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Passenger Rail Investment Act (PRIRA)

Chairman McCain, Senator Hollings and members of the Committee, I am honored to appear on behalf of Secretary of Transportation Norman Y. Mineta and the Bush Administration to discuss our legislative proposal, the Passenger Rail Investment Reform Act (the PRIRA), and the future of intercity...

Transportation of Nuclear Waste

Chairman Quinn and members of the Subcommittee, I am very pleased to have the opportunity to be here today to testify on the important subject of the transportation of nuclear wastes. The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), on behalf of the Secretary of Transportation, administers the Federal...

Security of Passenger and Freight Railroad

Chairman McCain, Ranking Member Hollings, and members of the Committee, I am very pleased to be here today to testify about the efforts of the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) to protect and promote the security of our Nation’s passenger and freight railroad network. On behalf of the Secretary...

Medical Standards for Railroad Workers

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Rail Security

Mr. Chairman, members of the Committee, I am very pleased to be here today to testify on behalf of the Secretary of Transportation concerning the need for stronger Federal criminal laws, to deter terrorist attacks and other violence against railroad carriers and mass transportation systems. This...

Engineer Certification Questions and Answers

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Safety of Remote Control Locomotive (RCL) Operations

By letter dated September 2, 2003, the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Committee) requested that the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) conduct an assessment of the impact of remote control locomotive (RCL) operations on safety, including a comparison of the rate of...