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{{Short description|Industry trade group representing major North American freight railroads}}
{{Infobox organization
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[[File:"Don't Waste Anything" - NARA - 514181.jpg|thumb|right|Association of American Railroads WWII poster]]
 
The '''Association of American Railroads''' ('''AAR''') is an industry trade group representing primarily the major freight [[Rail transport|railroads]] of [[North America]] ([[Canada]], [[Mexico]] and the [[United States]]).<ref>{{CitationCite web needed|title=Association of American Railroads |url=https://railway-news.com/associations/association-of-american-railroads/ |access-date=December2022-08-22 2014|website=Railway-News |language=en-gb}}</ref> [[Amtrak]] and some regional [[Commuter rail in North America|commuter railroads]] are also members. Smaller freight railroads are typically represented by the [[American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association]] (ASLRRA), although some smaller railroads and railroad holding companies are also members of the AAR. The AAR also has two associate programs, and most associates are suppliers to the railroad industry.
 
==Creation==
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The AAR is headquartered in [[Washington, D.C.]], not far from the [[United States Capitol|Capitol]]. Its information technology subsidiary, [[Railinc]], is based in [[Cary, North Carolina]]. Railinc [[information technology|IT]] systems and information services, including the [[Umler]] system, the Interline Settlement System and Embargoes system are an integral part of the North American rail [[infrastructure]]. Railinc delivers approximately nine million messages each day over its [[electronic data interchange|EDI]] network, including transportation [[waybill]]s, advance train consists, blocking requests and responses and trip plans. Its applications support railroads, equipment owners and rail industry suppliers along every link of the [[supply chain]]. The company maintains the only industry-accepted version of the North American railroad industry's official code tables. Beginning as an information technology department within the Association of American Railroads (AAR), the company was established as a wholly owned, for-profit subsidiary of the AAR in 1999.
 
Another subsidiary, the [[Transportation Technology Center, Inc.]] (TTCI), operates and maintains the [[Transportation Technology Center]], a {{convert|52|sqmi|km2|adj=on}} facility {{convert|21|mi|km}} northeast of [[Pueblo, Colorado]], that is owned by the [[United States Department of Transportation]]. The facility is under a care, custody and control contract with the [[Federal Railroad Administration]]. TTCI has an array of specialized testing facilities and tracks. The site enables testing of freight and passenger [[rolling stock]], vehicle and [[rail tracks|track]] components, and safety devices.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.aar.com| title=Transportation Technology Center| access-date=2007-04-19| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070501005251/http://www.aar.com/| archive-date= 1 May 2007 | url-status= live}}</ref>
 
==Functions==
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== Reports ==
In November 2013 the AAR urged the U.S. [[Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration]] (PHMSA) to press for improved tank car safety by requiring all tank cars used to transport flammable liquids to be retrofitted or phased out, and new cars be built to more stringent standards."<ref name=CBC2014_>{{cite news|title=CN responds to CBC questions on DOT-111 tank cars|date=10 January 2014|access-date=18 February 2014|publisher=CBC News|url=httphttps://www.cbc.ca/m/touch/canada/storyamp/1.2492116}}</ref>
 
== Members ==
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===AAR Full Members ===
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* [[Alaska Railroad]] Corporation
* [[Alaska Railroad]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aar.org/aboutus/Pages/Our-Members.aspx#.UwY6OmJdWSo |title=About us |date=nd |publisher=AAR |access-date=18 February 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140227090503/https://www.aar.org/aboutus/Pages/Our-Members.aspx |archive-date=27 February 2014 }}</ref>
* Railroads owned by [[Anacostia Rail Holdings Company]]
* [[BNSF Railway Company]] Company
* [[Canadian National Railway]] (US operations)Company
* [[Canadian Pacific RailwayKansas City]] (US operations)
* [[CSX Transportation]], Inc.|CSX Transportation]]
* [[Florida East Coast Railway]]
* Railroads owned by [[Genesee & Wyoming]] Inc.
* [[Indiana Rail Road]] Company|Indiana Rail Road]]
* [[Iowa Interstate Railroad]], LLC
* [[Kansas City Southern Railway Company|Kansas City Southern Railway]]▼
* [[Metra]]
* [[National Railroad Passenger Corporation]] ([[Amtrak]])
* [[Norfolk Southern Railway Company|Norfolk Southern Railway]] Corporation
* Railroads owned by [[R.J. Corman Railroad Group]], LLC▼
* [[Pan Am Railways]]▼
▲* Railroads owned by [[R.J. Corman Railroad Group]]
* [[Union Pacific Railroad]]
* [[Vermont Railway|Vermont Rail System]]
* Railroads owned by [[Watco]]
* [[Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway (1990)|Wheeling and& Lake Erie Railway]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aar.org/about-us/aar-members/ |title=AAR Members |date=nd |publisher=Association of American Railroads |access-date=16 August 2023 }}</ref>
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===AAR Special Members (Canadian and Mexican Railroads)===
* [[Canadian Pacific RailwayKansas City]] (CanadianMexican operationsOperations)
* [[Tren Interoceánico|Ferrocarril del Istmo de Tehuantepec]]
* [[Canadian National Railway]] (Canadian operations)▼
* [[Ferrovalle|Ferrocarril Transístmicoy Terminal del Valle de México]]
* [[Grupo México]] [[Ferromex|Transportes]]
 
=== Former members ===
▲* [[Canadian NationalPacific Railway]] (Canadian operations)
* [[Ferrosur]]
* [[Ferromex]]
* [[Ferrocarril y Terminal del Valle de México]]
* [[Kansas City Southern de México]]
▲* [[Kansas City Southern Railway Company|Kansas City Southern Railway]]
▲* [[Pan Am Railways]]
 
== See also ==
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* [http://www.aar.com Transportation Technology Center]
* [http://www.railserve.com/aar_railroad_reporting_marks.html Association of American Railroads (AAR) Reporting Marks]
* [http://libraries.psu.edu/findingaids/1421.htm AAR Records 1939~1978, PSU Library] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210111171957/https://libraries.psu.edu/findingaids/1421.htm |date=2021-01-11 }}
 
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