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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.

Reauthorization of Amtrak

Mr. Chairman, Ranking Member Smith, I appreciate the opportunity to appear before you today on behalf of Secretary of Transportation Mary Peters and the Bush Administration to discuss the reauthorization of Amtrak and the future of intercity passenger rail service in the United States.

Budget Proposal for Fiscal Year 2008 as it relates to FRA and Amtrak

Chairman Murray, Ranking Member Bond, I appreciate the opportunity to appear before you today on behalf of Secretary of Transportation Mary Peters and the Bush Administration to discuss the President’s budget proposal for fiscal year 2008 as it relates to the Federal Railroad Administration and...

Role of Human Factors in Rail Accidents

Subcommittee Chairwoman Brown, Ranking Committee Member Shuster, Representative Gonzales, and other Members of the Committee, I am very pleased to be here in San Antonio today, on behalf of the Secretary of Transportation and the Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), to...

Budget Proposal for Fiscal Year 2008 as it relates to FRA and Amtrak

Chairman Olver, Ranking Member Knollenberg, I appreciate the opportunity to appear before you today on behalf of Secretary of Transportation Mary Peters and the Bush Administration to discuss the President’s budget proposal for Fiscal Year 2008 as it relates to the Federal Railroad Administration...

Safety Reauthorization

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FRA Rail Safety Program

At your May 22 hearing, also on this subject, FRA’s witness Associate Administrator for Safety Jo Strang included in her testimony an overview of FRA’s day-to-day work to reduce the number and the severity of railroad accidents, a status report on the agency’s implementation of our National Rail...

America's Freight and Passenger Railroads

My testimony today first provides an overview of FRA’s railroad safety program and addresses the railroad industry’s safety record. In light of the August 1st disaster in Minneapolis involving the collapse of an interstate highway bridge, I will then address the issue of railroad bridge safety....