• Technical Publications: Find publications on AAR interchange rules, open top loading rules, standards and recommended practices and other technical topics.
  • AAR Circulars: Access the fee-based circular letter library from MxV Rail (formerly Transportation Technology Center, Inc).
  • Data Publications: Find publications from the AAR’s Policy and Economics Department on rail traffic, finances and operations. AAR publications are free for AAR members. With the exception of the Railroad Facts book — we have discontinued print copies and only offer downloadable PDFs, which non-members can purchase. For questions, email [email protected]. Below are highlighted releases:
    • Railroad Facts 2021: This pocket-sized annual publication contains 80 pages of financial and operating statistics for the U.S. Class I freight rail industry for the most recent year and many prior years. Topics covered include railroad finances, traffic, operating averages, plant and equipment, employment and wages, and fuel consumption and cost. Both the online and print versions are free for AAR members, but members are charged a flat $5 shipping fee for paper copies. (Online PDF: $60; Print Copy (Full): $25; Print Copy (Qt: 2-10): $20; Print Copy (Qt: 11+): $18)
    • Analysis of Class I Railroads 2020: The latest annual Analysis of Class I Railroads publication, also known as “The Green Book,” contains more than 750 financial, operating, equipment, employee, and traffic statistics for each U.S. Class I freight railroad and Class I railroads as a whole. Each edition covers a single year (e.g., the 2019 edition has 2019 data only). (Non-member Online Version Price: $450; Non-member Data Version Price: $800).
    • Railroad Ten-year Trends: The latest annual Railroad Ten-Year Trends contains 168 pages of data on the U.S. freight railroad industry from 2010 through 2019 for most data series, with preliminary 2020 data included for most of them. Sections include U.S. Class I railroad statistics (performance, traffic and revenue, financial, labor, plant and equipment, operations); organizations; glossary; and select information on regional and short line railroads. AAR releases this publication considerably later than other publications, so we can include data from the latest STB Carload Waybill Sample and from the most recent railroad annual reports. (Non-member Price: $225)
    • Freight Commodity Statistics (FCS): Published quarterly and annually, the FCS contains gross revenue, carload, and tonnage data of more than 400 commodity groups for combined and individual U.S. Class I railroads, including the U.S. Class I subsidiaries of Canadian railroads. This subscription includes FCS 2022 Q1, FCS 2022 Q2, FCS 2022 Q3 and FCS 2022 Q4 (release date around 60 days after the end of each quarter). A complimentary FCS 2022 Annual (with Railroad Detail) is also included with the quarterly subscription, a $2,650 saving. The annual report accounts for adjustments made to the previously published quarterly data.