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LD-2 disclosure · 2nd Quarter - Report

NORTH AMERICA FREIGHT CAR ASSOCIATION

via MR. EDWARD MERLIS

2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) · 2025Posted Jul 9, 2025Filing document ↗LDA record ↗

Income$9Kfee reported

Client

Name: NORTH AMERICA FREIGHT CAR ASSOCIATION
Description: Rail car manufacturers, freight car lessors, lessees and non railroad freight car owners.
Location: Missouri · United States of America

Registrant

Firm: MR. EDWARD MERLIS
Description: Public Affairs, Communications, and Government Relations Consulting
Location: McLean, Virginia, United States of America

Lobbying activities

1 issue

Railroads
Surface Transportation Reauthorization Modification of the FAST Act phase out date for flammable liquids Car Hire rate reform
Lobbyistsmr EDWARD A MERLIS
TargetedSENATE · HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES · Federal Railroad Administration · Surface Transportation Board (STB)

Source

Source · Senate Office of Public Records — Lobbying Disclosure Act filings ↗.

Coverage gaps · LD-2 reports a single dollar figure per quarter on ONE basis — income (a fee) or expenses (self-filed spend), never both — so this page never combines them into one "spend" number.

NORTH AMERICA FREIGHT CAR ASSOCIATION — Receipts Report