[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 173 (Thursday, December 13, 2001)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2274]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




HONORING TWO ESTEEMED RAILROAD INDUSTRY LEADERS, WILLIAM J. DRUNSIC AND 
      ANTHONY M. LINN, FOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE STATE OF TENNESSE

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                            HON. BOB CLEMENT

                              of tennessee

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, December 12, 2001

  Mr. CLEMENT. Mr. Speaker, as the State of Tennessee embarks upon an 
initiative to create a commuter railroad system, it is most appropriate 
that members of the U.S. House of Representatives recognize two 
esteemed leaders in the railroad industry. I am speaking of William J. 
Drunsic and Anthony M. Linn, whose personal involvement in the concept 
and planning of this project have had a tremendous impact and have 
caused this great effort to stay on course and move forward at a 
constant and deliberate pace.
  Mr. Drunsic and Mr. Linn began their involvement in the railroad 
industry in Tennessee nearly twenty years ago in March 1983. They have 
been recognized as leaders in the short line railroad industry for a 
long while. Today there are some 400 members of the American Short Line 
and Regional Railroad Association. In Tennessee alone there are 17 
short line railroads in operation. Mr. Drunsic and Mr. Linn are either 
principals or share affiliations with five of the 17 short line 
operations in the Volunteer State.
  Mr. Drunsic, a resident of Manchester Center, Vermont, and Mr. Linn, 
a resident of Closter, New Jersey, have indeed registered a mark on the 
railroad industry in Tennessee and in the United States, worthy of this 
recognition. As Middle Tennessee, and specifically the 5th & 6th 
Congressional Districts, begin to explore the opportunities of a 
commuter rail system, these two men will certainly be hailed for their 
vision and their service toward making this long standing proposition a 
matter of reality.
  Today we congratulate and thank Mr. Drunsic and Mr. Linn for their 
many contributions to the railroad industry, to the nation, and to the 
entire State of Tennessee.
  Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.




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