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Reforming Intercity Passenger Rail
Mr. Chairman, Ranking member Brown, and members of the Subcommittee, I am pleased to appear before you to again underscore the need for reform of intercity passenger rail service. As I have testified previously, the Administration wants to save and improve intercity passenger rail.Amtrak Budget Request FY 2007
Chairman Bond, ranking member Murray and other members of the Subcommittee, it is my pleasure today to represent Secretary of Transportation Norman Y. Mineta to discuss the Bush Administration’s budget request for Fiscal Year 2007 as it relates to subsidies for the National Railroad Passenger...The U.S. Rail Capacity Crunch
Today, I will talk about the economic cost of insufficient capacity and resulting congestion, how the problem only worsens if freight and transportation demand forecasts are accurate, how railroads have up until now been meeting demand growth with strategic investments, and how more will be needed...Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing (RRIF) Program
Chairman LaTourette, Ranking Member Brown and other members of the Subcommittee, it is my pleasure today to represent Secretary of Transportation Norman Y. Mineta to discuss the status of the Federal Railroad Administration's (FRA) implementation of the Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement...Transit and Rail Security Training ( Joint Testimony with FTA)
Mr. Chairman and members of the Subcommittee, thank you for this opportunity to testify today on behalf of the Secretary of Transportation and the Federal Transit Administration (FTA). I am pleased to have this opportunity, with my colleague, William Fagan, Director of Security at the Federal...Current Issues In Rail Transportation Of Hazardous Materials House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
The safe transportation of hazardous materials by rail is necessarily dependent on the safety of the entire railroad system as a whole, and the failure of even a single part of this system can lead to a catastrophic accident. As I will explain, FRA is targeting the most frequent causes of accidents...Rail Safety and Security
Chairman Inouye, Vice Chairman Stevens, and other members of the Committee, I am pleased to be here today to testify, on behalf of the Secretary of Transportation, about the security of our Nation's passenger and freight railroad network and the efforts that the Department of Transportation (DOT)...Update on Railroad Rail and Public Transportation Security Efforts
My testimony today will provide some background on FRA’s railroad safety program, describe the role that FRA plays in railroad security, and discuss railroad safety and security initiatives. We stand ready to work with the Subcommittee in furthering the security of our Nation’s railroad network.Systems for Telephonic Notification of Unsafe Conditions at Highway-Rail and Pathway Grade Crossings - Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
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