At the end of 2018, the nation’s largest freight railroads were operating positive train control (PTC) across the vast majority – 83.2% – of the required Class I PTC route miles nationwide, according to data from the Association of American Railroads (AAR), Washington, D.C.

The Association of American Railroads (AAR), Washington, D.C., released a report highlighting how technology has made the rail network safer, more efficient and more reliable.

Newly released data from the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), Washington, D.C., confirms that recent years remain the safest ever for U.S. railroads.

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The study finds spending by the seven largest U.S. railroads created $274 billion in economic activity, generated nearly $33 billion in state and federal tax revenues and supported nearly 1.5 million jobs nationally in 2014 alone.

The Association of American Railroads (AAR), Washington, D.C., released today its first "State of the Industry Report" focusing on the key challenges, accomplishments and innovations within the freight railroad industry.

U.S. freight rail traffic for the week ending Aug. 30 registered increases in line with the entire month of August, according to the Association of American Railroads (AAR), Washington, D.C.