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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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.”
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.
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.
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.
AAR News
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Dec. 27Rail Traffic for the Week Ending December 22, 2018Washington, D.C.
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Dec. 19Rail Traffic for the Week Ending December 15, 2018Washington, D.C.
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Dec. 12Rail Traffic for the Week Ending December 8, 2018Washington, D.C.
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Dec. 5Rail Traffic for November and the Week Ending December 1, 2018Washington, D.C.