AAR: North American Rail Volume Up Through Week 25

North American carload and intermodal traffic for the first 25 weeks of 2025 (ending June 21) was up 2.8% from the prior-year period, according to the Association of American Railroads’ (AAR) latest rail traffic report. While the United States and Canada both saw gains, Mexico experienced a loss.

People News: DART, Greenbrier

Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) welcomes Trenise Winters as Executive Vice President and Chief Operations Officer. Also, the Greenbrier Companies (Greenbrier) elects Stevan Bobb and Jeffrey Songer to its Board of Directors.

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STB: Rail Cost Adjustment Factor Set for 3Q25

The Surface Transportation Board (STB) has adopted for third-quarter 2025 the rail cost adjustment factor (RCAF), which is defined as “an index formulated to represent changes in railroad costs incurred by the nation’s largest railroads over a specified period of time.”

ASLRRA, AAR Submit Comments on FCC’s Proposed Broadband Transition Rule

The American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA) and the Association of American Railroads (AAR) on June 16 submitted joint comments in response to the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) notice of

AAR: U.S. Rail Volume Up Modestly Through Week 24

U.S. rail traffic for the week ending June 14, 2025 dipped slightly compared to the prior-year period but realized a modest gain through 2025’s first 24 weeks, the Association of American Railroads

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AAR: U.S. Rail Traffic Dips in Week 23

The Association of American Railroads in reporting freight rail traffic for the week ending June 7, 2025 (Week 23), noted that total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 483,807 carloads and intermodal units,

STB: AAR Issues RSAM State Tax Figures

The Surface Transportation Board has published and is providing the public an opportunity to comment on the 2024 weighted average state tax rates for each U.S. Class I railroad, as calculated by

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AAR: North American Rail Volume Up Through Week 22

North American carload and intermodal traffic for the first 22 weeks of 2025 (ending May 31) was up 3.2% from the prior-year period, according to the Association of American Railroads’ (AAR) latest rail traffic report. While the United States and Canada both saw gains, Mexico experienced a loss.

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30th Annual AAR Research Review Celebrates Collaboration

The 30th Annual AAR Research Review, hosted by MxV Rail from April 29 to May 1, 2025, brought together more than 300 attendees from around the world, including Class I and short

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AAR: North American Rail Volume Rises Through Week 21

North American carload and intermodal traffic for the first 21 weeks of 2025 (ending May 24) was up 3.3% from the prior-year period, according to the Association of American Railroads’ (AAR) latest rail traffic report. While the United States and Canada both saw gains, Mexico experienced a loss.

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