December 19, 2024 – The Railway Supply Institute (RSI), the leading trade association for the North American rail supply industry, commends the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) for finalizing the rule “Freight Car Safety Standards Implementing the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act,” Docket No. FRA-2023-0021. This rule is a landmark step in ensuring the safety, security, […]
Railway Supply Institute Announces Leadership Update
Washington, D.C. — 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. […]
Greetings From Berlin: An Optimistic Outlook on Rail at InnoTrans 2024
By RSI President Patty Long I recently had the privilege of attending InnoTrans in Berlin, the world’s largest trade fair for transport technology, for a second time. As a leading voice of the North American rail supply industry with a growing presence in the passenger space, RSI’s participation at this global event was more important […]
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 […]
RSI Appoints Patty Long as President
WASHINGTON, DC, November 18, 2021 — The Railway Supply Institute (RSI) is pleased to announce the appointment of Patty Long, an experienced and skilled association leader, as its president. RSI is the only broadly representative trade association for railway suppliers, comprised of over 160 companies of all sizes which support North American freight and passenger […]