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The Association of American Railroads (AAR) brings together a broad spectrum of organizations connected to the rail industry. AAR Full Members include the major freight railroads in the United States, Canada, and Mexico, along with passenger rail services Amtrak and Metra.
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Jan 18, 2025 · Get the latest information and news about the North American freight rail industry from the AAR, including rail traffic, policy positions and 101 overviews.
AAR Reports Weekly Rail Traffic for the Week Ending January 4, 2025
WASHINGTON, D.C. – January 8, 2025 – The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending January 4, 2025. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 421,410 carloads and intermodal units, up …
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Rail Industry Challenges FRA’s Inaction on Waivers
WASHINGTON, D.C. – November 8, 2024 – Earlier today, the freight rail industry, under the leadership of the Association of American Railroads (AAR), filed litigation in multiple courts across the nation challenging the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)’s failure to act on numerous overdue waiver requests. All of the pending requests ...
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The Association of American Railroads (AAR) brings together a broad spectrum of organizations connected to the rail industry. AAR Full Members include the major freight railroads in the United States, Canada, and Mexico, along with passenger rail services Amtrak and Metra.
Weekly Rail Traffic for the Week Ending October 5, 2024
WASHINGTON, D.C. – October 9, 2024 – The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending October 5, 2024. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 486,187 carloads and intermodal units, down 2.5 …
Freight Trains Are Safe at Any Length
Sep 17, 2024 · For example, AAR analysis found that restricting train length to 7,500 feet would increase U.S. mainline freight train fuel consumption by 13% or an additional 423 million gallons of fuel annually. This would be the equivalent to the annual emissions from about 930,000 cars.
AAR Reports Rail Traffic for August and the Week Ending …
Sep 2, 2023 · WASHINGTON, D.C. – September 6, 2023 – The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending September 2, 2023, as well as volumes for August 2023. U.S. railroads originated 1,133,375 carloads in August 2023, down 2.0 percent, or 23,323 carloads, from August 2022.
Weekly Rail Traffic for the Week Ending September 25, 2024
Sep 25, 2024 · WASHINGTON, D.C. – September 25, 2024 – The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending September 21, 2024. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 522,112 carloads and intermodal units, up 6.0 percent compared with the same week last year.