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WASHINGTON, May 22, 2026 — On behalf of the nation’s 600+ small business short line freight railroads, the American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA) appreciates the House T&I Committee’s bipartisan work to advance a surface transportation reauthorization bill, the BUILD America 250 Act. Short lines are encouraged by some provisions in the bill and look forward to continuing to work with Congress to improve others as the legislation advances.
WASHINGTON, May 6, 2026 — The short line industry has achieved a new safety record in 2025, according to data from the Federal Railroad Administration. The American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA) today announced that of the 418 member railroads that earned a 2025 Jake Safety Award, a record-breaking 371 short lines earned a “Jake with Distinction” for zero reportable injuries in 2025.
Washington, D.C., June 24, 2026 — The American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA) filed supplemental comments in support of testimony provided by ASLRRA’s Fred Oelsner, VP of Data, Technology and Security in a Town Hall meeting on June 16, 2026. The Town Hall meeting was scheduled to discuss the notice of proposed rulemaking (“NPRM”) on Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act (“CIRCIA”) Reporting Requirements. ASLRRA advocates that CISA refine and narrow the definition of “covered entities” and clarify that third-party reporting should only be required for systems deemed by railroads to be critical to their operations as railroads, consistent with TSA’s applicability criteria, delineated in the current security directives and the proposed surface cybersecurity rule. ASLRRA had previously filed comments along with the Association of American Railroads (AAR) in response to this NPRM on July 3, 2024.
