Washington DC - April 15 - The Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported that U.S. freight railroads saw a 7.5 percent rise with 16 of the 19 major commodity categories tracked by AAR recording higher carloads during March compared with the same month last year.

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Washington DC - April 9 - The Association of American Railroads reported that U.S. railroads saw sharp gains in traffic for the week ending April 3, 2010, up 10.7 percent from the comparable week in 2009.

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Washington DC - April 8 - The Federal Railroad Administration will soon begin accepting grant applications for the deployment of positive train control collision avoidance systems and complementary advanced technologies under a new $50 million Rail Safety Technology Program.

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Washington DC - April 1 - The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) this week will begin accepting applications for $115 million in planning and construction project funds for high-speed intercity passenger rail.

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Washington DC - March 26 - The Association of American Railroads reported that for the fourth consecutive week, freight traffic on U.S. railroads increased, up 4.3 percent compared with the same period a year ago during the week ending March 20.

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Washington DC - March 12 - Rail freight volume on U.S. railroads is continuing to show some signs of recovery, with both carload freight and intermodal traffic during the week ended March 6 registering gains from last year, the Association of American Railroads reported.

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Washington DC - March 9 - Carload freight volume on U.S. railroads reached its highest level in more than a year during the week ended February 27, the Association of American Railroads reported.

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Washington DC - February 19 - Association of American Railroads President and CEO Edward R. Hamberger said that freight railroads are at a critical point in their history as the industry is facing new challenges from over-burdensome federal regulatory mandates that could seriously undercut the industry’s ability to aid in U.S. economic recovery.

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Washington DC - February 18 - From major highway projects to green retrofits of military facilities and manufacturing of advanced batteries, more than 55,000 projects across the country have now been funded through the Recovery Act.

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Washington DC - February 12 - For the week ending Feb. 6, 2010, U.S. railroads originated 268,033 carloads, up 1.4 percent compared with the same week in 2009, the Association of American Railroads reported.

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Washington DC - February 11 - The Association of American Railroads reported U.S. carloads for the month of January 2010 were down 0.7 percent at 1,056,684 carloads, compared with the same month last year, and down 17.7 percent compared with 2008.

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Washington DC - February 5 - Freight traffic continues to show some improvement compared with 2009, though down sharply compared with the same week in 2008. For the week ending Jan. 30, 2010, U.S. railroads originated 278,438 carloads, up 7.0 percent compared with the same week in 2009.

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Washington DC - February 2 - An independent team of consultants charged with looking at competitiveness in the U.S. rail industry has found that railroad rates have been steadily increasing since 2004, with a particularly steep increase in 2008 driven by fluctuating fuel prices and other costs.

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Washington DC - February 1 -  The Federal Railroad Administration is calling on all railroad workers to give heightened attention to safety in 2010 following 16 on-the-job fatalities in 2009.

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Washington DC - January 29 - President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden will announce that the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) is awarding $8 billion to states across the country to develop America’s first nationwide program of high-speed intercity passenger rail service.

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