ASLRRA to Induct 2025 Hall of Fame Class at Annual Conference

WASHINGTON, D.C., January 7, 2025 — The American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association will induct Ron Batory, K. Earl Durden (posthumously), and Henry Posner III into the Short Line Railroad Industry Hall of Fame on April 8, 2025 at the ASLRRA Annual Conference & Exhibition in Denver, Colorado.

ASLRRA Statement On President-elect Trump's Selection of David Fink as FRA Administrator

WASHINGTON, D.C., December 21, 2024 — Chuck Baker, President of the American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA) issues the following statement in response to the announcement that David Fink will be nominated by President-elect Trump to lead the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA).

ASLRRA, AAR and APTA File Joint Comments In Response to OSHA Workplace Heat Injury Proposed Rule

Washington, D.C., January 14, 2025 – ASLRRA, the Association of American Railroads (AAR) and the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) submitted joint comments in response to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) concerning workplace heat injury and illness prevention.

The associations ask OSHA to exclude railroads from the proposed rule for several reasons. First, they point out that railroads are subject to Federal Railroad Administration regulations concerning worker safety, and in addition to those rules being comprehensive, OSHA’s authority to regulate ends when another federal agency, like FRA, regulates in the same area. The comments also say OSHA’s rule does not consider the unique nature of the railroad operational environment and imposes overly burdensome and unnecessary requirements.