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Railroad Day on Capitol Hill
Washington, D.C. | May 7
Joint Committee Meeting
Indianapolis, IN | August 5-6
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Charlotte, NC | September 9-11
New Orleans, LA | November 3-5
Virtual Reality Courses Now Available: Freight Car Familiarization; Locomotive Daily Inspection; Class I Airbrake Test & Inspection
Leadership Program – Regulatory Module
May 6-7 | Freeport, ME
FRA Locomotive & Car Compliance (Part 215)
June 3-5 | Cedar Falls, IA
Membership has its privileges – don’t miss out on these!
WASHINGTON, April 30, 2025 – Today, Senator Mike Crapo (Idaho), Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, and Senator Ron Wyden (OR), ranking member of the Committee, introduced S. 1532, to modernize the Short Line Railroad Maintenance Tax Credit that has been responsible for driving more than $8B in private investment in short line rail infrastructure since the credit was introduced in 2005.
WASHINGTON, April 2, 2025 – The American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA) has selected Aon to join its Member Discount Program as the exclusive provider of pre-hire talent assessments. Aon is the world’s leading enterprise solution provider for the most accurate and fair prehire talent assessments at scale and has assessed more than one million candidates for North American railroads over the past decade. Members of ASLRRA will have access to discount pricing from Aon and exceptional solutions and service from Aon’s Talent Assessment team.
Washington, D.C., February 6, 2025 – AAR joined ASLRRA in responding to a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) issued by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) on Enhancing Surface Cyber Risk Management, noting that while well-intentioned, the proposed rule is often too focused on matters that do not meaningfully contribute to a robust cybersecurity program; regulation of these areas would place unnecessary demands on railroad operations and create needless expenses — sometimes with the unintended consequence of distracting and detracting from railroads’ existing security efforts. Specific concerns noted included unclear or overly burdensome proposals as to governance, “critical cyber systems,” and supply chain management, as well as cybersecurity incident reporting requirements that are inconsistent with already existing regulations. The Associations also suggest various ways in which TSA might improve upon the rule in furtherance of the shared goal of enhancing cybersecurity.
