows Impact from Flooding In Tennessee, Georgia  Read More >>
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AAR Reports Rail Traffic Remains Down Year Over Year
9/24/2009

Year-over-Year Comparison Tempered by Hurricane Ike Impacts in 2008  Read More >>
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AAR Reports Rail Traffic Down During Labor Day Holiday Week
9/17/2009

Comparison Week From Last Year Did Not Include Holiday  Read More >>
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CREATE Program Seeks $300 Million TIGER Grant
9/15/2009

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AAR Reports Recent Rail Traffic Gains Slow In Week Preceding Holiday
9/10/2009

Some Commodity Groups Seeing Carload Gains  Read More >>
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AAR Reports Rail Traffic Declines Continue to Slow in August
9/10/2009

Monthly Rail Time Indicators Report, Video Summary Available Online  Read More >>
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AAR Reports Rail Traffic Continues to Register Gains
9/03/2009

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AAR Reports Rail Traffic Continues Slight Improvement
8/27/2009

Carloadings at Highest Level Since Early March  Read More >>
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AAR Reports Incremental Carload Gains in July, Still Down From 2008
8/21/2009

August Rail Time Indicators Report, Video Summary Available Online  Read More >>
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AAR Reports Weekly Rail Traffic Remains Down Year Over Year
8/20/2009

Rail Carloadings Registering Incremental Gains  Read More >>
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AAR Reports Rail Traffic Continues to Reflect the Down Economy
8/13/2009

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AAR Urges FRA to Stick to Congressional Scope of PTC Mandate
8/13/2009

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AAR Reports Rail Freight Traffic Down in July
8/06/2009

All Major Commodity Groups Continue to See Declines  Read More >>
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AAR Reports Freight Rail Traffic Remains Down This Week
7/30/2009

Carloadings Continue Slow Improvement  Read More >>
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Freight Railroads Join Midwest Governors in Planning for High-Speed Rail
7/27/2009

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AAR Reports Rail Traffic Continues to Reflect Sluggish Economy
7/23/2009

Rail carloadings and intermodal remain down year over year  Read More >>
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AAR Releases June Rail Time Indicators Report, Launches Video Summary
7/22/2009

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AAR Reports: Rail Traffic Remains Down Year Over Year
7/16/2009

Rail carloadings up slightly from previous weeks  Read More >>
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Rail Freight Traffic Remains Down During Holiday Week
7/09/2009

Freight Commodity Groups Down From Last Year  Read More >>
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Rail Freight Traffic Down in June
7/02/2009

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Rail Freight Traffic Trends Down Again
6/25/2009

Despite recent positive trends, carloads and intermodal volume continue to decline  Read More >>
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Rail Freight Traffic Continues to Show Slight Improvement
6/18/2009

Rail Carloadings and Intermodal Both Up From Previous Week  Read More >>
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Rail Freight Traffic Showing Slight Improvement
6/11/2009

Rail Carloadings at Highest Level in Nine Weeks  Read More >>
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Rail Traffic Down Sharply in May
6/04/2009

Lower electricity demand and higher coal stockpiles result in double-digit declines in rail traffic  Read More >>
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Rail Freight Traffic Down from a Year Ago
5/28/2009

Freight traffic on U.S. railroads during the week ended May 23 remained down in comparison with last year, although it did show an increase from the previous week this year.  Read More >>
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Railroads Adapt to Challenging Marketplace, Look to the Future, Says Chairman
5/27/2009

While the nation has faced extraordinary economic challenges, America’s freight railroads in 2008 invested a record $10 billion in capital projects that increase capacity, improve service and prepare for growth – all while continuing to improve safety, on-time performance and average train speeds, said Union Pacific Corp. Chairman, CEO and President Jim Young today, speaking as Chairman of the Association of American Railroads at the annual meeting of the North American Rail Shippers Association.   Read More >>
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Association Stakeholders Call for National Freight Program and Stronger Federal Role
5/21/2009

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Rail Freight Traffic Remains Down
5/21/2009

Freight traffic on U.S. railroads continued to reflect a weak economy as traffic remained down in comparison with last year during the week ended May 16, the Association of American Railroads reported today.  Read More >>
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BNSF Railway Employee Wins Hammond Award
5/20/2009

Machinist Robert Johnson Honored for Safety Contributions  Read More >>
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DOT Secretary LaHood Honors Rail Safety Record at E.H. Harriman Awards
5/20/2009

12 Railroads Honored, Safety Records Set in Three Categories  Read More >>
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Association of American Railroads Urges Congress to Reconsider the Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2009
5/19/2009

H.R. 233 Could Damage the Public Interest, Establish Conflicting Law and Regulations  Read More >>
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Another Down Week for Rail Freight Traffic
5/14/2009

Freight traffic on U.S. railroads remained sharply down from a year ago during the week ended May 9, the Association of American Railroads reported today.  Read More >>
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Rail Freight Traffic Down in April
5/07/2009

Freight traffic on U.S. railroads was down sharply during April 2009 in comparison with April 2008.  Read More >>
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Rail Freight Traffic Remains Down from Year Ago
4/30/2009

Freight traffic on U.S. railroads remained sharply down from a year ago during the week ended April 25.  Read More >>
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Sharp Decline Reported in Rail Freight Traffic
4/23/2009

Freight traffic on U.S. railroads was off sharply during the week ended April 18 in comparison with a year ago, the Association of American Railroads reported today.  Read More >>
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Freight Rail's New Carbon Calculator Touts 'Green' Advantage
4/22/2009

Rail's CO2 Footprint Much Smaller Than Trucks'  Read More >>
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CSXT Employee Named Rail Industry's Top Environmentalist
4/21/2009

A CSX Transportation employee from Jacksonville was today named the railroad industry's top environmentalist.   Read More >>
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Rail Freight Traffic Off in Most Recent Week
4/16/2009

Bad weather in the Upper Midwest, the slow economy and the Good Friday holiday all combined to produce another down week for U.S. rail freight traffic during the week ended April 11.  Read More >>
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Weather, Slow Economy Produce Rail Freight Traffic Decline
4/09/2009

Bad weather in Wyoming and the Upper Midwest combined with the slow economy to produce another down week for U.S. rail freight traffic during the first week of April  Read More >>
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Rail Freight Traffic Down in March
4/02/2009

Freight traffic on U.S. railroads was down again during March, the Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported today.  Read More >>
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Rail Freight Traffic Continues to Reflect Slow Economy
3/26/2009

Freight traffic on U.S. railroads continued to reflect the nation’s economic slowdown during the week ended March 21, the Association of American Railroads reported today.  Read More >>
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Another Down Week for Rail Freight Traffic
3/19/2009

Freight traffic on U.S. railroads during the week ended March 14 remained down in comparison with a year ago, the Association of American Railroads reported today.  Read More >>
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Railroad Ten-Year Trends Published by AAR
3/12/2009

Did you know that U.S. freight railroads have seen their fuel costs more than quadruple over the past 10 years?  Read More >>
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Rail Freight Traffic Down During First Week of March
3/12/2009

Freight traffic on U.S. railroads during the first week of March remained down in comparison with a year ago, the Association of American Railroads reported today.   Read More >>
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Rail Freight Traffic Down in February
3/05/2009

Rail freight traffic throughout North America was off sharply during February, the Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported today.  Read More >>
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Rail Anti-Trust Bill Will Impose Confusing, Overlapping Regulatory Scheme
3/05/2009

Legislation approved today that will repeal the railroads' limited anti-trust exemptions creates an unprecedented and confusing regulatory scheme that could alter current economic oversight of the railroads, according to the Association of American Railroads (AAR).  Read More >>
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Blumenauer Announces Green Approach to Funding Infrastructure
2/27/2009

Today, Congressman Blumenauer (D-OR) announced a series of principles for financing our nation’s transportation infrastructure.  Read More >>
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Rail Freight Traffic Continues to Feel Effects of Economic Slowdown
2/26/2009

Freight traffic on U.S. railroads continued to show the effects of the economic slowdown during the week ended February 21 as volume remained well below totals reported during the comparison week last year, the Association of American Railroads reported today.  Read More >>
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Rail-Friendly Policies Key to Getting the Nation’s Economy Back on Track
2/26/2009

Freight Rail Cleanest, Safest, Healthiest Way to Move America, Rail Day Advocates Tell Congress  Read More >>
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Freight Traffic Remains Down on U.S. Railroads
2/19/2009

Freight volume during the week ended February 14 was once again down in comparison with last year, although it was up from the previous week this year.  Read More >>
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2009 Freight Rail Works Campaign Touts ‘Big Numbers’
2/13/2009

Campaign features real people advocating environmental benefits of shipping more freight by rail  Read More >>
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Stimulus Agreement Recognizes Public Benefits of Freight Railroads
2/12/2009

The Association of American Railroads’ President and CEO Edward R. Hamberger today lauded House and Senate negotiators for recognizing the public benefits of railroads as they reached agreement on the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.   Read More >>
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Freight Traffic Off on U.S. Railroads
2/12/2009

Freight traffic on U.S. railroads during the week ended February 7 was off again in comparison with last year, although up slightly from the previous week this year, the Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported today.  Read More >>
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Rail Traffic Down Sharply in January
2/05/2009

U.S. Rail Carload Traffic Fell 17.2 Percent To 1,067,548 Carloads In The First Four Weeks Of 2009 Compared With The First Four Weeks Of 2008.  Read More >>
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The New America Foundation Advocates Investment in Freight Rail
1/30/2009

Proposals advocating significant investments in freight rail as a way to reduce energy use, greenhouse gas emissions, traffic congestion and shipping costs while providing significant short- and long-term economic stimulus were presented as part of the New America Foundation’s “Big Ideas” series on January 30.  Read More >>
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Down Week for Freight Traffic on U.S. Railroads
1/29/2009

Freight Traffic On U.S. Railroads Continued To Trend Downward During The Third Week Of 2009.  Read More >>
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Rail Freight Traffic Slides During 2nd Week of 2009
1/22/2009

The Economic Slowdown Continued To Affect U.S. Railroads As Freight Volume Declined During The Second Week Of 2009 In Comparison With Same Week Last Year.  Read More >>
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Advocates For Environment, Freight And Passenger Rail And Transportation Reform Unite to Promote Rail Investment
1/15/2009

OneRail Coalition Encourages Transportation Policies That Increase Mobility, Reduce Emissions, Promote Economic Growth  Read More >>
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Freight Traffic on U.S. Railroads Down at Start of New Year
1/15/2009

Freight Traffic On U.S. Railroads Was Off During The First Week Of 2009 In Comparison With 2008's Initial Week, The Association Of American Railroads (AAR) Reported Today.  Read More >>
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Railroad Industry Applauds New Rule to Strengthen Tank Cars
1/14/2009

DOT Rule Follows Standards Developed by AAR Tank Car Committee  Read More >>
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