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Rail Worker Welding

COMPREHENSIVE COURSES
US RAIL™ Academy programs are customized to help transit agencies, commuter railroads, passenger railroads, public rail authorities, contractors, and other rail organizations train, qualify, certify, and advance their workforce while maintaining compliance with applicable rail safety, regulatory, technical, and industry requirements.

PER US RAIL™ & APPLICABLE FRA, AREMA®, UIC & INTERNATIONAL RAILWAY PRACTICES

CUSTOM AGENCY TRAINING & COMPLIANCE PROGRAMS

US RAIL™ Academy can develop customized training programs around an agency's existing equipment, infrastructure, operating rules, SOPs, maintenance procedures, safety programs, and workforce requirements. Programs may include classroom instruction, field instruction, hands-on qualification, annual refresher training, supervisory development, technical assessments, written examinations, practical evaluations, and compliance documentation. Training programs can also be developed to assist agencies with updating existing manuals, procedures, qualification programs, and training materials to reflect applicable regulatory requirements and current railway practices.

 

TRAINING RECORDS, CERTIFICATION & ANNUAL COMPLIANCE TRACKING

US RAIL™ Academy provides a centralized electronic system for documenting, maintaining, and tracking workforce training records for participating rail and transit agencies. Our system is designed to help agencies maintain organized records and demonstrate ongoing compliance with applicable training, qualification, certification, and continuing-education requirements. For each eligible participant, US RAIL™ Academy maintains a training history that may include course completion, certificates of completion, qualifications or certifications, prerequisites, required refresher training, continuing education, expiration or renewal dates, and individual progress toward program requirements. Certificates of completion, qualification, or certification, as applicable to the specific course and program requirements, are issued electronically and maintained in the US RAIL™ Academy online Training, Certification & Compliance Tracking System for up to three (3) years. The system also enables participating agencies to track training and compliance annually, identify upcoming refresher or recertification requirements, verify that prerequisites have been satisfied, and maintain readily accessible documentation to support internal reviews, audits, and applicable regulatory or agency compliance requirements.

American Railways offers comprehensive training courses for railroad track safety, maintenance, inspection, and
CWR thermite welding. Only currently certified track workers shall be allowed on the job.

 

RECOGNIZED CERTIFICATION

Upon successful completion of training, American Railways provides a certificate. Your credentials will immediately be registered and updated electronically with American Railways online system.

American Railways

Headquarters Office 

50 California Street, Floor 15

San Francisco, California 94111, USA

AUTRAI® Trains Software & Rail Apps

50 California Street, Floor 15

San Francisco, California 94111, USA

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Phone (213) 973-4000

E-mail: us@usrailways.com

© 2026 American Railways™, a US Railways™ Company

​​​​Rail & Equipment Yard

3300 Busch Road

Pleasanton, California 94566, USA

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Laboratories & Standards 

1660 Railroad Ave

Crescent City, California 95531, USA​

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