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Training Grants

There are many benefits to membership in the ASLRRA, just one of which is access to high-quality training at a significantly reduced cost. ASLRRA is proud to partner with the National Academy of Railroad Sciences (NARS) to provide its members with training in virtually every craft, including: locomotive engineer, conductor, yard crew, mechanical, maintenance, engineering, signal systems, and telecommunications.

This training comes at an exceptional value as NARS has deeply discounted their coursework for ASLRRA members, a particularly appealing feature in these tough economic times. Yet the economy is not the only challenge you face. A well-trained work force is perhaps more important now than ever before due to the new regulatory burdens your operation faces. You know better than anyone that even in an often adverse environment your operation has to keep going. With NARS' cost-effective training options you can afford to give your employees the tools and knowledge they need to excel at their jobs, improving operational efficiency and your bottom line!

Participants in the ASLRRA/NARS Member Partner Program may access a training courses in a number of formats:

NARS On Site training

$1500 per week per student with a minimum of 6 students.
15% discount for ASLRRA members, BNSF contractors, and government agencies - net cost $1275 per week.
Employees of ASLRRA member companies are also eligible to apply for NARS-sponsored scholarships on select, pre-determined TTC courses. These scholarships will carry a value of 50% of one week training cost.

Offsite

$2000 instructor cost per instructor training day. Base class size 6 students up to 15 attendees. Additional attendees $400 per student, per day will apply.
15% discount for ASLRRA members, BNSF contractors, and government entities for a discounted rate of $1,700 per instructor training day up to 15 attendees, with additional attendees $340 per student, per day.
$1,500 minimum travel expenses. Company will be invoiced for travel expenses exceeding $1,500 minimum at actual costs.

TRAX Online training

$50 per single online course.
$275 per training Value Pack, discounted to $225 with ASLRRA discount.

With a wide variety of training options, the NARS program provides ASLRRA member railroads with a unique opportunity to attain the highest level of academic and technical training excellence through instruction from career railroad employees with extensive work experience. For a detailed list of offerings, please visit the NARS website at www.narstraining.com or contact Gina McCord by phone at (913) 319-3942 or (800) 228-3378 or by email at Gina.mccord@narstraining.com.

For the upcoming year, NARS will be providing courses in a wide variety of different categories, including bridge inspection, freight car train yard inspection, conductor training and many others. These courses are being provided to employees of ASLRRA members at a 15% discount off the original price. The exception is the Bridge Inspection course, which is being offered at a cost of $550 per person for ASLRRA members. To see a list of courses that will be provided during 2012, please click here.

ASLRRA and NARS are introducing a grant process designed to reduce the costs of training classes, making these courses an even better bargain for employees of ASLRRA members. If you are interested in signing up for the grant process, call Cara Lione at (202) 585-3447 or Jenny Bourque at (202) 585-3449 to receive a certificate redeemable for 50% off the already reduced special ASLRRA member rate for one week of training on any one of the NARS courses specified above. We will document the names of the first 40 railroaders to reply, issue each a grant certificate number, and direct them to contact NARS to sign up for their chosen course. Each railroader will cite their unique grant certificate number when calling NARS to verify that he or she is, in fact, the recipient of a training grant. Each company may receive one grant each year, guaranteeing an even distribution of the grants.

To see a list of the training courses scheduled for 2012, click here.

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