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2025 Annual Conference & Exhibition
Denver, CO | April 6-8
2025 Railroad Day on
Capitol Hill
Washington, D.C. | May 7
Virtual Reality Courses Now Available: Freight Car Familiarization; Locomotive Daily Inspection; Class I Airbrake Test & Inspection
FRA Drug & Alcohol (Part 219) and DER Roundtable
February 25-27 | San Diego, CA
Leadership Program – Regulatory Module
May 6-7 | Freeport, ME
Emergency Authorities v. Traditional Rulemaking in the Railroad Industry - February 19, 1:00 p.m.
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WASHINGTON, D.C., February 12, 2025 — The American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association has selected Matthew Lane, General Manager, Pioneer Valley Railroad, as the 2025 Safety Person of the Year, and Herman Crosson, Chief Safety & Compliance Officer, Anacostia Rail Holdings Company as the 2025 Safety Professional of the Year.
WASHINGTON, D.C., February 5, 2025 — The American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA) has selected Edwin “Ed” McKechnie as the 2025 Schlosser Distinguished Service Award, honoring his decades of service to the short line industry and the Association.
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.
