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April 8, 2004
Tine to be Deputy Secretary of the Department of Transportation Louis Thompson to be a Member of the Amtrak Reform Board U S Coast Guard Promotions https www commerce senate gov 2004 4 executive session Hearings...
March 23, 2004
light of the tragedy that occurred in Madrid Spain a few weeks ago As a daily Amtrak passenger and a former member of the Amtrak Board of Directors I have known for some time about the unique security needs...needs of our nation s rail transportation system Today approximately 24 million passengers ride Amtrak annually and there are nearly 3 4 billion rail transit trips each year With that in mind I have worked...materials that pass through their communities on a daily basis are as secure as is reasonably possible Amtrak freight railroads and local transit agencies are doing all that they can to strengthen the security...
October 2, 2003
Whistleblower Search Search Terms Search Facebook Twitter YouTube Whistleblower Hearings Home Hearings Print Amtrak October 2 2003 02 30 PM Members will hear testimony on the Administration s rail passenger transportation...several years that there was no summer Amtrak crisis There was no impending financial meltdown that required the Congress and or the Administration to bail Amtrak out yet again That was not a happy accident...imposed on Amtrak the discipline and oversight of the formal Federal grant process This is a process that is common throughout the Departmentâ s other programs but which had not applied to Amtrak for decades...
September 9, 2003
reviewed consistent with national interests and security goals TSA has also provided comments to Amtrak on its Security Investment Plan Given the vast infrastructure of the passenger rail system security...should be based on thorough risk assessment and cost benefit analysis Close coordination between Amtrak the Federal Railroad Administration and TSA is critical as we move forward Good intelligence is an...
June 5, 2003
which was convened in 1997 by House Transportation and Infrastructure Chairman Bud Shuster to address Amtrak â s organization and financial structure There has rarely been a time when the topic of passenger...inter city passenger rail service I believe that there are three major immediate challenges facing Amtrak The first challenge is to end the recent experience of almost regular financial crises In this regard...was laid out in the 1920â s and 1930â s and ridership has been basically flat for much of Amtrak â s history The Northeast Corridor is the most densely populated corridor in the world It has...
April 29, 2003
Whistleblower Hearings Home Hearings Print AMTRAK April 29 2003 09 30 AM The hearing will focus on the future of intercity rail passenger service and Amtrak Sen McCain will preside Testimony Mr David Gunn...Corporation Amtrak Read statement Testimony Mr David Gunn Chairman McCain Ranking Member Hollings and members of the committee I thank you for the opportunity to appear today to discuss the future of Amtrak the...broad strokes of our five year capital plan When I arrived at Amtrak on May 15 of last year the corporation was in serious trouble Amtrak faced insolvency Sometime in July we would miss our payroll The...
April 9, 2003
will be based on critical rail infrastructure risk assessments and input from the FRA and industry Amtrak â s security plan was recently reviewed in this fashion and this Committee was apprised of the...
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