This month marks Halloween. Did you know it also marks the 40th anniversary of the Staggers Rail Act, which turned the trickiness of over-regulation into treats for our economy? Discover how balanced, market-based regulations will continue to allow freight railroads — and our nation — to thrive in the future.

AAR Associate General Counsel Timothy Strafford recently joined The Federalist Society to discuss why the core tenets of the Staggers Act are especially relevant for ratemaking and due process under the Fifth Amendment. Listen now.

As Hurricane Zeta affects the South, see how freight railroads protect the 140,000-mile network through 24/7 monitoring, water detection technology and tested protocols.