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  • Login
  • Publications
  • Join AAR
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  • News & Events
  • Blog
  • COVID-19

Association of American Railroads

  • Railroad 101
    • Industry 101
      • COVID-19
      • Economic Regulation
      • Positive Train Control
    • Freight Rail Resources
      • Signal Newsletter
      • Fact Sheets
      • Podcasts & Interviews
      • Railroad Chronology
  • Impact
    • Private Investments
    • Economic Impact
    • Freight Rail in Your State
    • Railroad Jobs
    • Sustainability
    • Consumers
    • Amtrak
    • Occupied Crossings
  • Policy
    • Economic Regulation
      • Final Offer Rate Review
      • Revenue Adequacy
      • Competition
      • Staggers Rail Act 40th Anniversary
    • Operational Regulation
      • Crew Size
      • Mexican Crew Interchange
      • Hazmat/Tank Cars
      • Emerging Safety Technologies
    • USMCA & Trade
    • Infrastructure Priorities
      • Highway Trust Fund
      • Truck Size & Weight
      • Section 130
      • CREATE
      • Shortline Tax Credit
      • Environmental Permitting
      • Passenger Rail
      • Railroad Right of Way Access
  • Safety
    • COVID-19
    • Employee Safety
    • Positive Train Control
    • Safety Record
    • Hazmat Safety
      • Liquified Natural Gas (LNG)
      • Crude Oil by Rail (CBR)
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Freight Railroads & COVID-19

Freight Railroads & COVID-19

As the pandemic evolves, North America’s freight railroads continue to safeguard the health and safety of the rail workforce while moving the goods critical to our nation.

Meet Transportation’s Smartest Workforce

Discover how technology empowers railroads employees to do their jobs more safely and efficiently.

#BuildBackBetter

Thanks to an average $26 billion in annual private investments, The American Society of Civil Engineers awarded the rail network the highest grade in its most recent Infrastructure Report Card.

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1,000+ Local & National Leaders Send Letter to STB & Congress Spotlighting Success of Staggers

The bipartisan coalition — including eight former USDOT Secretaries, crucial industry partners like ports, policy analysts on the left and right, and scores of state and local officials — commemorated the Staggers anniversary while urging regulators and policymakers to consider the industry-saving history of Staggers when approaching economic rail regulation in the future.
Read the Letter

AAR News

  • Jan. 27
    Rail Traffic for the Week Ending January 23, 2021
  • Jan. 21
    AAR Statement on Appointment of Martin Oberman as STB Chair
    Washington, D.C.
  • Jan. 20
    AAR Statement on Joseph R. Biden’s Historic Inauguration
  • Jan. 20
    Rail Traffic for the Week Ending January 16, 2021
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Association of American Railroads

America’s freight railroads operate the safest, most efficient, cost-effective, and environmentally sound freight transportation system in the world — and the Association of American Railroads (AAR) is committed to keeping it that way. 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. Affiliates and Associates  include non-Class I and commuter railroads, rail supply companies, engineering firms, signal and communications firms, and rail car owners.

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