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Association of American Railroads - Coverage from 2012 on Progressive Railroading
Freight News
U.S. roads tallied traffic gains in week No. 51
Another weekly traffic decline for U.S. roads as holidays draw near
TTCI's FAST program wins UIC research award, AAR says
AAR: Another plus for intermodal, minus for carloads on U.S. roads' ledger in November
AAR: More mixed results for U.S. traffic in 47th week
AAR: U.S. carloadings, intermodal loads continue to net opposite outcomes
AAR calls on STB to reintroduce indirect competition as coal rate case factor; Mulvey to retain board seat after term expires
AAR issues 2012 fact book
AAR: U.S. carloads continue to fall while intermodal volume climbs
NTSB's 'most wanted' list for 2013 includes PTC implementation
AAR: Hurricane put hurt on U.S. carload counts in late October
AAR: U.S. carloads tumbled more steeply in October's last full week
AAR Week 42 scorecard: Only seven U.S. carload commodity groups posted gains
Weak ag, coal and scrap steel volumes held down U.S. carloads in 41st week
Union Pacific's Schmid wins AAR's environmental excellence award
AAR: Intermodal still up, carloads still down for U.S. railroads in week 40
U.S. intermodal gains stretched to 34th straight month in September, AAR says
AAR ads: Freight-rail industry to reinvest $23 billion this year
AAR: Year-long intermodal up, carloads down trend continues in U.S.
Year-long U.S. traffic trends held firm in 37th week, AAR data shows
AAR: U.S. carloads slipped again in September's first full week
Canadian government, railroads form research lab at Alberta university
AAR: August followed familiar carloads down, intermodal up pattern in U.S.
Weekly intermodal volume strong in U.S., but carloads still weak
AAR: Weekly U.S. traffic held true to recurring carloads down, intermodal up trend
AAR: Weekly carloads fell for all North American rail sectors
AAR on week No. 31: Carloads up in all three North American rail sectors
All-time-high weekly volume in July keeps intermodal on record pace in 2012, AAR says
AAR: U.S. intermodal volume climbed, carload count fell last week
Sen. Durbin, CSX CEO Ward discuss rail safety
AAR: U.S. Canadian and Mexican railroads posted traffic gains last week
AAR: Carloads fell in U.S., climbed in Canada and Mexico last week
U.S. intermodal volume through June slightly ahead of record-year pace, AAR says
AAR: Both carloads, intermodal loads climbed for U.S. roads in week No. 25
AAR on week No. 24: Carloads continued to fall, intermodal volume continued to rise in U.S.
AAR: Carloads fell in U.S., rose in Canada and Mexico last week
Association of American Railroads: Weekly intermodal volume average reached record high in May
AAR weekly report: Carloads climbed for U.S. railroads
AAR: Another intermodal up, carloads down week for U.S. rail traffic
AAR names numerous haz-mat safety award winners for 2011
AAR: U.S. traffic follows intermodal up, carloads down trend
TTCI appoints Irani, Florom and Sherer to VP posts
AAR reports carload drop in week 18; RailAmerica and GWI report carload declines in April
AAR names winners of E.H. Harriman, Harold F. Hammond safety awards
OneRail Coalition to brief congressional staffers on rail industry's infrastructure investment
Shift away from coal as power plant feedstock is in play, Fitch Ratings says
AAR: U.S. coal volume sagged to lowest year-over-year percentage drop last month
Intermodal volume up, but carloads down for U.S. railroads last week
AAR recognizes UP's Iden, Sen. Udall as 2012 Chafee award recipients
AAR on week No. 15: U.S. carloads still down, Canadian carloads remain up
AAR: U.S. carload traffic still stuck in lower gear
AAR names six nominees for Chafee environmental stewardship award
AAR: More mixed traffic results for U.S. roads in March
U.S. intermodal volume remains up, carload traffic remains down, AAR says
Rail traffic graphics updated on ProgressiveRailroading.com
Nation needs to upgrade transportation infrastructure now, treasury department report shows
AAR week No. 11 report: U.S. carloads continue to lag 2011
AAR: Carloads continue to drop, intermodal remains on the rise for U.S. roads
AAR: U.S intermodal volume rose, carloads fell in February
AAR: U.S. traffic drops in week No. 8, Iowa Pacific Holdings joins association
AAR: Week No. 7 carloads fell in U.S. and Mexico, climbed in Canada
AAR: U.S. carloads climbed, intermodal loads fell last week
Sen. Kohl proposes rail antitrust act as amendment to Senate's surface transportation bill
AAR: U.S. rail traffic strong vs. weak 2011 comparison period
AAR: Average weekly intermodal volume reached third-highest January level
House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee passes bill without truck weight, size increases
House, Senate committees take up long-term surface transportation bills
AAR to fight truck weight, size provisions in surface transportation bill
AAR: Class Is budget record $13 billion for capex, seek more than 15,000 new hires in 2012
AAR: More volume gains for U.S. roads in January's third week
AAR: U.S. roads registered carload gains in week No. 2
North American carloads slipped in week No. 1; GWI's traffic dipped in December
AAR issues 2011 edition of statistical reference book
North American railroads post traffic gains in 2011
AAR: U.S., Canadian carloads climbed by double digits in pre-holiday week
Transit News
Rail industry commits to hiring 5,000 veterans in 2012
Rail coalition calls for better surface transportation programs
Amtrak engineers honored for rail safety, Barkan receives NARP's Academic Award
Senate votes to advance transportation bill; AAR encourages passage of House bill
Harriman and Hammond awards to be 'retired'; rail industry to develop programs that focus on 'best-practice' sharing, AAR spokeswoman says
Articles
Election 2012: Rail experts sound off on funding, retirement, rules, policies and taxes
Gas prices, job market help drive transit ridership increase; plus, freight rail traffic data
Transportation improvement program posts progress in Chicago
Railroads on track to hire a cast of thousands in 2012; plus, rail traffic data (May 2012)
Rail industry data and trends from
Progressive Railroading
April 2012
Rail industry data and trends from
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March 2012
Rail industry data and trends from
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February 2012
Rail industry data and trends from
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January 2012