INTERSTATE AND FOREIGN COMMERCE NINETY-FIFTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION ON H.R. 11493 A BILL TO AMEND THE RAIL PASSENGER SERVICE ACT TO A BILL TO PROVIDE FOR THE DESIGNATION AND IMPLEMEN- UNIVERSITY Printed for the use of the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce COMMITTEE ON INTERSTATE AND FOREIGN COMMERCE HARLEY O. STAGGERS, West Virginia, Chairman JOHN E. MOSS, California PHILIP R. SHARP, Indiana JAMES J. FLORIO, New Jersey ANTHONY TOBY MOFFETT, Connecticut JIM SANTINI, Nevada ANDREW MAGUIRE, New Jersey MARTY RUSSO, Illinois EDWARD J. MARKEY, Massachusetts THOMAS A. LUKEN, Ohio DOUG WALGREN, Pennsylvania BOB GAMMAGE, Texas ALBERT GORE, JR., Tennessee BARBARA A. MIKULSKI, Maryland SAMUEL L. DEVINE, Ohio JAMES T. BROYHILL, North Carolina Comptroller General of the United States, on H.R. 11089_- Gephardt, Hon. Richard A., a Representative in Congress from the Gianturco, Adriana, director, California Department of Transporta- Gore, Hon. Albert, Jr., a Representative in Congress from the State 104 McLure, Herbert, assistant director, in charge with work involving the railroads, General Accounting Office- Mahoney, William G., attorney, Railway Labor Executives' Associa- Marlenee, Hon. Ron, a Representative in Congress from the State of O'Neal, Hon. A. Daniel, Chairman, Interstate Commerce Commission. Reistrup, Paul H., president, National Railroad Passenger Corporation- Rossi, Louis, director, railroad group, New York Department of Schiefelbein, Dick, Chief, Section of Analysis and Evaluation and Rail Seigler, Clarence, supervisory auditor, in charge of work at Amtrak 94 39 Snyder, James R., chairman, legislative committee, Railway Labor 96 Additional material submitted for the record by- Attachments to Mr. Lewis' prepared statement: Table I.—A comparison of typical intercity bus and Amtrak 1978_. Draft statement of American Bus Association.. Appendix I. List of prior GAO reports on the National Railroad Page 131 132 132 135 42 Appendix II.-Fuel efficiency and safety of major intercity trans- Appendix III.-Amtrak fares on potential corridor routes com- Appendix IV.-Amtrak actions on recommendations from prior 43 43 Louis Harris & Associates survey.. 46 McFall, Hon. John J., a Representative in Congress from the State National Conference of State Railway Officials: Letter dated March 3, 1978, from Mr. Flanders, director, 113 Exhibit A-Statement of Bruce Hagen, commissioner, North 113 Letter dated February 21, 1978, from Mr. Simons, executive 115 Letter dated February 9, 1978, from Mr. Hennessy, commis- 115 Killoran, John P., chairman, passenger committee, statement of National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak): 118 Attachment-April 30, 1978, northeast corridor schedule change summary_ 172 Relative fuel efficiency Location of Norfolk, Va., railroad station.. New York Department of Transportation, attachments to Mr. Rossi's 173 189 189 Letter dated February 8, 1978, from Mr. Hennessy, to Secretary 199 200 New York State policy statement-Northeast corridor improve- 200 Statement submitted for the record by William L. Barwis, manager, rail passenger operations, Michigan Department of State Highways and Transportation.. 214 Letters submitted for the record by— Michigan State Department of State Highways and Transporta- 215 Ohio Association of Railroad Passenger, Thomas R. Pulsifer, 216 Penn Central Transportation Co., Robert W. Blanchette.. 217 220 ORGANIZATIONS REPRESENTED AT THE HEARINGS American Bus Association, Arthur D. Lewis, president. California Department of Transportation : Gianturco, Adrian, director. Gray, George, director, mass transportation division. General Accounting Office: Eschwege, Henry, Director. McLure, Herbert, Assistant Director, in charge of work involving the railroads. Seigler, Clarence, Supervisor Auditor. Interstate Commerce Commission: O'Neal, Hon. A. Daniel, Chairman. Keystone Association of Railroad Passengers, Lawrence T. Joyce, chairman. National Association of Railroad Passengers, Thomas G. Crikelair, assistant director. National Conference of State Railway Officials, Clifford Elkins, director. Brazier, Donald R., vice president. Reistrup, Paul H., president. New York Department of Transportation, Louis Rossi, director. Mahoney, William G., attorney. Snyder, James R., chairman. Transportation Department: Sullivan, John M., Administrator. Swinburn, Charles, Associate Administrator. |