Advocacy Efforts Testimony and Comments For the Media CRISI Grant Application Info
Upcoming Events Live and On-Demand Education Member Discount Program
Central & Pacific Region Meeting
New Orleans, LA | Nov. 3-5
2026 Annual Conference & Exhibition
Minneapolis, MN | April 12-14
Part 215, Subpart B - Freight Car Truck Suspension
Part 231 - Freight Car Safety Standards
Part 214 Supplemental Training
Industry Switching | October 30, 1:00 p.m.
Railroad Retirement Webinar Series
Part 1: October 29, 2:00 p.m.
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WASHINGTON, September 29, 2025 — Today, six new mechanical training courses, delivered in two pathways, were made available in the Short Line Training Center’s online Learning Management System (LMS). All six courses have been approved by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) as Part 243 compliant, as each includes required documentation such as an On-the-Job Training (OJT) checklist and exam. The seventh module released earlier this quarter, Part 214 Supplemental Training, may be customized by a railroad and used to train contractors on railroad-specific on-track safety procedures and rules.
WASHINGTON, August 7, 2025 — The American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA), representing the nation’s 603 short line freight railroads, announced the 100th cosponsor of H.R. 516 – the Railroad Tax Maintenance Credit Modernization bill. Representatives Adam Gray [D-CA-13], Michael Lawler [R-NY-17], Frank Lucas [R-OK-3], Mary Miller [R-IL-15], Max Miller [R-OH-7], and Kim Schrier [D-WA-8] signed onto the bill on August 5th, joining 96 other bi-partisan cosponsors of a bill that would modernize a successful, decades long public-private partnership and sending the cosponsor count over the symbolic 100 marker.
Washington, D.C., September 8, 2025 – ASLRRA has submitted a number of recommendations in response to a Request for Information (RFI) from the U.S. Department of Transportation. ASLRRA noted that the next surface transportation reauthorization presents a critical opportunity to strengthen freight rail, and offered a number of recommendations, including: enhancing transportation safety through continued funding of CRISI, grade crossing programs, and the Short Line Safety Institute, and support of a more modern and flexible regulatory framework; accelerating project delivery by streamlining grant processes and environmental reviews, and providing for assured funding through advance appropriations; promoting economic growth and resilience through expanded funding tools such as CRISI and program eligibility in RRIF; and strengthening partnerships and regulatory flexibility to support innovation and right-sized compliance.
