SPEAKER INDEX CONTENTS INSERTS ACKERSON 288 308 309 BACHUS 75 101 102 103 104 105 125 126 134 135 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 258 259 260 261 262 265 269 27 270 271 272 273 274 275 276 277 278 279 285 286 287 288 294 308 309 310 311 312 313 314 315 316 317 318 396 397 398 399 400 401 402 403 404 405 406 407 408 409 410 416 419 422 424 425 426 427 428 429 430 431 432 433 434 435 436 437 438 439 440 441 442 443 444 445 446 447 59 61 BARR 174 175 180 BEVIRT 177 187 188 189 BLAYDES 359 368 375 BLUMENAUER 73 97 100 101 170 175 190 192 208 210 285 286 305 306 307 308 332 349 350 351 352 BURWELL 295 296 303 305 306 307 318 CAMERON 262 265 273 274 279 283 284 285 CLEMENT 75 114 115 117 118 29 329 345 346 347 348 41 42 43 44 CROWLEY 139 DONNELLY 412 416 425 435 436 437 444 DUFF 380 390 393 396 397 400 404 405 406 410 EMMETT 416 426 427 432 433 437 438 439 440 441 442 443 444 446 447 FOWLER 330 348 349 44 45 FOX 118 119 332 FRANKS 70 75 77 78 81 84 87 92 97 101 105 106 110 114 118 119 125 126 127 132 133 134 135 138 147 149 150 151 155 162 164 165 169 170 171 173 174 175 177 180 182 186 190 192 193 194 196 197 199 200 201 204 208 21 212 216 220 221 222 228 232 235 239 240 241 246 250 253 254 255 27 29 294 295 298 30 302 303 304 305 308 318 32 321 322 327 329 33 330 332 333 334 338 339 34 340 343 345 348 349 35 352 353 358 359 361 364 366 367 368 369 372 376 379 38 380 383 385 390 392 393 396 41 410 411 412 416 44 46 49 50 51 55 59 61 62 63 64 68 69 GRANGER 29 38 39 40 41 GRIFFIN 276 277 278 281 282 GUINAN 232 241 HALEY 235 239 240 242 244 245 HATCH 92 97 99 106 110 116 117 123 124 KAHN 88 100 101 102 103 104 105 114 116 121 122 123 KUCINICH 182 190 192 193 LEVINE 142 150 151 152 153 LIPINSKI 107 109 110 134 LOFTUS 127 130 135 136 365 367 374 376 377 378 379 MCCARREN 250 256 257 260 MICA 255 256 257 258 MONTH 84 98 105 109 118 MORAN 110 111 112 113 114 171 190 204 206 207 208 228 229 230 231 294 376 377 378 379 MORGAN 195 196 198 199 200 201 202 203 205 206 207 210 211 213 215 216 217 218 219 220 222 223 224 225 226 227 228 229 230 231 232 30 33 334 335 338 339 34 340 341 342 343 344 345 346 347 348 349 35 350 351 352 353 354 355 356 358 36 37 39 40 42 43 45 46 47 48 49 50 56 60 62 63 64 67 NADLER 119 121 122 123 124 135 136 138 151 152 153 154 155 162 163 164 171 186 187 188 189 190 212 214 215 216 228 241 242 243 244 246 318 319 320 OBERSTAR 41 51 59 PAOLELLO 299 304 305 310 311 312 313 314 315 316 317 318 319 320 PHILLIPS 127 133 134 137 247 253 254 255 257 258 259 361 369 370 371 372 373 QUINN 169 327 343 344 345 372 374 375 RASTATTER 147 150 REAUTHORIZATION OF THE SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD 1 3 RENNICKE 81 107 108 112 113 115 119 ROBINSON 145 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 SAILORS 193 SANDLIN 173 190 216 217 218 219 220 46 47 48 49 SCHWIRTZ 422 424 426 427 428 429 430 434 435 440 445 446 447 SHAYS 181 SZABO 385 390 392 394 395 397 398 399 400 401 402 403 404 407 408 409 410 411 412 THEURER 419 424 425 431 432 VOLTMANN 383 391 397 407 408 WISE 167 186 201 202 203 204 223 224 225 226 227 24 280 281 282 283 284 324 332 334 341 342 343 348 35 353 354 355 356 358 36 369 37 370 371 372 38 393 394 395 396 410 411 51 64 67 WYSS 77 78 98 110 111 112 118 124 WYTKIND 261 265 269 270 271 272 273 274 275 276 279 280 281 286 287 CONTENTS SPEAKERS INSERTS TESTIMONY OF LINDA J. MORGAN, CHAIRMAN, SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD PAGE 30 TESTIMONY OF ANTHONY B. HATCH, INDEPENDENT RAIL ANALYST; ALFRED E. KAHN, PROFESSOR EMERITUS, CORNELL UNIVERSITY; STEPHAN MONTH, MANAGING DIRECTOR, CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON CORPORATION; WILLIAM J. RENNICKE, VICE PRESIDENT, MERCER MANAGEMENT CONSULTING; AND DAVID A. WYSS, CHIEF ECONOMIST, STANDARD & POOR'S DRI PAGE 77 TESTIMONY OF KAREN BORLAUG PHILLIPS, SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, POLICY, LEGISLATION AND COMMUNICATIONS, ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN RAILROADS; AND WILLIAM E. LOFTUS, PRESIDENT, AMERICAN SHORT LINE AND REGIONAL RAILROAD ASSOCIATION PAGE 126 TESTIMONY OF THOMAS D. CROWLEY, PRESIDENT, L.E. PEABODY & ASSOCIATES, INC., ON BEHALF OF THE WESTERN COAL TRAFFIC LEAGUE; MARK S. LEVINE, PRESIDENT, UNITED DC, INC., ON BEHALF OF THE SOCIETY OF THE PLASTICS INDUSTRY, INC.; ED RASTATTER, DIRECTOR OF POLICY FOR RAIL AND MOTOR, NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL TRANSPORTATION LEAGUE; AND ERIC ROBINSON, DIRECTOR OF DISTRIBUTION, CHEMICAL PRODUCTS, FMC CORPORATION, ON BEHALF OF THE CHEMICAL MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION PAGE 138 TESTIMONY OF HON. BOB BARR, A REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS FROM GEORGIA, ACCOMPANIED BY THOMAS D. BEVIRT, BUSINESSMAN, AND PAST VICE PRESIDENT, POWDER SPRINGS BUSINESS ASSOCIATION, POWDER SPRINGS, PAGE 174 TESTIMONY OF HON. CHRISTOPHER SHAYS, A REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS FROM CONNECTICUT PAGE 181 TESTIMONY OF HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH, A REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS FROM OHIO PAGE 182 TESTIMONY OF LINDA J. MORGAN, CHAIRMAN, SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD PAGE 195 TESTIMONY OF JOHN F. GUINAN, ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, PASSENGER AND FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION, NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION; AND JOHN J. HALEY, JR., COMMISSIONER, NEW JERSEY STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION PAGE 232 TESTIMONY OF REILLY McCARREN, EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER, WISCONSIN CENTRAL TRANSPORTATION CORPORATIONS, NORTH AMERICAN RAIL OPERATING PROPERTIES, ON BEHALF OF THE AMERICAN SHORT LINE AND REGIONAL RAILROAD ASSOCIATION; AND KAREN BORLAUG PHILLIPS, SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, POLICY, LEGISLATION AND COMMUNICATIONS, ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN RAILROADS PAGE 247 TESTIMONY OF DAVID O. CAMERON, SENIOR COMMUNICATIONS COORDINATOR, INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS; AND EDWARD WYTKIND, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, TRANSPORTATION TRADES DIVISION, AFLCIO, ACCOMPANIED BY DAVID GRIFFIN, ASSISTANT GENERAL COUNSEL, BROTHERHOOD OF MAINTENANCE OF WAY EMPLOYES PAGE 261 TESTIMONY OF NELS ACKERSON, THE ACKERSON GROUP; DAVID BURWELL, PRESIDENT, RAILS-TO-TRAILS CONSERVANCY; AND RAY PAOLELLO, CITY ATTORNEY, CITY OF YAKIMA, WASHINGTON, ON BEHALF OF THE NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES PAGE 288 TESTIMONY OF HON. LINDA J. MORGAN, CHAIRMAN, SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD PAGE 335 TESTIMONY OF LONNIE E. BLAYDES, JR., VICE PRESIDENT, COMMUTER RAIL AND RAILROAD MANAGEMENT, DALLAS AREA RAPID TRANSIT, ON BEHALF OF THE AMERICAN PUBLIC TRANSIT ASSOCIATION; WILLIAM E. LOFTUS, PRESIDENT, AMERICAN SHORT LINE AND REGIONAL RAILROAD ASSOCIATION; AND KAREN B. PHILLIPS, SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, POLICY, LEGISLATION AND COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT, ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN RAILROADS PAGE 358 TESTIMONY OF DIANE C. DUFF, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, ALLIANCE FOR RAIL COMPETITION; ROBERT G. SZABO, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND COUNSEL, CONSUMERS UNITED FOR RAIL EQUITY; AND ROBERT A. VOLTMANN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND CEO, TRANSPORTATION INTERMEDIARIES ASSOCIATION PAGE 380 TESTIMONY OF MICHAEL DONNELLY, CHAIRMAN, NATIONAL GRAIN AND FEED ASSOCIATION; EDWARD M. EMMETT, PRESIDENT, NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL TRANSPORTATION LEAGUE; ROBERT J. THEURER, MANAGER, LOGISTICS INDUSTRY AFFAIRS, AMOCO CHEMICAL COMPANY, ON BEHALF OF THE CHEMICAL MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION; AND MARK W. SCHWIRTZ, MANAGER, ENVIRONMENTAL AND FUEL RESOURCES, ARIZONA ELECTRIC POWER COOPERATIVE, ON BEHALF OF THE WESTERN COAL TRAFFIC LEAGUE PAGE 412 INSERTS SPEAKERS CONTENTS NO INSERTS IN THIS HEARING