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Association of American Railroads

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

Association of American Railroads

  • Railroad 101
    • Industry 101
      • Supply Chain
      • Railroad Technology
      • Economic Regulation
      • Forced Switching
      • Integrated Rail Network
      • Positive Train Control
    • Freight Rail Resources
      • Signal Newsletter
      • Fact Sheets
      • Facts & Figures
      • Videos
      • Podcasts & Interviews
      • Railroad Chronology
  • Impact
    • Investments
    • Economic Impact
    • Freight Rail in Your State
    • Railroad Jobs
    • Consumers
    • Amtrak
    • Supply Chain
  • Policy
    • Economic Regulation
      • Forced Switching
      • Final Offer Rate Review
      • Revenue Adequacy
      • Competition
      • Staggers Rail Act 40th Anniversary
    • Operational Regulation
      • Crew Size
      • Automated Track Inspections
      • Mexican Crew Interchange
      • Hazmat/Tank Cars
      • Emerging Safety Technologies
    • Cybersecurity Legislation
    • Climate Change Policies
    • Trade
    • Infrastructure Priorities
      • Highway Trust Fund
      • Truck Size & Weight
      • Section 130
      • CREATE
      • Environmental Permitting
      • Passenger Rail
      • Railroad Right of Way Access
  • Climate Change
    • Climate Change Policies
    • Sustainable Technology
    • Carbon Calculator
  • Safety
    • COVID-19
    • Employee Safety
    • Positive Train Control
    • Safety Record
    • Hazmat Safety
      • Liquified Natural Gas (LNG)
      • Crude Oil by Rail (CBR)
    • Network Safety
    • Pedestrian & Drivers
      • Occupied Crossings
    • Preparedness & Response
      • Community Planning
      • First Responder Training
      • Natural Disasters
      • Physical & Cybersecurity
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    • Workforce
    • Safety
      • Automated Track Inspections
      • Positive Train Control
      • Track
      • Equipment
    • Sustainability
    • Service
    • Cybersecurity
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      • Grain
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Associate Program

The Association of American Railroad’s Associate Program is for every business that depends on the continued strength of America’s freight and passenger railroads.

Through the Associate Advisory Board (AAB), all associates enjoy a formal structure for the representation of their views within AAR — one that enables them to contribute their input and expertise to operational decisions. All associates vote for members of the advisory board. AAR has crafted two program levels, silver and gold, tailored to the needs of your business that keeps our industry moving.

We have opportunities to interface with key decision makers within the rail industry. We gain first-hand knowledge on matters that affect our business. – Jack Isselmann, The Greenbrier Companies

AAR Associate Committee Seats

Advisory Board Members

Current AAR Associates

Interested in Joining AAR?

Get in Touch

Kelly Donley
AVP Industry Relations
(202) 639-2343​
[email protected]

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Program Levels

Gold

The gold level package gives organizations an even greater level of interaction with railroad industry leaders, experts and policymakers. Gold associates are eligible to serve on the 12-member Associate Advisory Board (AAB), which is comprised of representatives from associate companies in each of three categories. The Board selects its own chair and solicits nominations from all gold associates to serve as voting members on selected committees reporting to the Safety and Operations Management Committee. It selects representatives for committee assignments from among qualified nominees. Gold associates enjoy the following benefits:

  • All benefits from silver level.
  • Eligibility to serve on AAR’s Associate Advisory Board (AAB)
  • Eligibility to serve in voting seats on select AAR committees
  • Invitation to a private Gold Associates Luncheon with the AAR Board of Directors
  • Participation in the annual Railroad Day on Capitol Hill to support AAR’s legislative agenda
  • Opportunities to advertise in select AAR publications
  • Participation in ALL TEN concentration areas

Pricing

Full Year (Jan-Dec): $16,500

Three Quarter Year (Apr-Dec): $12,375

Half Year (July-Dec): $8,250

One Quarter Year (Oct-Dec): $4,125

Silver

The AAR has crafted two program levels tailored to the needs of your business that keeps our industry moving. One of these is right for your business. Silver Associates receive the following benefits:

  • Access to resources on my.aar.org including:
      • Digital edition of the AAR Member Directory publication
      • Reports from committee representatives
      • AAR statistical publications from the Policy & Economics department
      • Archived webinar presentations and annual associates meeting materials
      • Associate logos for company use
  • E-mail updates and the monthly newsletter, Rail News
  • Invitations to railroad industry events, including the AAR Annual Associates Meeting
  • Invitations to the exclusive AAR webinar series
  • Discounted rates on AAR and MxV Rail (formerly TTCI) technical publications
  • Subscription to Rail Time Indicators
  • Subscription to MxV Rail Technology Digests
  • Discounted rates at select industry conferences
  • Company listings on the AAR website and in the AAR Member Directory
  • Eligibility to vote for the Associate Advisory Board (AAB) members
  • Eligibility to serve on the Private Car Owner Committee (private car owners only)
  • Participation in TWO concentration areas

Pricing

Full Year (Jan-Dec): $8,250

Three Quarter Year (Apr-Dec): $6,187.50

Half Year (July-Dec): $4,125

One Quarter Year (Oct-Dec): $2,062.50

  • Gold
  • Silver

The gold level package gives organizations an even greater level of interaction with railroad industry leaders, experts and policymakers. Gold associates are eligible to serve on the 12-member Associate Advisory Board (AAB), which is comprised of representatives from associate companies in each of three categories. The Board selects its own chair and solicits nominations from all gold associates to serve as voting members on selected committees reporting to the Safety and Operations Management Committee. It selects representatives for committee assignments from among qualified nominees. Gold associates enjoy the following benefits:

  • All benefits from silver level.
  • Eligibility to serve on AAR’s Associate Advisory Board (AAB)
  • Eligibility to serve in voting seats on select AAR committees
  • Invitation to a private Gold Associates Luncheon with the AAR Board of Directors
  • Participation in the annual Railroad Day on Capitol Hill to support AAR’s legislative agenda
  • Opportunities to advertise in select AAR publications
  • Participation in ALL TEN concentration areas

Pricing

Full Year (Jan-Dec): $16,500

Three Quarter Year (Apr-Dec): $12,375

Half Year (July-Dec): $8,250

One Quarter Year (Oct-Dec): $4,125

The AAR has crafted two program levels tailored to the needs of your business that keeps our industry moving. One of these is right for your business. Silver Associates receive the following benefits:

  • Access to resources on my.aar.org including:
      • Digital edition of the AAR Member Directory publication
      • Reports from committee representatives
      • AAR statistical publications from the Policy & Economics department
      • Archived webinar presentations and annual associates meeting materials
      • Associate logos for company use
  • E-mail updates and the monthly newsletter, Rail News
  • Invitations to railroad industry events, including the AAR Annual Associates Meeting
  • Invitations to the exclusive AAR webinar series
  • Discounted rates on AAR and MxV Rail (formerly TTCI) technical publications
  • Subscription to Rail Time Indicators
  • Subscription to MxV Rail Technology Digests
  • Discounted rates at select industry conferences
  • Company listings on the AAR website and in the AAR Member Directory
  • Eligibility to vote for the Associate Advisory Board (AAB) members
  • Eligibility to serve on the Private Car Owner Committee (private car owners only)
  • Participation in TWO concentration areas

Pricing

Full Year (Jan-Dec): $8,250

Three Quarter Year (Apr-Dec): $6,187.50

Half Year (July-Dec): $4,125

One Quarter Year (Oct-Dec): $2,062.50

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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