By a 50-47 party line vote in the Senate, David Armstrong Fink was confirmed Oct. 7 as the nation’s 16th Federal Railroad Administrator. Although the Senate Commerce Committee made a favorable recommendation for confirmation in May, party politics delayed the floor vote on Fink’s and 107 others Presidential nominations.
RAILWAY AGE OCTOBER 2025 ISSUE: A Conversation with American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association President Chuck Baker. Patriot Rail Chief Policy Officer and Railway Age Contributing Editor Don Itzkoff caught up
The American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA) on Sept. 29 announced that six new mechanical training courses, delivered in two pathways, are now available in the Short Line Training Center’s
Piper Networks on Sept. 15 announced that it has introduced a version of its Limits Compliance and Collision Avoidance System (LCCAS) to help railroads “rapidly comply with the specific functional safety requirements recommended by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) for rail-bound maintenance vehicles.”
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) on Sept. 3 called on railroads to equip roadway maintenance machines with collision avoidance technology that can detect people or objects before a crash.
The co-sponsor count for H.R. 516, the Railroad Tax Maintenance Credit Modernization bill to update “a successful, decades long public-private partnership,” has surpassed the symbolic 100 marker, the American Short Line and
ASLRRA PERSPECTIVE, RAILWAY AGE AGE AUGUST 2025 ISSUE: Every new Administration begins its tenure with a wave of activity. This time around, POTUS 47’s “unique” style combined with a change of party
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) and the American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA) on July 29 told the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) they oppose its proposal to amend regulations related to driving certain commercial motor vehicles (CMV) at grade crossings.
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has withdrawn the direct final rule concerning accident/incident investigations and published guidance on agency-funded railroad capital projects, according to the American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA).
ASLRRA celebrates Senior Vice President, Communications Amy Krouse on her tenth year working at the Association. Krouse’s work in the rail industry brings her back to her family’s roots, as her great-great grandfather was a train engineer.
