[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 23 (Thursday, March 3, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E350]
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                        ``RAILROAD MAN'' RETIRES

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                             HON. JIM COSTA

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 3, 2005

  Mr. COSTA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor and wish well in 
retirement Warren Weber of Sacramtnto, California. Mr. Weber served 
with the California Department of Transportation for over forty years, 
and eight as the Chief of Caltrans Division of Rail.
  Warren graduated from California State University, Los Angeles, and 
pursued his Master's Degree in Public Administration at California 
State University, Sacramento. He began his career in the Urban Planning 
Department, at the Division of Highways. He moved through the ranks at 
the California Department of Transportation and served as a Supervising 
Transportation System Analyst, Chief of Rail Planning and Corridor 
Studies, Assistant Director of Legislative and local government 
affairs, and finally Chief of the Division of Rail.
  Throughout the years Warren was responsible for various activities. 
Before he became chief of Caltrans Rail, he served for over five years 
as Caltrans' Assistant Director for Legislative and Local Government 
Affairs where he was responsible for development of Caltrans' State 
legislative program. As the chief of the California Department of 
Transportation's Division of Rail he is responsible for the program 
management, administration, and marketing of State-supported Amtrak 
service in California.
  To enhance his busy career, Warren also serves on various committees. 
He is a member of the Transportation Research Board Committee, Local 
and Regional Rail Freight Transport; Transportation Research Board 
Committee, Intercity Rail Passenger Systems; National Research Council 
Committee, Assessment of Federal High-Speed Ground Transportation R & 
D; and the Board of Directors for the California State Railroad Museum 
Foundation.
  In conjunction with being an active member of several Transportation 
Research Board committees, Warren has received the AASHTO's President's 
Modal Award for Rail Transportation and a special recognition award 
from the American Short Line Railroad Association. He also received the 
finalist award for State Employee of the Year from the California Film 
Commission.
  Ever the busy character, Warren has authored several papers on multi-
modal transportation improvements for intercity corridors.
  His time and dedication to the development and implementation of rail 
programs are to be lauded. Warren has truly been an instrumental player 
in the transportation sector, and while his retirement will be 
celebrated, he will also be missed by his many colleagues.

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