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
General Code of Operating Rules (GCOR)
March 11-13 | San Diego, CA
Emergency Authorities v. Traditional Rulemaking in the Railroad Industry - February 19, 1:00 p.m.
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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., January 23, 2025 — Today Chuck Baker, President of the American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA), testified before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure’s Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials in a hearing titled, America Builds: Examining America’s Freight and Passenger Rail Network.
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.