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, 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, April 2, 2025 – The American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA) has selected Aon to join its Member Discount Program as the exclusive provider of pre-hire talent assessments. Aon is the world’s leading enterprise solution provider for the most accurate and fair prehire talent assessments at scale and has assessed more than one million candidates for North American railroads over the past decade. Members of ASLRRA will have access to discount pricing from Aon and exceptional solutions and service from Aon’s Talent Assessment team.
WASHINGTON – March 26, 2025 – ASLRRA today announced HDR as the recipient of the 2025 Veterans Engagement Award. Nominees are evaluated for their efforts to engage with military veterans, support veterans in the workplace and community, and attract veterans through hiring practices. This year’s winner, ASLRRA associate business member HDR, demonstrates noteworthy accomplishments in each of these categories, through its work with outside organizations and development of internal programs. The company will be honored at the ASLRRA Annual Conference & Exhibition in Denver, Colorado on April 8, 2025.
WASHINGTON – March 20, 2025 – The American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA) has named the winners of its 2025 Business Development Award, recognizing outstanding achievements in the industry. Belpre Industrial Parkersburg Railroad, South Kansas & Oklahoma Railroad and the Union County Industrial Railroad have each achieved success by crafting solutions to meet the needs of their customers, using the unique capabilities of their railroads.
WASHINGTON, D.C., March 5, 2025 — Today, the American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA) announces its newest Member Discount Program preferred provider, Wi-Tronix. Wi-Tronix is ASLRRA’s Tier 1 exclusive partner for digital onboard solutions. The company’s Violet Edge system with on-board hardware and cloud-based information storage and retention offers short line railroads the tools to operate locomotives smarter, safer, and more efficiently.
WASHINGTON, D.C., February 26, 2025 — ASLRRA has selected the Iowa Interstate Railroad (IAIS) as the short line industry’s 2025 Environmental Award recipient. The award showcases the short line industry’s efforts to reduce the environmental impact of freight rail transportation, recognizing a Class II or III railroad that has implemented innovative programs that have reduced the railroad’s environmental impact or contributed to meeting sustainability goals for the railroad and/or their shipper(s).
WASHINGTON, D.C., February 12, 2025 — The American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association has selected Matthew Lane, General Manager, Pioneer Valley Railroad, as the 2025 Safety Person of the Year, and Herman Crosson, Chief Safety & Compliance Officer, Anacostia Rail Holdings Company as the 2025 Safety Professional of the Year.
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.
