American Railway Association

The American Railway Association (ARA) was an industry trade group representing railroads in the United States. The organization had its inception in meetings of General Managers and ranking railroad operating officials known as Time Table Conventions, the first of which was held on October 1, 1872, at Louisville, Kentucky. In 1875, the group changed its name to General Time Convention and in October 1892, to American Railway Association. In January 1919, ten separate groups of operating officers were amalgamated with the association and carried on their activities as divisions, sections or committees of the larger group.

American Railway Association

Abbreviation	ARA
Formation	1892
Dissolved	1934
Type	Trade Association
Legal status	Defunct
Purpose	Advocate for railroad industry
Location	United States
Region served	North America
Membership	Railroads and associates
Official language	English

On October 12, 1934, the ARA ceased to exist, having joined with several other railroad industry trade groups to merge into the Association of American Railroads.

Officers

• 1890–1896, Henry S. Haines, President^[1]
• 1907, W. C. Brown, President^[2]
• 1915, J. T. King, President^[3]
• 1917, W. W. Atterbury, President^[4]
• 1921, Daniel Willard, Chairman of the Board^[5]
• 1921, R. H. Aishton, President^[5]

See also

• American Railway Engineering and Maintenance-of-Way Association (AREMA)
• Association of American Railroads
• History of rail transport in the United States
• Railroad chronometer