Railway Supply Institute Announces Leadership Update

November 25, 2024— After a long career in the association management profession, the Railway Supply Institute (RSI) Board of Directors announces the retirement of RSI President Patty Long, effective March 31, 2025. Long joined RSI as the president in 2021 shortly after the association entered into a new management model as a client of Smithbucklin, based in Washington, DC. […]

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Railway Supply Institute Congratulates Former Rep. Sean Duffy, Looks Forward to Partnership on Rail Industry Priorities 

Washington, D.C.— The Railway Supply Institute (RSI), the largest and only trade association representing the full supply chain for the U.S. railroad system, congratulates former Rep. Sean Duffy, tapped by President-elect Trump for Secretary of Transportation, and looks forward to advancing shared goals for the future of America’s rail infrastructure and supply industries.  As the […]

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Assessing the Health of U.S. Passenger Rail Supply: 3 Takeaways

By RSI Staff In 1982, the Buy America Act was passed as a provision of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act, requiring mass-transit projects—be it rail, highway, or rapid transit—to purchase certain materials for infrastructure in the U.S. But domestic preference assumes a healthy domestic supplier base. So what does the health of rail supply in […]

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Don’t Eliminate Per-Diem Leasing, Level the Playing Field

This Letter to the Editor was in the August 2024 edition of Progressive Railroading, p. 5. By RSI President Patty Long Dick Kloster’s recent article in Progressive Railroading magazine (“If I Were King of the Rail-car Fleet,” July 2024, p.14) raised a number of key issues confronting the industry. Dick is correct that if the […]

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Overheard at Innovation in Rail

By RSI Staff This summer, RSI hosted Innovation in Rail, a one-day event on Capitol Hill focused on rail technology, the regulatory environment, and the economic contributions made by the rail supply industry. With so many great minds in one room, we had to ask: What excites you about the future of our industry? What […]

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RSI Commends Congress for Passage of H.R. 3317 to Strengthen National Security and Domestic Rail Industry

Washington, D.C. – May 22, 2024 – Yesterday, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 3317, the Rolling Stock Protection Act, taking a significant step toward protecting national security and the domestic rail industry. This legislation closes a loophole allowing grandfathered public transportation agencies to use federal funds to procure rolling stock from Chinese state-owned enterprises […]

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‘Speaking to Every Corner of the Industry’: A Conversation With RSI Board Member Jeremy Erickson

https://youtu.be/X_iUuoM9awU?si=1GWGDCuPV-7EPncX In this video interview, we sit down with Jeremy Erickson, COO of Messiah Locomotive Service and RSI Board Member, to get some insight into his world. Jeremy shares how his company makes the most of tradeshow events, using them to build connections that drive their business forward. He also talks about the benefits of […]

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