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17-595: (Redirected from Arema ) AREMA may refer to: American Railway Engineering and Maintenance-of-Way Association , a North American railway industry group Arema FC , a football club based in Malang, Indonesia Antoko Revolisionera Malagasy (literally "Malagasy Revolutionary Party"), a political party in Madagascar Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with

34-479: Is headquartered in Lanham, Maryland , a suburb of Washington, D.C. As stated in their mission statement, AREMA promotes "The development and advancement of both technical and practical knowledge and recommended practices pertaining to the design, construction and maintenance of railway infrastructure." AREMA recognizes outstanding achievements in railway engineering with the annual William Walter Hay Award. Beth Caruso

51-970: Is headquartered in Washington, D.C. , not far from the Capitol . Its information technology subsidiary, Railinc , is based in Cary, North Carolina . Railinc 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 EDI network, including transportation waybills , advance train consists, blocking requests and responses and trip plans. Its applications support railroads, equipment owners and rail industry suppliers along every link of

68-514: 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. AAR was created October 12, 1934, by the merger of five industry-related groups: William George Besler was its first President. The AAR

85-773: The Association of American Railroads (AAR) in 1934; the Signal Division was renamed the Signal Section and the Telegraph and Telephone was renamed the Communications Section. The two sections merged in 1961 to become the Communications and Signal Division of the AAR, which has now been merged into AREMA. AREMA has 29 technical committees, organized in six functional groups. The committees, whose volunteer members come from

102-717: The Transportation Technology Center , a 52-square-mile (130 km ) facility 21 miles (34 km) northeast of Pueblo, Colorado , 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 track components, and safety devices. Where appropriate,

119-484: 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

136-400: The AAR represents its members' interests to the public at large and to Congress and government regulators in particular. The AAR works to improve the efficiency, safety and service of the railroad industry, such as through its responsibility for the industry's interchange rules and equipment specifications, e.g. for locomotive multiple unit control . One of the AAR's duties is to oversee

153-613: The AREMA committees. These practices are required for railroads in the United States by the Federal Railroad Administration and in Canada by Transport Canada . An electronic version of AREMA's Procedures and Proceedings is available to members. The extensive library includes over 65 years of technical proceedings taken from the Roadmasters & Maintenance of Way Association proceedings and

170-689: The American Railway Bridge and Building Association proceedings. Earlier Proceedings of the Annual Convention are available as digitized books. Association of American Railroads The Association of American Railroads ( AAR ) is an industry trade group representing primarily the major freight railroads of North America ( Canada , Mexico and the United States ). Amtrak and some regional commuter railroads are also members. Smaller freight railroads are typically represented by

187-642: The engineering, design and construction of the fixed plant of railways (except signals and communications), and allied services and facilities. 21 chapters are contained in four volumes, updated annually by the technical committees. Consultants use the manual's recommendations as a basis for design. Many railroads use the manual as a basis for their track standards and may add to it to describe their specific needs. The AREMA Communications & Signals Manual of Recommended Practices contains recommended practices for railway communications and signaling. 24 sections are contained in five volumes, written and updated by

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204-550: The railroad industry, meet on a regular basis and use their expertise to come up with the best methods to maintain a railroad. AREMA publishes recommended practices in nine separate documents. Manual for Railway Engineering, Communications and Signals Manual, Practical Guide to Railway Engineering, and the Bridge inspection Handbook are four of AREMA's prime publications. The AREMA Manual for Railway Engineering contains principles, data, specifications, plans and economics pertaining to

221-419: The railway industry. The oldest of the groups was organized in 1883 by 61 roadmasters representing 24 railways. The Association provided a means for maintenance officers to meet and discuss their mutual problems. Rail joints , switches , frogs and ties were among the subjects studied, leading to the standardization of maintenance practices. In 1885, the Association of Telegraph and Telephone Superintendents

238-498: The title AREMA . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=AREMA&oldid=1107662399 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages American Railway Engineering and Maintenance-of-Way Association AREMA

255-701: Was appointed as AREMA's Executive Director/CEO in September 2015. Prior to this appointment, she served as AREMA's Director of Administration. Bill Riehl is the AREMA President and Chairman of the Board of Governors for 2024-25 AREMA was established on October 1, 1997, by the merger of four engineering associations: Formed in 1899, it began publishing the Manual for Railway Engineering in 1905 and established many technical committees which are still functioning today in AREMA. It

272-673: Was formed by the telegraph superintendents of the major railroads. In 1895, the Railway Signaling Club was organized at a meeting in Chicago , Illinois , and created a code of rules governing the operation of interlockings . In 1919, the Signaling Club became the Signal Division of the newly created American Railway Association (ARA) and the Telegraph Superintendents became its Telegraph and Telephone Section. The ARA became

289-618: Was headquartered in Chicago until 1979, when it moved to Washington, DC. Formed in 1891 in St. Louis, Missouri , as the American International Association of Railway Superintendents of Bridges and Buildings, the Association initially represented 40 railroads. The name was changed in 1907 to the American Railway Bridge and Building Association. The group provided a forum to exchange information and create solutions to problems that confront

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