Policy Efforts Testimony and Comments For the Media CRISI Funding
CRISI Grant Application Info Disaster Relief Truck Size Increases
Upcoming Events Live and On-Demand Education Member Discount Program
Joint Committee Meeting
Indianapolis, IN | Aug. 5-6
Eastern & Southern
Charlotte, NC | Sept. 9-11
Central & Pacific
New Orleans, LA | Nov. 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
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WASHINGTON, May 7, 2025 — Today the freight railroad industry — Class Is, short lines, suppliers and contractors to the industry, and the major Associations that represent them — will participate in a 25+ year tradition, Railroad Day on Capitol Hill. Participants will meet with 304 offices to ensure Congress understands their perspective when considering important legislation including Surface Transportation reauthorization, tax, and annual appropriations.
Washington, D.C., May 6, 2025 – Kristin Bevil, General Counsel and Chief Legal Officer, Pinsly Railroad testified at the House of Representatives Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials in a hearing titled, America Builds: Improving the Efficiency and Effectiveness of Federal Rail Assistance. In her testimony, Bevil detailed the transformative benefit of the Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) grant program to short line railroads, and the needed assistance provided by the Railroad Crossing Elimination (RCE) and Section 130 programs in addressing railroad safety issues at grade crossings. Bevil also offered constructive feedback on the CRISI grant process that would make the program even more effective for short lines. Click here to view Bevil's written testimony.
Washington, D.C., May 12, 2025 – ASLRRA submitted a response to OMB’s April 11 call for public input in assisting OMB with identifying existing regulations, guidance, paperwork requirements, and other regulatory obligations that should be modified or rescinded. ASLRRA proposes eliminating burdensome FRA regulations, including Signal Employee and Dispatcher Certifications, Emergency Escape Breathing Apparatus Standards, and Train Crew Size, completing deregulatory actions such as training requirements and amending Brake System Safety Standards, engaging in transformational regulatory change at FRA, repealing a burdensome regulation at EPA, and ensuring a cost-effective transition from directives to regulation at TSA.
