AAR Association News
Railroads salute America’s military, highlight job opportunities for those coming home
AAR SmartBrief | May 25, 2012
This Memorial Day, the Association of American Railroads salutes the men and women who have served in our military, and it remains committed to its almost 200-year practice of hiring members of the United States armed forces. Today, roughly 25% of all rail employees have military service, and AAR estimates that one in five of the more than 15,000 people freight railroads expect to hire this year also will have served in our military. Learn more.
AAR reports mixed weekly rail traffic
AAR SmartBrief | May 25, 2012
The Association of American Railroads on Thursday reported mixed weekly rail traffic for the week ending May 19, with U.S. railroads originating 280,565 carloads, down 5% compared with the same week last year. Intermodal volume for the week totaled 241,664 trailers and containers, up 3.1% compared with the same week last year. Read more.
Freight rail, shipper organizations bestow annual hazardous material handling honors
AAR SmartBrief | May 23, 2012
The Association of American Railroads on Tuesday announced the 2011 recipients of the Non-Accident Release Grand Slam Award, the Holden-Proefrock Award and the TRANSCAER National Achievement Awards. The awards were presented yesterday at the AAR's 25th Annual AAR/Bureau of Explosives (BOE) Hazardous Materials Seminar in St. Louis, Mo. Read more.
Argus Rail Business interview: AAR SVP Policy & Economics John Gray
AAR SmartBrief | May 22, 2012
Argus Rail Business recently interviewed AAR’s John Gray, Senior Vice President -- Policy & Economics. In this interview Gray discusses rail competition and how market forces, not government regulators, should determine rates. Read more.
Rail safety achievements honored at E.H. Harriman Awards
AAR SmartBrief | May 09, 2012
Railroads with the industry's best safety performance records were honored on Tuesday at the annual E.H. Harriman Awards ceremony, which also marked the industry's near century long commitment to safety and innovation with the Centennial Award. Learn more.
Union Pacific, South Buffalo Railway employees receive 2011 Hammond Award
AAR SmartBrief | May 09, 2012
Joseph Faigl, conductor with Union Pacific Railroad, and Mark Sheffield, mechanical supervisor with the South Buffalo Railway Company, on Tuesday each received the 2011 Harold F. Hammond Award, honoring individual railroad employees who have demonstrated outstanding safety achievement during the preceding year. Learn more.
AAR reports mixed rail traffic for April
AAR SmartBrief | May 04, 2012
The Association of American Railroads on Thursday reported U.S. rail carloads originated in April 2012 totaled 1,113,105, down 64,335 carloads or 5.5%, compared with April 2011. Intermodal volume in April 2012 was 946,951 trailers and containers, up 32,505 units or 3.6%, for the same period. Read more.
AAR launches Twibbon to honor rail employees with military service
AAR SmartBrief | May 03, 2012
May is Military Appreciation Month, and freight railroads are saluting the men and women of our armed forces -- especially those who work in freight rail! During this month, please download our Twibbon -- an icon that goes in the corner of your profile picture on Facebook and Twitter -- to show your support for the veterans who make America and Freight Rail Work! To sign up, visit twibbon.com/join/Freight-Rail-Veterans-2.
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