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Association of American Railroads

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12 Days of Freight Rail

12 Days of Freight Rail

The holidays are here. As we all celebrate with friends and family, we reflect back on the 12 milestones for freight rail this year — from a first-ever rail technology event on Capitol Hill to one of the new leaders that will guide the rail industry into 2019.

Impact

Freight Rail Intermodal: Your Holiday Helper

With holiday retail sales expected to increase by nearly 5% over last year, discover the innovation and technology freight rail uses to keep your holidays on track.

Consumers
Safety

10 Frigid Freight Rail Facts

Special headlights. Blizzard buses. Hot technology (literally). See how freight railroads keep trains and employees safely moving across the network during winter weather.

Preparedness & Response
Safety

Freight Rail to Meet & Exceed Benchmarks for PTC

America’s freight railroads are on track to meet — and far exceed — the December 31st deadline for installing Positive Train Control (PTC) technology, which will make an already safe network even safer.

Safety Technology
Technology

Meeting the Demands of the Digital Age

By spending billions of dollars in private capital on infrastructure, equipment and technology, freight railroads are helping to solve a national transportation capacity crisis while keeping the economy moving.

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Technology

Rail Should be in Automation Discussions

AAR applauds the DOT’s recently issued guidance for automation in the transportation sector, but calls for expanding freight rail’s place in the automation discussion.

Safety Technology

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Big Data, Machine Learning & Jedi Masters

Technology is opening a new frontier for rail, says Norfolk Southern’s John Scheib. Full-realization of the benefits requires FRA to “reimagine possible.”

Safety Technology
Policy

Freight Rail Automation Policy Initiatives

In a USDOT filing, AAR outlines how automation will improve rail safety if federal policy is equitable. Here’s what you need to know.

Safety Technology
Policy

Reflections on 20 Years as “The Railroad Guy"

From hearing train whistles every day during his Pennsylvania childhood to 20 years of advancing the industry’s interest in Washington D.C., Ed Hamberger reflects on the changing face of railroads, his most memorable moments and what the future has in store.

Safety Technology
Technology

Meeting the Demands of the Digital Age

By spending billions of dollars in private capital on infrastructure, equipment and technology, freight railroads are helping to solve a national transportation capacity crisis while keeping the economy moving.

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Technology Fuels the Rail Network

Thanks to steady, substantial spending on infrastructure, equipment and technology — $100 billion over the last four years alone — America’s freight railroads move more freight more efficiently, safely and cleanly than ever before.

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AAR News

  • Dec. 27
    Rail Traffic for the Week Ending December 22, 2018
    Washington, D.C.
  • Dec. 19
    Rail Traffic for the Week Ending December 15, 2018
    Washington, D.C.
  • Dec. 12
    Rail Traffic for the Week Ending December 8, 2018
    Washington, D.C.
  • Dec. 5
    Rail Traffic for November and the Week Ending December 1, 2018
    Washington, D.C.
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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. AAR Railroad Affiliate and Associate Members include non-Class I and commuter railroads, rail supply companies, engineering firms, signal and communications firms, and rail car owners.

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