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People News: OmniTRAX, LRW

OmniTRAX Economic Development Director Ashley Wolfe earns global economic development certification by the International Economic Development Council (IEDC). Also, American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA) Senior Vice President Law and General Counsel Sarah Yurasko is named the League of Railway Women’s (LRW) 2025 Member of the Year.

Commentary

The Volume Needle Needs to Move

ASLRRA PERSPECTIVE, RAILWAY AGE DECEMBER 2025 ISSUE: As we close out 2025 and look forward to a productive 2026, partnerships will be critical to short line success. We are cultivating our partnerships in Congress to ensure that short line priorities like supporting the CRISI program and maintaining current truck and size weight maximums are well understood and well considered in the upcoming Surface Transportation Reauthorization bill.

At ASLRRA’s recent Central and Pacific Region Meeting, which included more than 300 attendees, ASLRRA Executive Board Members Otis L. Cliatt II (pictured, left; VP, Pacific Region) and Matthew O. Walsh (second from right; Chair) and ASLRRA President Chuck Baker (right) presented the Belt Railway Company of Chicago with the President’s Award in the “More than 500,000 Person-Hours Worked” category. Accepting the safety award were Junior Software Developer Mason Myre, Assistant Chief Mechanical Officer Robert Perham, Superintendent Jason Charbonneau and Manager of Signals Jorge Guerrero (second through fifth from left, respectively). (Photograph Courtesy of ASLRRA)

ASLRRA Members Honored for 2024 Safety Performance

The American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA) presented President’s Safety Awards to members at its Central and Pacific Region Meeting, held Nov. 3-5 in New Orleans, La., and at its Eastern and Southern Region Meeting, held Sept. 9-11 in Charlotte, N.C.

Watch: ASLRRA Recruitment Video

The American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association has launched a video, An Introduction to Employment in the Railroad Industry, described as a“workforce development tool.” Created in collaboration with ASLRRA’s Human Resources

Commentary

‘There Are No Shortcuts’

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