On October 13, RSI joined 460 manufacturers and manufacturing organizations from all 50 states in a letter to congressional leadership warning that rolling back tax reform’s pro-growth provisions would undermine manufacturers and harm job creation. Download the letter here. October, 13 2021 Dear Speaker Pelosi, Minority Leader McCarthy, Majority Leader Schumer and Minority Leader McConnell: […]
RSI Letter to Congress Supporting the Passage of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
Download the letter here.Dear Representatives: On behalf of the Railway Supply Institute (RSI), I am writing to ask for your support for the Senate amendment to H.R.3684, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). The IIJA would provide $66 billion in new funding for intercity rail and more than $39 billion for public transit, allowing […]
RSI Celebrates 50th Anniversary of RSI-AAR Tank Car Safety Research & Test Project
The Railway Supply Institute (RSI) is pleased to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the RSI-Association of American Railroads (AAR) Railroad Tank Car Safety Research & Test Project (Safety Project). In 1970, RSI and AAR jointly established the Safety Project to conduct scientific and engineering analyses of railroad tank car accidents to identify and evaluate concepts […]
RSI Urges the White House and Congress to Provide an Additional $10 Billion in Public Transit Funding in Build Back Better Act
This week, RSI joined a broad coalition of industry associations and partners in sending a letter to Congressional leadership and Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg urging Congress and the Administration to provide at least $10 billion of additional public transit funding in the reconciliation bill, the Build Back Better Act. The letter also urges Congress […]
Quality Newsletter Volume VII
Welcome to the seventh edition of the RSI Quality Newsletter, a quarterly publication covering a broad array of industry topics based on reader feedback. The goal of the RSI Quality Assurance Committee is to ensure that these newsletters will both educate and inform our readers on quality topics, methods, tools, and services.A critical piece of […]
RSI Statement on the Senate Passage of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
Washington, D.C. – Railway Supply Institute (RSI) Senior Vice President of Government and Public Affairs Nicole Brewin released the following statement praising the Senate passage of the bipartisan infrastructure legislation, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act: “The Senate passage of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act is a huge victory for the railway supply industry. […]
Job Posting: RSI Seeking Applicants for President Position
SmithBucklin is seeking a chief staff executive (President) to be located in the new Washington, DC Headquarters office to serve their association management client organization the Railway Supply Institute (RSI). The Railway Supply Institute (RSI) is the only all-inclusive trade association for railway suppliers. Representing over 200 companies, RSI acts on behalf of the smallest […]
RSI Statement Supporting Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
Washington, D.C. – Railway Supply Institute (RSI) Senior Vice President of Government and Public Affairs Nicole Brewin released the following statement supporting the recently released Senate bipartisan infrastructure legislation, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act: “RSI commends the bipartisan working group in the Senate for putting together a robust infrastructure bill that would provide funding […]
RSI Joins 82 National Organizations in Letter Supporting the Bipartisan Infrastructure Legislation
Today, RSI joined 82 national organizations in signing a letter to Congress urging all U.S. Senators to support the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IILJA), a bipartisan infrastructure bill that would provide $550 billion in new infrastructure spending over five-years. Read the full letter here. August 3, 2021 Dear Senators: The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs […]