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ASLRRA Central/Pac cific
Regio on Meeting
Octob ber 2-7, 2010
Kansa as City, MO
ASLRRA Southern S Reg gion
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Novem mber 7-9, 2010
Atl lanta, GA
22011
Railroa ad Day On Capitol
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Marc ch 24, 2011
Wash hington, DC
2011 ASL LRRA Annu ual
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VOLUME 779
NUMBER 118
September 17, 2010
Currently, RRailroad
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ASLRRA Welcomes More New Members
Central/P Pacific Regioon
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KC Octobber
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UP Short Line Meetiing:
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STB To In nstitute ‘Plaain
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Conduccts
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Committe ee Field Meeetings
OPSL Not tes Check UUnderway
In Memor riam: Lawrrence
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ASLRRA WELCOMES MORE NEW MEMBERS
With great pleasure, we welcome the following companies to the ASLRRA family of associate members:
N.E. Bridge Contractors: N.E. Bridge Contractors, Inc. specializes in providing equipment for bridge inspections,
bridge construction and various other needs that require accessing all points of a bridge. They also provide bridge
rigging services, specialty accessing services for bridges, bucket trucks and bucket vans, and traffic management
services. They are located at 62 Peterson Rd., South Easton, MA 02375. Their main number is (800) 548-3408, fax
is (508) 238-2093, email is info@bridgeriggers.com, and website is www.bridgeriggers.com. Please contact Lauri
Waitkus at (800) 548-3408, lauri@bridgeriggers.com.
Orbital Engineering, Inc.: Orbital Engineering, Inc. provides risk management and inspection programs,
throughout the U.S., designed to proactively maintain the integrity of structures and equipment. Orbital inspectors
are AREMA (American Railway Engineering and Maintenance-of-Way Association) trained. They have Rapid
Response teams of inspectors and engineers to address your bridge, culvert, tunnel, and trestle needs and
emergencies as required. Orbital Engineering is located at 1344 5th Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15219. Their main
number is (412) 261-9100, fax is (412) 261-2308, and website is www.orbitalengr.com. Please contact Scott
Sambuco at (412) 261-9100, ssambuco@orbitalengr.com.
ASLRRA now offers five member categories:
• Railroad: For any Class II or III freight railroad in the continental or territorial U.S., Mexico or Canada
• Associate: For any company that supplies or contracts to Railroad Members
• Associate Railroad: For any tourist or excursion railroad in the continental or territorial U.S., Mexico or
Canada
• Associate Sustaining: For any Class I railroad, transit agency, state DOT, rail shipper or third party
logistics provider
• Associate Switching: For any company providing rail switching services to private industry and not
deemed by the Surface Transportation Board (STB) to be a Class I, II or III railroad
For further information on the above or any other aspects of membership, call Cheryl Huyck at (202) 585-3431 or
email her at chuyck@aslrra.org.
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AASLRRA
regi ional meetings
move west! Saturday, October O 2 throough
Thursdayy,
October 7 mmark
the datees
of our
CCentral/Pacific
c Region mee eting. This meeting m will be e held in one of the great ccities
of Mid-AAmerica,
Kannsas
City,
MMissouri,
at th he Intercontinental
Hotel on n the Plaza.
TThe
meeting will w provide an n excellent mix m of business
and social aactivities,
starrting
on the soocial
side withh
an
opptional
servic ce project and d party with a purpose on Saturday. S Thiis
will be folllowed
by an ooptional
basebball
game
onn
Sunday afte ernoon (Roya als v. Tampa Bay B Rays), an nd continue wwith
receptionns
on Sunday and Monday evenings.
MMonday's
rece eption will be held aboard business b cars provided by Watco Comppanies,
on whhich
we will toour
the
KKansas
City ar rea. On the business
end of o the program m, and new too
the educatioonal
lineup thiis
year, is a cooncurrent
trraining
session
covering HazMat H handli ing geared spe ecifically to tthe
interest off
small railroaads
and conduucted
by
FFRA
experts, satisfying s the mandatory tr riennial traini ing requiremeent.
Both sesssions
will enjooy
breakfast, lunch,
evvening
recept tions, and bre eaks in our event
sponsor exhibit e area. TThis
event emmbraces
all off
the education,
industry
news,
and soci ial events that t you've come e to expect fro om an ASLRR RRA meeting.
TTwo
additiona al educational sessions hav ve been linked d to this meetiing
as well: A General Coounsel
Legal
Symposium
an nd a Drug & Alcohol A Progr ram Manager r Training Semminar
with Siigns
& Sympttoms
Trainingg.
DDon't
miss out t on this oppo ortunity to meet
with your peers, p while ssharing
ideas and networkiing
with otherrs
in the
inndustry.
For complete c info ormation, link k to
htttp://www.asl
lrra.org/meeti ings%5F%5F F%5Fseminars/Central%5FFPacific%5FRRegion%5FMMeeting/.
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CENTRAL L/PACIFIC REGION MEETING M KIICKS
OFF INN
KC OCTOOBER
2

ASLRRA GENERAL COUNSEL SYMPOSIUM TO HIGHLIGHT KC MEETING
All lawyers and railroaders who regularly work with lawyers on commercial and regulatory matters will want to
mark their calendars to attend the first annual General Counsel Symposium which will be held the afternoon of
Tuesday October 5 and the morning of Wednesday October 6. Following directly after the conclusion of the
ASLRRA Central/Pacific Region Meeting at the Intercontinental Hotel on the Plaza in Kansas City, MO, the
Symposium – which is complimentary for ASLRRA railroad and associate members – will cover key
commercial and business regulatory issues facing the small railroad industry. Topics have been selected for the
Symposium in part because they require a very distinct short line analysis that would not typically be addressed in a
seminar presented by and to large railroad attorneys. Speakers will rigorously examine topics from the perspective
of the short line counsel. Led by leading specialists in small railroad commercial and regulatory matters, this unique
event is a must for short line in-house counsel as well as for those managers and executives within short line
companies who are responsible for commercial and regulatory issues and others who regularly interact with either
or both their inside or outside short line counsel. The sessions are designed to encourage discussion and interaction
with the speakers. Topics will include:
• Public/Private Partnerships: The "How-To's" of Obtaining Government Grants and Loans, such as
TIGER and RRIF Loans, featuring David Simpson, David P. Simpson Consultants LLC and Jon Broder,
General Counsel, Conrail
• The Arbitration and Mediation Procedures at the STB - What Every In-House Counsel Needs to
Know About the STB's New Push for Arbitration and Mediation, featuring Paul Moates, Sidley &
Austin
• The Current Regulatory Climate Affecting Railroads - What's Happened, What Will Happen, Will
Anything Happen?, featuring Keith Hartwell, Partner, Chambers, Conlon & Hartwell
• URCS - The STB is looking into a reformulation of URCS. What will this mean for short lines and
what impact does URCS have on short line railroads generally?, featuring Robert M. Jenkins III,
Partner,Mayer Brown and Trey Fauth, G.W. Fauth & Associates, Inc.
• Rail Contracts I: The evolution of asset purchase agreements and the impact of the paper barrier
regulations on those agreements going forward, by Mark Sidman, Founder & Managing Member,
Weiner Brodsky Sidman Kider PC
• Rail Contracts II: Leases and Operating Agreements - The current state of indemnification and
insurance issues as well as other liability/defense issues associated with these types of agreements,
featuring Mark Sidman, Founder & Managing Member, Weiner Brodsky Sidman Kider PC; Mike Barron,
Partner, Fletcher & Sippel LLC; and Ron Lane, Partner, Fletcher & Sippel LLC
• Railroad Financial Issues: If a railroad is in financial trouble, what are the how-to's of dealing with
its current or prospective future lenders? How will the directors and officers be impacted? Can D&O
insurance help?, by Stefan Loeb, VP - Business Dev., Watco Companies, Inc.; Jim Bowers, Bowers &
Company CPA, PLLC; John Heffner, John Heffner PLLC; and Beth Garguilo, Lincoln Transportation
Insurance Brokers Inc. (Invited)
For more information on this event, contact Keith Borman at kborman@aslrra.org or (202) 585-3448, or Myles
Tobin, the Symposium chair, at mtobin@fletcher-sippel.com.
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EASTERN N REGION MEETING LAUNCHES
L S WITH VOLLUNTEER
SSERVICE
TO
B&O MUUSEUM
TThe
ASLRRA A Eastern Regi ion meeting got g off to a ve ery worthwhille
start on Satturday,
Septemmber
11 and Sunday,
September
12 when attende ees and staff volunteered v th heir time – annd
stamina! – to two much-needed
efforrts
at the
BBaltimore
& Ohio O Railroad d Museum in Baltimore. B
OOn
Saturday, volunteers v pre epared for pai inting a passe enger car donaated
to the mu museum by commmuter
rail ooperator
MMARC.
Work k included san nding down th he sides of the
car so that ttopcoat
paint would adheree,
removing ddecals,
and
wwashing
it free e of residual dust d and grim me. The final step, s completted
the followwing
day, wass
to mask the sstainless
stteel
window trim t so that it is protected when w the topc coat is appliedd.
OOn
Sunday, sti ill more volun nteers broke down d several pallet loads oof
books, recoord
boxes, annd
other historrical
paraphernalia
that t had been n donated to th he museum by y CSX, whichh
is the succeessor
companyy
of the B&OO
Railroad,
annd
the Washington
Termin nal Company, , which opera ated Washingtton
Union Staation
prior to its takeover bby
Amtrak.
TThe
books and d records, man ny of which dated d back to the 1800s, weere
moved to a secure storrage
area that had
reecently
been built b in the ba asement of the e museum’s warehouse w buuilding.
Voluunteers
formedd
“bucket briggades”
to
reelay
nearly th hree tons of hi istoric materia al, putting it on o shelving inn
such a way as to give theem
an initial
cllassification.
TThe
car that was w worked on n will eventua ally see servic ce on a shuttlee
train the muuseum
operatees
out and bacck
from its
faamed
roundho ouse on track that follows the route of th he nation’s fiirst
railroad riight-of-way.
The books annd
records
seecurely
stored d will soon be e culled over by researcher rs who will deetermine
whaat
should be ppreserved
and how best
too
undertake th hat preservation.
The museum’s
chief curator, c Dave Shackleford, , who workedd
alongside thhe
volunteers,
ext tended his tha anks to them at a the end of each day. Saaid
the museum um’s executivee
director, Coourtney
WWilson:
“I can n't begin to tel ll you how mu uch your volu unteers contriibuted
to somme
really impoortant
tasks thhat
we did
not
have the re esources to co omplete and... .by all reports s...they also hhad
a lot of fuun!”
A complete rep port on the Ea astern Region n meeting wil ll be presentedd
in our next edition.
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(Satur rday photo at left l by Cara Lio one; Sunday phhoto
at right byy
Steve Sullivaan)

SHORT LINE FUNDING ALTERNATIVES WEBSITE NOW ACTIVE
Recognizing that short line and regional railroads are an integral part of the national freight transportation network,
the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) working with ASLRRA have
collaborated to prepare profiles of financing programs that are offered by states to enhance the service and capacity
of short line railroads operating in their jurisdictions.
These profiles are now on the web on the AASHTO website and may be accessed through a link on the ASLRRA
website. Each profile provides information on the type of financing, the program objectives and criteria, project
eligibility, qualifications for applicants, procedures and links and contacts for more information. The profiles are
sorted by state and may be accessed by linking to
http://www.aslrra.org/legislative/Short%5FLine%5FFunding%5FAlternatives/.
For additional information on this potential resource for public funding needs, contact Keith Borman at
kborman@aslrra.org or (202) 585-3448.
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FRA TO MAKE GRANTS AVAILABLE FOR LINE RELOCATIONS AND IMPROVEMENTS
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) recently published a Notice of Funds Availability (NOFA) to fund rail
line relocation and improvement projects. Approximately $20 million, rooted in SAFETEA-LU Act appropriations,
will be made available.
In the NOFA, the FRA notes that eligible projects will be construction projects undertaken for the improvement of
the route or structure of a rail line that either, 1) are carried out for the purpose of mitigating the adverse effects of
rail traffic on safety, motor vehicle traffic flow, community quality of life, or economic development; or 2) involve
a lateral or vertical relocation of any portion of a rail line. The FRA further notes that, in order for a project to be
considered, the rail line must be the element that is moved or improved. Grade separation projects that involve
raising or lowering a road, for example, are not eligible. Similarly, quiet zone and stand-alone crossing
improvement projects are not eligible, nor are station improvement projects where there is little or no related track
work.
The NOPA may be found in the September 10 edition of the Federal Register. Applications, which should be made
through the www.grants.gov website, must be received by the October 29, 2010.
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CSX WIDEBAND-TO-NARROWBAND CHANGEOVER SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED
CSX has announced its timetable for transitioning from wideband (25KHz) to narrowband (12.5KHz) railroad radio
operation. They are the first Class I railroad to furnish this information for dissemination. When effective, this will
begin the final stage of the long-planned bandwidth changeover required by the Federal Communications
Commission (FCC), which has mandated the end of wideband two-way radio transmission for non-military
purposes in the U.S. after January 1, 2013.

The CSX timetable presently calls for the changeover to be completed entirely in 2011. They will transition by
operating division, as follows:
• April, 2011: CSX’s Atlanta, Florence, Jacksonville, and Nashville Divisions
• June, 2011: CSX’s Great Lakes, Huntington, and Louisville Divisions
• September, 2011: CSX’s Albany, Baltimore, and Chicago Divisions
Short line and regional railroads connecting with CSX at locations in the above divisions will need to match the
changeover schedule for that division for any joint operations of theirs with CSX, such as when interchanging cars
or utilizing trackage rights. A short line or regional may find it advantageous to transition their entire railroad at
that time, except for those that connect with another Class I railroad that has not yet changed over from wideband to
narrowband.
Please contact CSX’s Rich Bitting at richard_bitting@csx.com for further information about the CSX transition
plan. For general questions about the changeover from wideband to narrowband, contact Steve Friedland at
sfriedland@merail.com or Dave Mears at dmears@aslrra.org or (202) 585-3436.
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UP SHORT LINE MEETING: MORE OF THE STORY
(In our last edition, ASLRRA Chair Mike Ogborn provided an in-depth report on the Union Pacific’s recent
conference for its short line partners. Reading the article, UP’s Steve McLaws noted to us additional helpful
information about the conference agenda. For the further insight it provides, we here rerun the article about the
conference previous published but appended with this new information):
Union Pacific held its annual short line workshop this year from August 22–24 in Omaha, NE, using the phrase,
"Together We Can – Driving Growth and Delivering Value" as the theme of the meeting. The turnout was
exceptional with over 330 UP short line connections in attendance. The workshop began on Sunday, August 22 with
a meeting of the Union Pacific Short Line Advisory Group (UP SLAG) holding its quarterly meeting. The minutes
of that meeting will be sent to all of UP's short line connections but suffice to say that the thrust of the meeting was
in line with the theme of the workshop – how do UP and its connecting short lines drive more business to rail.
UP then hosted a reception at the Joslyn Art Museum, perhaps one of the finest art museums in America. The crowd
enjoyed the opportunity to view some exceptional art and socialize with other railroaders.
Monday morning the workshop began with Jim Young, the Chairman, President and CEO of UP, delivering a wellreceived
overview of UP's operations, its view of the economy, and the opportunities facing the rail industry in
general and those available to UP and its short line connections in particular. Mr. Young told the attendees that,
“Short line railroads are critical to Union Pacific’s success as we drive growth and deliver value to customers.” He
went on to share, “Our shared value is highly service-based, and therefore it is imperative that Union Pacific and
short lines work together to support our customers.” He was followed by Mike Ogborn, the Chairman of the
ASLRRA, who delivered a talk on the state of the short line industry, the results of the UP survey, and other
information regarding UP and its short lines. In addition, Jim Young and he presented a plaque to Dennis Duffy,
UP's Vice Chairman and Chief Operating Officer, who will be retiring September 1, in recognition of his vast
contributions to the rail industry, UP, and to the short line industry. The plaque included the logos of nearly 350
ASLRRA member railroads.
Dr. Chris Kuehn, Managing Director of Amada Corporate Intelligence, presented an entertaining and informative
talk entitled "Economic Forecast – Is Business Picking Up?" His view was that the recovery was going to be a slow
one but that the railroad industry is in a good position to benefit from any uptick in the economy.

Lance Fritz, UP's Executive Vice President Operations then presented a slide presentation entitled "Are We Ready
to Handle Increased Traffic Volumes?" His answer was a resounding yes, given the infrastructure expenditures UP
has made in recent years, its recall of employees, and its return to active service of the cars and locomotives that had
stored. Fritz said it is critical customers are made aware of the railroad industry’s continued investments. He
reminded attendees that railroads are the only industry that pays almost 100 percent of its infrastructure costs, with
substantial repair and replacement costs for components such as bridges, track and facilities. Jack Koraleski, UP's
Executive Vice President Marketing & Sales, gave the luncheon address, covering the marketing initiatives
undertaken by UP, the outlook for rail business, and the opportunities available to the UP and its connecting short
lines. Koraleski emphasized “Union Pacific’s and short line railroads’ reputations really are tied together. As we
build our value proposition, please inform us when minor issues arise, so we can resolve them together early before
they become major problems. This keeps customers satisfied and helps us all to grow,”
The balance of the day was divided into break-out sessions that covered UPDS car logistics, the threat of increased
size and weights for trucks, and federal grants for railroads. On Tuesday, the workshop continued with presentations
about the economic outlook for the rail industry by Rob Knight, Executive Vice President Finance and CFO;
positive train control implementation practices by Tom Jacobs, Vice President Operating Systems & Practices;
railroads at the crossroads by John Brennan, General Counsel Commerce; a presentation on how risk has changed
by Gayla Thai, Vice President Law & Chief Compliance Officer; and environmental stewardship and business
decisions by Bob Toy, General Director Safety & CSO.
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STB TO INSTITUTE ‘PLAIN LANGUAGE,’ CONDUCTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE FIELD
MEETINGS
The Surface Transportation Board recently announced that it will begin including a “plain language” summary in
future decisions made by the Board.
According to a prepared statement, the goal is to “offer a jargon-free summary of the decision for the convenience
of the public. The digests will summarize the decision without relying on legal citations to statutes or case law.”
STB Chair Daniel Elliott noted that, “You shouldn’t need a law degree to follow the business of the STB” and
related it as “…another effort to make the Board’s work more open and accessible to the public.”
Also at the STB, the Board this week held meetings of two of its advisory committees away from Washington, DC.
On September 15, a meeting of the STB Rail Energy Transportation Advisory Committee (RETAC) was held in
Denver, CO. On September 16, a meeting of the STB National Grain Car Council (NGCC) was held in Omaha,
NE. Matters on the agenda for the NGCC meeting included a planned discussion of the readiness of U.S. railroads
to move grain to export in quantities far higher than earlier anticipated, this due both to an expected record harvest
in the U.S. and to Russia’s recent announcement that it would likely not export any wheat this year due to an
expected poor harvest there. Both RETAC and NGCC meetings are open to the public.
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OPSL NOTES CHECK NOW UNDERWAY
The check for OPSL notes is underway! To recollect, these are the permanent station restrictions, such as
maximum height or weight on rail of carloads to or from stations, that are published in the OPSL Book and industry
reference file. Attendant with recent enhancements to the AAR-Railinc Embargo/OPSL Notes & Permit System
that allow such restrictions to be electronically alerted to, a check is being made to verify that these notes, many of
which go back many years, remain valid.

Each short line and regional railroad with OPSL notes on file should by now have received an email that includes
the note specifics and the stations they are applicable to. These have been sent by ASLRRA’s Jennie Lam-Nagata,
who may be contacted at jnagata@aslrra.org or (202) 585-3442. To those of you who have already replied to her,
our sincerest thanks. To those who have not yet replied, your help in promptly determining whether these notes
should be updated, cancelled or continued will be gratefully appreciated.
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IN MEMORIAM: LAWRENCE BEAL
We note with sadness the passing of Lawrence Beal in Mt. Vernon, IN on September 6.
Mr. Beal was the founder of National Railway Equipment Company, an ASLRRA member company. Mr. Beal
started NREC in 1984. Since then, the company has grown to include two facilities in Mt. Vernon; other facilities
are located in Dixmoore, IN, Silvus, IN, Paducah, KY, Milwaukee, WI, and in Canada. NREC is now the world’s
largest independent locomotive manufacturer.
Mr. Beal was an esteemed resident of Mt. Vernon, where NREC maintains its headquarters. In 2007, he was
honored as a Mt. Vernon Township High School Outstanding Alumni. He also helped foster one of the first
partnerships with the Area Vocational Center. He was known and respected in his community for his support of
business, economic development, youth and charitable activities.
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SEPTEMBER IS NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS MONTH
This month of September is National Preparedness Month. This observance reminds that, in an emergency and
supplemental to organized disaster response, individuals should always be prepared to survive at home or work until
relief arrives. This means having food, water, and other vital supplies on hand to last at least three days.
The federal government’s preparedness website, www.ready.gov, strongly recommends that households and
businesses make and keep at ready a basic emergency supply kit. At a minimum, this should include the following:
• Water, one gallon of water per person per day for at least three days, for drinking and sanitation
• Food, at least a three-day supply of non-perishable food
• Battery-powered or hand crank radio, and a NOAA Weather Radio with tone alert and extra batteries for
both
• Flashlight and extra batteries
• First aid kit
• Whistle to signal for help
• Dust mask, to help filter contaminated air and plastic sheeting and duct tape to shelter-in-pace
• Moist towelettes, garbage bags and plastic ties for personal sanitation
• Wrench or pliers to turn off utilities
• Can opener for food (if kit contains canned food)

• Local maps
• Cell phone with chargers, inverters or solar chargers
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NEW (AND CHANGING) RAILROADS
Gulf & Ohio Railways has purchased the Lancaster and Chester Railway. The sale is expected to be finalized
by November pending Surface Transportation Board approval.
The Lancaster & Chester is headquartered in Lancaster, SC. It operates 62 miles of line in South Carolina’s
Lancaster and Chester counties and interchanges with both CSX and Norfolk Southern. It operates a full-service
shop and passenger-car rebuilding facility, and also owns more than 3,100 acres of industrial property it the region.
The L&C increases to nine the number of short line railroads in the Gulf & Ohio family, which altogether totals
over 250 miles of line in Alabama, North Carolina, and Tennessee. In also operates the Knoxville Locomotive
Works, a transloading operation, and the Three Rivers Rambler excursion train. G&O Chair Pete Clausen
commented that he considers “the Lancaster & Chester…to be one of the premier short liens in the Southeast.”
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MEMBERS IN THE NEWS
Alaska Railroad recently appointed Christopher Aadnesen its president and chief executive officer. Mr. Aadnesen
was most recently the CEO of Estonian Railways, and was earlier with Union Pacific Railroad, Transportation
Ferroviaria Mexicana, Texas-Mexican Railway, and Houston’s Port Terminal Railroad Association. Mr. Aadnesen
succeeds Pat Gamble, who became head of the University of Alaska on June 1….Cedar Rapids & Iowa City
Railway is in the process of installing a new 9,000-foot track in Cedar Rapids, IA. The track will serve a new
Archer Daniels Midland ethanol plant. CRANDIC Marketing Manager Jeff Woods noted that the new track will
parallel and existing line, “simplifying the process of getting unit trains sorted and ready to go.”……HDR recently
appointed Tim Bennett its client manager for Union Pacific Railroad. Mr. Bennett, a P.E., will oversee and
coordinate HDR’s work for UP across its system……Iowa Interstate Railroad recently announced the following
appointments: Al Satunas as Chief Transportation Officer; Joe Moon as General Superintendent-Transportation;
Jeff Johnson as Director-Safety & Security; Randy Laughridge as Chief Mechanical Officer; and Andrew “Butch”
Reid as Superintendent-Mechanical……Progress Rail recently announced that it will work with Norfolk Southern
to build additional Class PR43C locomotives. The PRC43 is an EPA Tier 2 compliant, high-horsepower
locomotive remanufactured from reusable locomotive cores and with a dual-engine configuration. The locomotives
also feature upgraded traction systems, control systems and modernized control cabs……In our last edition of
“Members In the News,” we noted RMI’s appointment of its new vice-president of RailDOCS line of business. We
identified to this individual as Martin Page, but he is in fact Martin Paget. Our apologies to Mr. Paget and our best
wishes for his success in his new position……Williams Venker & Sanders was recently named in U.S. News &
World Report Magazine’s 2010 Best Law Firms listing for the St. Louis metropolitan area. The firm was given the
highest ranking of “Tier One” for its work in medical malpractice defense, personal injury defense, and product
liability defense. This is the inaugural year for the Best Law Firms rankings, which were developed collaboratively
between U.S. News Media Group and the Best Lawyers organization.
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MEETINGS AND CONFERENCES COMING UP
October 2-7: ASLRRA Central Pacific Region Meeting: To be held at the Intercontinental Kansas City at the
Plaza, in Kansas City, MO.
October 5-6: ASLRRA General Counsel Legal Symposium: To be held at the Intercontinental Kansas City at the
Plaza, Kansas City, MO.
October 5-7: ASLRRA/FRA Drug & Alcohol Program Manager Training with Signs & Symptoms Training:
To be held at the Intercontinental Kansas City at the Plaza, Kansas City, MO.
October 6-8: Northeast Rail Shippers Association: To be held on Cape Cod, at the Red Jacket Ocean Hotel in
South Yarmouth, MA. For more information, link to http://www.railshippers.com/regional/northeast/default.asp.
October 11-15: Railroad Track Inspection and Safety Standards Workshop: To be held at the California State
Railroad Museum in Sacramento, CA. Presented by the Center for Transportation Research of the University of
Tennessee. For more information, call Jenny Jones at (865) 974-6549 or email gohjones@utk.edu.
October 21-22: 3rd Annual Ethanol Transportation & Logistics Conference: To be held at the Marquette Hotel
in Minneapolis, MN. This conference will bring together experts from the worlds of ethanol logistics to talk about
the latest developments and trends. Speakers will discuss new innovations, success stories, upcoming opportunities,
and other pressing issues. Please join other leaders from the worlds of ethanol transportation, including rail, barge,
trucking, transloading, exchanges, technology, safety, and logistics. A unique feature of the event will be a two-hour
Dealmakers' Reception. Any registered attendee can reserve one of 30 tables to display materials about their
products or services. Please visit www.ethanollogistics.com for additional information and registration or contact
Dave Stevenson at 904-241-5850 x121 or via email dave.stevenson@shipxpress.com.
November 1-5: Railroad Track Inspection and Safety Standards Workshop: To be held at the Tennessee
Valley Railroad Museum in Chattanooga, TN. Presented by the Center for Transportation Research of the
University of Tennessee. For more information, call Jenny Jones at (865) 974-6549 or email gohjones@utk.edu.
November 7-9: ASLRRA Southern Region Meeting: To be held at the JW Marriott Buckhead in Atlanta, GA.
January 5-8, 2011: National Railroad Construction & Maintenance Association (NRCMA) 33rd Annual
Conference: To be held at the Marriott Harbor Beach Resort & Spa in Fort Lauderdale, FL. For more information
about the 2011 NRC Conference, link to http://www.nrcma.org/ps.nrcconference.cfm?ID=165.
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EMBARGOES NOW IN EFFECT
Listed below are all the embargoes currently in effect for the North American rail system. For further details about
a specific embargo, including affected stations and a point of contact for further information, link to the Railinc
AAR Embargo/OPSL Notes & Permit System at https://aarembargo.railinc.com. Once there, select the
“Embargoes” tab, then “Search Embargoes,” and then enter the embargo number.
The below list is in issuing railroad order. Embargoes newly issued and effective since our last edition – BNSF’s
000910 and 001010, and Southern Railway of British Columbia’s 000210 through 001010 – are bolded below:
Issuing
Amendment Effective
Embargo No
Road No Date
Op
Expiration Allow
Station
Date Permits
Notice
Participating Roads Cause
ABL ABL000210 0 04/01/2010 04/01/2011 NO NO Track Conditions
AF AF000110 0 06/11/2010 06/11/2011 NO NO Track Conditions
AOK AOK000109 1 11/04/2009 11/04/2010 NO NO KCS Track Conditions
BCR BCR000109 0 05/13/2010 05/13/2011 NO NO CSXT,NS Other - specify
BNSF BNSF001010 1 09/09/2010 09/09/2011 YES NO UP Congestions/Accumulation

BNSF BNSF000910 3 09/03/2010 09/03/2011 YES NO CN,CPRS Congestions/Accumulation
BNSF BNSF000710 0 08/03/2010 08/03/2011 YES NO Other - specify
BNSF BNSF000410 0 06/18/2010 06/18/2011 YES NO Congestions/Accumulation
BNSF BNSF001609 0 12/11/2009 12/11/2010 NO NO Track Conditions
CN CN000410 0 07/31/2010 07/31/2011 NO NO Other - specify
CN CN000310 0 07/19/2010 07/19/2011 NO NO Track Conditions
CN CN000210 0 04/23/2010 04/23/2011 NO NO Track Conditions
CN CN001609 0 09/28/2009 09/28/2010 NO YES Other - specify
CPRS CPRS002309 0 08/23/2010 08/23/2011 NO NO Other - specify
CPRS CPRS001410 3 06/02/2010 06/02/2011 YES NO Track Conditions
CPRS CPRS000310 2 03/17/2010 03/17/2011 NO NO Track Conditions
CPRS CPRS003109 0 12/18/2009 12/18/2010 NO NO Prevent Congestion/Accumulation
CPRS CPRS003009 0 10/13/2009 10/13/2010 NO NO Other - specify
CPRS CPRS002809 0 10/11/2009 10/11/2010 NO NO Other - specify
CPRS CPRS002409 1 09/28/2009 09/28/2010 YES NO Other - specify
CPRS CPRS002509 1 09/28/2009 09/28/2010 YES NO Other - specify
CSXT CSXT000810 5 03/17/2010 03/17/2011 YES NO NS Track Conditions
CSXT CSXT000710 1 02/25/2010 02/24/2011 NO NO Other - specify
CZRY CZRY000110 1 04/01/2010 03/31/2011 NO NO UP Other - specify
DN DN000210 1 02/23/2010 02/23/2011 NO NO BNSF Bridge out of service
GRYR GRYR000110 0 04/28/2010 04/28/2011 NO NO Track Conditions
GTR GTR000109 0 10/09/2009 10/08/2010 NO NO Track Conditions
GWR GWR000309 1 11/10/2009 11/10/2010 NO NO UP Track Conditions
IAIS IAIS000110 0 01/20/2010 01/20/2011 NO NO Weather Conditions - specify
KBSR KBSR000210 1 08/30/2010 08/30/2011 NO NO Bridge out of service
KCS KCS000510 0 08/18/2010 08/18/2011 NO NO CSXT,CN Track Conditions
LS LS000109 0 11/16/2009 11/15/2010 NO NO Bridge out of service
MNNR MNNR000110 0 01/07/2010 01/07/2011 NO NO Other - specify
MRL MRL000110 1 04/07/2010 04/07/2011 NO NO Track Conditions
MRL MRL000109 0 11/30/2009 11/30/2010 NO NO Track Conditions
NS NS000609 1 11/17/2009 11/16/2010 NO NO LS Bridge out of service
NYLE NYLE000210 0 02/18/2010 02/17/2011 NO NO CSXT,CPRS,BPRR,BSOR,NS Track Conditions
NYNJ NYNJ000110 0 03/24/2010 03/23/2011 NO NO Other - specify
NYNJ NYNJ000309 2 11/06/2009 11/06/2010 NO NO Other - specify
PAS PAS000109 0 12/23/2009 12/23/2010 NO NO Bridge out of service
PNWR PNWR000109 0 06/03/2010 06/03/2011 NO NO Track Conditions
RRVW RRVW000110 0 08/24/2010 08/24/2011 NO NO BNSF Bridge out of service
RSR RSR000110 0 04/16/2010 04/16/2011 YES NO Bridge out of service
SRY SRY000410 2 09/14/2010 09/14/2011 YES NO BNSF,CPRS Prevent Congestion/Accumulation
SRY SRY000910 1 09/14/2010 09/14/2011 NO NO CPRS,BNSF,CN Prevent Congestion/Accumulation
SRY SRY001010 0 09/14/2010 09/14/2011 NO NO CN Prevent Congestion/Accumulation
SRY SRY000310 3 09/13/2010 09/13/2011 NO NO CN,BNSF,CPRS Prevent Congestion/Accumulation
SRY SRY000510 3 09/13/2010 09/13/2011 NO NO CN,CPRS Prevent Congestion/Accumulation
SRY SRY000610 2 09/13/2010 09/13/2011 NO NO CN,CPRS Prevent Congestion/Accumulation
SRY SRY000710 0 09/13/2010 09/13/2011 YES NO BNSF,CN Prevent Congestion/Accumulation
SRY SRY000810 0 09/13/2010 09/13/2011 NO NO Prevent Congestion/Accumulation
SRY SRY000210 2 09/10/2010 09/10/2011 NO NO CPRS Work Stoppage
SSR SSR000109 1 12/04/2009 12/04/2010 NO NO Track Conditions
USRP USRP000109 0 09/08/2009 11/30/2010 NO NO Bridge out of service
WE WE000210 0 07/16/2010 07/16/2011 NO NO Bridge out of service
WE WE000110 0 05/10/2010 05/10/2011 NO NO Track Conditions
WE WE000109 1 12/23/2009 12/23/2010 YES NO Track Conditions
WMI WMI000110 0 04/28/2010 04/28/2011 NO NO Track Conditions
WSOR WSOR000309 0 08/11/2010 08/11/2011 NO NO Track Conditions
WSOR WSOR000109 0 05/06/2010 05/06/2011 NO NO Track Conditions
WTJR WTJR000110 1 02/03/2010 02/03/2011 NO NO UP Bridge out of service

Also, a reminder that the Embargo/OPSL Notes And Permit System now has the capability to issue free email
alerts whenever an embargo is created, amended, or cancelled. Although individuals will need to make application
to Railinc to receive the email alerts, they can be received by anyone with a Railinc Single Sign On ID and a valid
business case to receive them. For more information and to make application, link to
https://aarembargo.railinc.com/epdb/subscribeToEPDBAction.do?step=viewSubscriptionInstructionsForEmbargoes.
For any assistance, contact the Railinc Customer Support Desk at (800) 544-7245.
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CLASS I RAIL TRAFFIC: WK ENDING SEPTEMBER 4 AND YTD
For the week ending September 4, 2010, U.S. carload rail traffic was up 6.9 percent from the comparable week
last year, up 4.7 percent in the East and up 8.4 percent in the West. The week’s carload count of 305,000 was the
highest weekly total this year. Also for the week, U.S. intermodal rail traffic was up 18.0 percent, Canadian carload
rail traffic was up 19.6 percent, Canadian intermodal rail traffic was up 13.8 percent, Mexican carload rail traffic
was up 24.7 percent, and Mexican intermodal rail traffic was up 14.1 percent.
For the week January 1 through September 4, 2010, U.S. carload rail traffic was up 7.1 percent, U.S. intermodal
rail traffic was up 14.4 percent, Canadian carload rail traffic was up 20.6 percent, Canadian intermodal rail traffic
was up 15.7 percent, Mexican carload rail traffic was up 20.7 percent, and Mexican intermodal rail traffic was up
30.2 percent.
(Note: Canadian traffic totals include that traffic on U.S. operations of the Canadian National and Canadian Pacific
Railways.)
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RAILINC SHORT LINE TRAFFIC INDEX: THROUGH AUGUST, 2010
The Railinc Short Line Traffic Index is movement-based, totaling loaded trips originating on all non-Class I
railroads for all destinations and, also, all loaded trips terminating on all non-Class I railroads from all origins. This
is tallied from all railroads that have passed movement event records to Railinc, including from all third party
information services providers. In some instances, Railinc is not a party to accompanying waybill information and
so those unknown commodities are presented in “All Other.”
This index is calculated monthly. The below data is for January 1 through August 31, 2010, and compares
with January through August, 2009. Special thanks to Railinc’s Phillip Johnson for this valuable statistical
information.
COMMODITY 2010
YTD
ORIGS
2009
YTD
ORIGS
%
CHG
2010
YTD
TERMS
2009
YTD
TERMS
Chemicals 301,058 304,900 -1.3% 394,284 338,975 16.3% 695,342 643,875 8.0%
Coal 155,265 150,376 3.3% 366,658 444,027 -17.4% 521,923 594,403 -12.2%
Crushed Stone, Sand, Gravel 153,807 135,709 13.3% 116,041 95,266 21.8% 269,848 230,975 16.8%
Food & Kindred Products 97,488 110,627 -11.9% 100,680 97,742 3.0% 198,168 208,369 -4.9%
Grain 191,635 199,942 -4.2% 216,980 185,000 17.3% 408,615 384,942 6.1%
Grain Mill Products 58,587 62,857 -6.8% 95,799 90,519 5.8% 154,386 153,376 0.7%
Lumber & Wood Products 55,491 52,007 6.7% 50,257 45,023 11.6% 105,748 97,030 9.0%
Metallic Ores 35,931 20,802 72.7% 83,722 56,842 47.3% 119,653 77,644 54.1%
Metals & Metal Products 172,006 135,142 27.3% 114,118 82,142 38.9% 286,124 217,284 31.7%
Motor Vehicles & Equipment 58,742 45,780 28.3% 67,919 49,925 36.0% 126,661 95,705 32.3%
Nonmetallic Minerals 16,041 17,634 -9.0% 17,477 18,071 -3.3% 33,518 35,705 -6.1%
%
CHG
2010
YTD
TOT
2009
YTD
TOT
%
CHG

Petroleum Products 14,540 13,023 11.6% 17,236 15,341 12.4% 31,776 28,364 12.0%
Pulp, Paper & Allied Products 142,239 140,253 1.4% 98,456 95,451 3.1% 240,695 235,704 2.1%
Stone, Clay & Glass Products 92,042 95,360 -3.5% 72,072 76,290 -5.5% 164,114 171,650 -4.4%
Trailer or Container 262,148 242,456 8.1% 237,059 208,484 13.7% 499,207 450,940 10.7%
Waste & Scrap Materials 80,516 75,620 6.5% 104,676 92,880 12.7% 185,192 168,500 9.9%
All Other Carloads 615,037 654,144 -6.0% 623,939 631,807 -1.2% 1,238,976 1,285,951 -3.7%
Total 2,502,523 2,456,632 1.9% 2,777,073 2,623,785 5.8% 5,279,946 5,080,417 3.9%
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RMI RAILCONNECT SHORT LINE TRAFFIC INDEX: SEPTEMBER 4 AND YTD
The RMI Railconnect Index is waybill-based and totals shipments billed by non-Class I railroads using RMI billing
products. For this report, this totals 342 such railroads. This index is calculated weekly. The below data is as of
the week ending September 4, 2010, the 35th week of 2010. Special thanks to RMI’s Cheri Denton for this
valuable statistical information.
Week Ending September 4 Year-To-Date
CARLOADS HANDLED 2010 2009 % Change 2010 2009 % Change
Coal 12,663 10,944 15.71% 391,348 443,433 -11.75%
Grain 13,939 11,974 16.41% 432,904 389,946 11.02%
Farm & Food (Exc. Grain) 5,132 5,093 0.77% 163,114 169,557 -3.80%
Ores 2,502 2,030 27.59% 109,243 58,991 85.19%
Stone, Clay, Aggregates 12,535 10,232 22.51% 379,713 330,557 14.87%
Lumber/Forest Prods. 3,806 3,667 3.79% 129,080 123,208 4.77%
Paper Products 7,122 6,282 13.37% 218,100 210,598 3.56%
Waste & Scrap Materials 5,203 4,774 8.99% 175,963 152,140 15.66%
Chemicals 16,065 14,726 9.09% 541,091 511,685 5.75%
Petroleum & Coke 5,128 4,618 11.04% 169,747 146,054 16.22%
Metals & Products 8,131 5,707 42.47% 282,644 207,467 36.24%
Motor Vehicles & Equip. 983 1,322 -25.64% 38,399 33,013 16.31%
Intermodal 7,895 6,209 27.15% 229,834 238,735 -3.73%
All Other 2,162 1,654 30.71% 73,696 48,015 53.49%
Total 103,354 89,232 15.83% 3,334,876 3,063,399 8.86%
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FOLLOW ASLRRA ON FACEBOOK AND TWITTER
Be sure to follow all the latest ASLRRA news and information on Facebook and Twitter.
ASLRRA has both its main Facebook page and has also established one for its 2011 Annual Convention, which will
be held next year in San Antonio, TX. To follow or “friend,” log into www.facebook.com, signing up if you are a
first-time Facebook user. Search on “American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association” to get to the main
page and on “ASLRRA Annual Convention” to get to the convention page, then make sure to click on “Become A
Fan.”
ASLRRA uses Twitter to tell – as do tens of millions of other Twitter users worldwide – “what we are doing.” You
can view the ASLRRA Twitter page directly at www.twitter.com/aslrra. And did you know that, to receive
ASLRRA news and information sent via Twitter, you don’t need to have a Twitter ID or even computer access?
Twitter messages, known as “tweets,” may be received by any mobile device that has the capability to send and
receive text messages, including cell phones. To receive ASLRRA tweets, simply send a text message to 40404
(this is the address you should type in the “To” line), then type “follow aslrra” (no quotes) as your text message, and
then press send. You will then receive ASLRRA tweets anytime they are sent. You will also receive abridged
versions of news and information that we post to Facebook, which has been set up to relay over to Twitter anything
posted on ASLRRA’s Facebook page. If at some point you want to stop receiving ASLRRA tweets, simply send a
text message to 40404 and then type “leave aslrra” (again, no quotes) as your text message.
For help with ASLRRA and Facebook, contact Jenny McKinney at jmckinney@aslrra.org. For help with ASLRRA
and Twitter, contact Dave Mears at dmears@aslrra.org.
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SEND US YOUR PRESS RELEASES AND NEWS
Don’t forget to send us your press releases and news! We will either post them in the Hot Tracks section of our
website, www.aslrra.org, or include them in the “Members In The News” section of the next edition of Views &
News – or both! Please make sure to add ASLRRA to your press release distribution list, sending them to Cara
Lione at clione@aslrra.org. The press release should include a link back to the news listing on your company’s
website.
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HELPFUL LINKS
For the ASLRRA public website, link to www.aslrra.org. For the members-only website, link to
members.aslrra.org.
For the Railinc website, link to www.railinc.com. To use the Railinc AAR Embargo/OPSL Notes & Permit System,
which includes both embargoes and open & prepay station (OPSL) notes, link to aarembargo.railinc.com.
For the Railroad Retirement Board website, link to www.rrb.gov. To check the Railroad Retirement Board’s
Railroad Jobs Vacancies page, link to http://www.rrb.gov/PandS/Jobs/rrjobs.asp.
The U.S. Department of Labor website has a web page that provides substantial information on the new health care
law, formally known as the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act. To view it, link to
www.dol.gov/ebsa/healthreform.
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