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, April 30, 2025 – Today, Senator Mike Crapo (Idaho), Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, and Senator Ron Wyden (OR), ranking member of the Committee, introduced S. 1532, to modernize the Short Line Railroad Maintenance Tax Credit that has been responsible for driving more than $8B in private investment in short line rail infrastructure since the credit was introduced in 2005.
Washington, D.C., February 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.
