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Association of American Railroads
Statement by Edward R. Hamberger, President and CEO Association of American Railroads on Passage of the Comprehensive Rail Safety Bill
October 11th, 2008
The railroad industry would like to commend the leadership of the Senate Commerce Committee and the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee for the work they did in crafting a comprehensive and far-reaching rail safety bill. Nothing is more important to the railroad industry than the safety of our employees and the communities we serve. Although 2007 was the industry's safest year in history, we recognize that there is always room for improvement. Provisions of the new safety legislation will help facilitate even more improvements in safety. The legislation sets an aggressive deadline of 2015 for implementation of positive train control...
Source: Law & Health Weekly (2008-10-11)
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