Association of American Railroads
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) is the industry association for the major freight railways of North America ( Canada , Mexico, and the United States ). The Amtrak and some other regional railways are also members. Edward Hamberger has been President of AAR since 1998 .
The association was created on October 12, 1934 through the merger of the following five business-related associations:
- American Railway Association
- Association of Railway Executives
- Bureau of Railroad Economics
- Railway Accounting Officers Association
- Railway Treasury Officers Association
The organization is based in Washington, DC
President of the AAR
- 1934-1946: John J. Pelley
- 1946–1947: Robert V. Fletcher (acting)
- 1947-1957: William T. Faricy
- 1957-1967: Daniel P. Loomis
- 1967-1971: Thomas M. Goodfellow
- 1971-1977: Stephen Ailes
- 1977-1991: William H. Dempsey
- 1992-1997: Edwin L. Harper
- 1997–1998: MB Oglesby Jr.
- 1998-2018: Edward R. Hamberger
- from 2019: Ian Jefferies
Reporting marks
One of the association's activities is the assignment of reporting marks - a code of 2 to 4 letters that uniquely identifies the owner of the rolling stock or the container to be transported .
Classification
The AAR also classifies the railways according to their size.
- Class 1 = railroad with sales in excess of $ 467 million
- Regional Railroad = Railway company that operates a route of more than 350 miles and / or has a turnover of more than $ 40 million (so-called Class 2 according to the rules of the Surface Transportation Board )
- Local Railroad (formerly Shortline Railroad ) = no "Class 1" or "Regional" railroad, but with scheduled operation (so-called Class 3 according to STB)
- Terminal and Switching Railroad (shunting company) = Railway that does not carry out point-to-point transports (line traffic), but rather establishes the connection between end customers and the other railway companies
Web links
Commons : Association of American Railroads - Collection of Pictures, Videos and Audio Files
Individual evidence
- ↑ Edward R. Hamberger ( Memento of the original from September 23, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ http://www.railserve.com/aar_railroad_reporting_marks.html
- ↑ Overview of the reporting marks
