ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN RAILROADS
425 3RD ST NW NO 1000, WASHINGTON, DC 20024 www.aar.org

Total Revenue
$54,265,129
Total Expenses
$54,076,034
Net Assets
$-13,612,440

Organizations Filed Purposes: AAR PROMOTES A SAFE AND EFFICIENT NORTH AMERICAN RAIL SYSTEM WITH PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES IN AREAS SUCH AS STANDARDS, OPERATIONS, SAFETY, SECURITY, PUBLIC AFFAIRS AND PUBLIC POLICY.

TO PROMOTE THE COMMON INTERESTS OF RAILROADS.

STRATEGIC RESEARCH INITIATIVES (SRI):THE SRI PROGRAM FOCUSES ON RESEARCH THAT WILL MAKE RAIL TRANSPORTATION SAFER, MORE EFFICIENT, AND MORE RELIABLE. THE CURRENT SRI PROGRAM INCLUDES PROJECTS ADDRESSING SIGNALS, TRAIN CONTROL, AUTOMATED OPERATIONS, TRACK, BRIDGES, AND RAIL CAR COMPONENTS SUCH AS WHEELS, BRAKES, AND COUPLERS.

INTEGRATED COMMUNICATIONS CAMPAIGN:A PROGRAM OF MEDIA OUTREACH, PUBLIC AFFAIRS, ADVERTISING, AND CONTENT DEVELOPMENT THAT FOCUSES ON (1) HOW THE FREIGHT RAIL INDUSTRY CONSISTENTLY AND EFFICIENTLY DELIVERS ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS TO AMERICANS, (2) HOW RAILROADS USE MODERN TECHNOLOGY TO IMPROVE SAFETY AND PROVIDE PUBLIC BENEFITS INCLUDING A SAFE, FUEL EFFICIENT WAY TO MOVE GOODS AND CONNECT US TO THE GLOBAL ECONOMY, AND (3) PRESERVING BALANCED REGULATION OF THE FREIGHT RAIL INDUSTRY.

PRESERVING BALANCED REGULATION:A PROGRAM TO PROMOTE THE BALANCED REGULATORY STRUCTURE REQUIRED TO ALLOW RAILROADS THE OPPORTUNITY TO ACHIEVE A REASONABLE RATE OF RETURN AND TO CONTINUE THEIR SUBSTANTIAL INVESTMENT IN THE NORTH AMERICAN RAIL NETWORK. SUCH REINVESTMENT IS CRITICAL IF RAILROADS ARE TO BE ABLE TO ADDRESS THE CAPACITY CHALLENGES THAT INCREASED RAIL DEMAND FOR TRANSPORTATION BRINGS.

Executives Listed on Filing

Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing

NameTitleHours Per WeekTotal Salary
Edward R HambergerPRESIDENT, CEO & DIRECTOR THRU 4/201939$1,429,851
Ian N JefferiesPRESIDENT, CEO & DIRECTOR39$1,198,974
Michael J RushSVP-SAFETY & OPERATIONS36$580,521
Kathy D KirmayerSVP-LAW & GENERAL COUNSEL39$574,377
John T GraySVP-POLICY & ECONOMICS39$557,690
Jeffrey D MarshSVP-FINANCE & CFO36$506,092
Kristin A SmithSVP-COMMUNICATIONS40$383,616
Adrian AnarkisSVP-GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS40$383,466
William C ThompsonPROGRAM MANAGER40$314,581
Timothy J StraffordCORPORATE SECRETARY39$275,644
Daniel SaphireASSOCIATE GENERAL COUNSEL40$261,298
Kelley French DonleyAVP-MEMBER SERVICES40$257,522
Robert E FronczakAVP-ENVIRONMENT/HAZMAT40$250,763
Jennifer MacdonaldAVP-GOVT AFFAIRS40$248,187
Lance M FritzDIRECTOR1$0
Patrick J OttensmeyerDIRECTOR1$0
David A FinkDIRECTOR1$0
John C HellmannDIRECTOR1$0
Nathan AsplundDIRECTOR1$0
James M FooteDIRECTOR1$0
Keith CreelDIRECTOR1$0
Jean-Jacques RuestDIRECTOR1$0
Carl R IceDIRECTOR1$0
Iker De LuisaDIRECTOR1$0
Rick WebbDIRECTOR1$0
Richard H AndersonDIRECTOR1$0
James A SquiresDIRECTOR1$0

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