RAILROADS

Addresses

Women's Transportation Seminar, Sec. of Transportation Dole, 12678-12681 [17MY]

Amendments

Amtrak: authorize appropriations (H.R. 3648), 26206 [28SE], 27147 [4OC], 27699, 27700 [6OC]

———authorize appropriations (S. 1117), 26091 [28SE]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3648), 28213 [18OC]

Railroad Retirement Solvency Act: enact (H.R. 1646), 20667 [25JY], 21017 [26JY], 22025, 22026, 22027, 22028 [1AU]

Analyses

Amendment to the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act, 1082 [27JA]

H.R. 1646, Railroad Retirement Solvency Act, 22132 [2AU]

Rail Act Provisions, 8695 [14AP]

S. 1076, Railroad Retirement and Unemployment Insurance Solvency Act, 8835 [18AP]

Articles and editorials

Amtrak Run Called Risky, 28234 [18OC]

Burlington Northern Chooses To Stay With the ``Black Hats'', 2082 [10FE]

Cargo Car of Future Rolling on Fast Track, 2079 [10FE]

Coal by Pipe or Politics, 25226 [21SE]

Deal With Rail Issues, 28234 [18OC]

Forming a Shipper Association May Save Local Rail Service, 10802 [3MY]

From the UMWA—Coal Slurry Pipelines Mean False Promises, False Hope, 14176 [26MY]

Making Better Use of Boxcars—ICC Moves Create Furor, 26710 [30SE]

Man Run Over by Train Near Station in Westerly, 28235 [18OC]

OK for Coal Slurry?, 22768 [3AU]

Railroads Outbid Pipeline Consortium, 21758 [29JY]

Rails Riding High, 34950 [14DE]

Region Would Benefit From Atlantic City Trains, 18574 [11JY]

Sixty Years of Railroad Honored With Gold Spike, 20518 [22JY]

Spare Board Engineers' Hours Erratic, 28234 [18OC]

Train Kills Pawtucket Man—Son Injured, 28235 [18OC]

Trouble on the Tracks, 28233 [18OC]

Turn On the Coal Faucet, 15981 [15JN]

Two Railroads Outbid Pipeline Consortium for Coal Shipment, 23955 [13SE]

Use, Punctuality Rise on Amtrak, 21764 [29JY]

We Can't Afford Not to Back Rail Plan, 23764 [12SE]

Worried States Enter the Railroad Business To Save Branch Lines, 26559 [29SE]

Bills and resolutions

Alcohol and drug abuse: control (see H. Con. Res. 234)

Amtrak: authorize appropriations (see S. 1117, 1118; H.R. 2764, 3648)

———require acceptance of commuter tickets (see H.R. 2429)

———study use of, for mail transportation (see H. Con. Res. 73)

Boxcar traffic: moratorium on deregulation (see H.R. 4045)

California: validate conveyance of certain Central Pacific Railway Co. lands (see H.R. 451)

Common carriers: amount in controversy requirement in certain actions (see H.R. 3919)

Connecticut and New York: resolution of labor dispute (see S. 1058; H.R. 2485)

Consolidated Rail Corp.: insurance benefits for employees (see H.R. 39)

———prohibit certain actions (see H.R. 3332)

Economic security: protect railroads controlled by other entities (see H.R. 2318)

Employees: benefit eligibility requirements (see H.R. 250)

Freight forwarder operating authorities: allow deduction (see H.R. 3528)

High-speed intercity rail passenger service: feasibility study (see H.R. 4308)

ICC: balance of interests between rail shippers and carriers (see H. Con. Res. 219)

Land grant lands: consider income from rail line abandonment and discontinuation proceedings (see H.R. 2318)

———forfeiture in proportion to rail service abandonments (see H.R. 2318)

Multimodal Transportation Improvement Act: enact (see S. 1445)

National Transportation Safety Board: civil service retirement credit for service under Federal railroad retirement program (see H.R. 185)

Public law board: review findings for fraud or corruption (see H.R. 1508)

Purchasers of rail services: define (see H.R. 4132)

Rail carriers: accounting method (see S. 1082; H.R. 2584)

Rail line rehabilitation: authority to issue bonds (see S. 928)

Rail Passenger Service Act: amend (see H.R. 2764)

Rail service: disapproving recommendation that States assume costs of certain (see H. Res. 149)

Railroad Accounting Principles Board: extend authorization (see H.R. 4439)

Railroad Bonding Act: enact (see S. 928)

Railroad Retirement Account: financial condition (see H.R. 1445)

Railroad Retirement Act: annuity payments shall not be included in determining eligibility for veterans' benefits (see H.R. 261)

———benefits for divorced persons (see H.R. 95)

———computation of annuities (see S. 1934; H.R. 3943, 4141)

Railroad retirement tax (see H.R. 1445)

Railroad Unemployment Insurance Account: financial condition (see H.R. 1445)

Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act: amend (see S. 1076)

———compensation (see H.R. 1223)

———increase maximum daily benefit (see H.R. 94)

Rates: adjust (see S. 1081)

———standards (see S. 1082; H.R. 2584)

Rehabilitation projects: aid (see H.R. 1509)

Retirement benefits: study work and earnings limitations (see H.R. 3948)

Retirement taxes: increase (see H.R. 1180)

Shippers: prohibit denying use of track (see H.R. 4559)

Transportation contracts: full disclosure (see S. 2137)

Transportation projects: Federal assistance (see S. 1445)

Unemployment benefits: extend (see H.R. 1801)

———extend supplemental (see S. 1717)

———increase period (see H.R. 880)

Unemployment compensation (see H.R. 263, 1093)

Documents

Coal Transportation Tariff of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad (excerpt), 24682 [19SE]

History

Deregulation of Railroads in Montana, 2082 [10FE]

Letters

Arkansas Power & Light's coal haulage contract with the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad: Floyd W. Lewis for Middle South Utilities, Inc., 24680 [19SE]

———Senator Johnston, 24679 [19SE]

Purported letter by Martin Van Buren to Andrew Jackson attacking railroads, George W. Franz, 27425 [5OC]

Rail line between Philadelphia and Atlantic City, New Jersey Citizens Transportation Council, 25808 [26SE]

Railroad Retirement Solvency Act: Association of American Railroads, 22131 [2AU]

———National Railway Labor Conference, 22138 [2AU]

———Railroad Retirement Board, 22007 [1AU]

———Railway Labor Executives' Association, 22131, 22138 [2AU]

———(sundry), 22131, 22137 [2AU]

Transportation by canal boats versus railroads, Martin Van Buren (1829), 24313 [15SE]

Memorandums

Railroad Retirement and Unemployment Insurance Solvency Act (S. 1076), 8828 [18AP]

Memorials of legislature

Conrail track abandonment program: Pennsylvania, 8771 [18AP], 11275 [5MY]

Elimination of certain railroad crossings: Nevada, 16185 [16JN]

Federal Railroad Administration determination regarding train speeds: Nevada, 7160 [24MR]

Passenger train service: Oklahoma, 18798 [12JY]

Rail service: Indiana, 3114 [28FE]

Railroad retirement benefits: North Dakota, 11276 [5MY], 11671 [10MY]

———Tennessee, 13483 [24MY]

Railroad Retirement Solvency Act: Maine, 18075 [29JN]

———Mississippi, 9690 [26AP]

———North Dakota, 9690 [26AP]

———Oklahoma, 20350 [21JY]

———Oregon, 27245 [5OC]

———South Carolina, 14508 [6JN]

Messages

Alaska Railroad Operation Report, President Reagan, 13480 [24MY], 13537 [24MY]

Budget Deferrals, President Reagan (PM 72), 23540 [12SE]

Railroad Retirement Board Report, President Reagan, 17691 [28JN], 23702 [12SE]

Railroad Retirement System: President Reagan, 3241 [1MR], 3294 [1MR]

Petitions

Rail Passenger Service Act: San Antonio, Tex., citizen, 4437 [9MR]

Press releases

Transportation of coal, Middle South Utilities, 22371 [2AU]

Remarks in House

Alcohol: address industry problems (H. Con. Res. 234), 34901 [18NO]

Amtrak: authorize appropriations (H.R. 3648), 16825 [22JN], 27647, 27696-27704 [6OC], 28233 [18OC]

———increase use of rail service to transport mail (H. Con. Res. 730, 3732 [2MR]

———system improvements, 21764 [29JY]

Bloomer Shippers Railway Redevelopment League: acquisition and rehabilitation of railway lines, 10802 [3MY]

Branch railroad lines: state involvement, 26559 [29SE]

Brotherhood Railway Carmen: tribute, 21294 [27JY], 22746 [3AU]

California: validate conveyance of certain Central Pacific Railway Co. lands (H.R. 451), 12459 [17MY]

Coal: cost of transporting, 16820 [22JN], 21758 [29JY], 22371 [2AU]

Coal delivery contracts, 24682 [19SE]

Coal transportation: rates, 25929 [27SE]

Drug abuse: address industry problems (H. Con. Res. 234), 34901 [18NO]

Economic plight, 11857 [11MY]

Economic Recovery Through Railroad Revitalization and Roadbed Restoration Act: introduction (H.R. 1509), 2549 [17FE]

Employees: restore unemployment benefits (H.R. 1223), 1522 [2FE]

Federal pensions: treatment in respect to domestic relations (H.R. 1484), 2259 [15FE]

Federal Railroad Administration: making appropriations, 16813 [22JN]

Freight: insure competition (H.R. 4559), 34821 [18NO]

ICC: ratemaking guidelines (H.R. 2584), 13210 [19MY]

Interstate high speed intercity rail passenger service compact: consent of Congress (H.R. 4308), 30947 [4NO]

Los Angeles, Calif.: metro rail construction funds, 16832-16850 [22JN]

Metro-North commuter rail strike: settlement, 8875 [18AP]

Montana: impact of deregulation on shippers, 2081 [10FE]

National Transportation Week: observance, 12678 [17MY]

Nuclear weapons: notification of transportation, 6321 [21MR]

Ohio: rail service assistance funds, 16821 [22JN]

Philadelphia, Pa., and Atlantic City, N.J.: intercity rail link funds, 16825 [22JN]

Rail abandonment: consider income from land grants (H.R. 2381), 7490 [24MR]

Rail Act: implementation of provisions, 8693 [14AP]

Rail carriers: protect shippers from certain pricing practices (H.R. 2584), 29689 [27OC]

Rail shippers: ICC policies, 32659 [15NO]

Railroad retirement: study of certain benefits (H.R. 3948), 25228 [21SE]

———treat as community property (H.R. 2901), 11146 [4MY]

Railroad retirement fund: assure solvency, 22391 [4AU]

———assure solvency (H.R. 1646), 22391 [2AU]

Railroad Retirement Solvency Act: enact (H.R. 1646), 21997 [1AU], 22015 [2AU]-22029 [1AU], 22372, 22391 [2AU], 23331, 23380 [4AU]

———enact (H.R. 1646), technical corrections, 22029 [1AU]

Railroad Right-of-Way Conveyance Validation Act: enact (H.R. 451), 12459 [17MY]

Railroad Service and Accountability Act, 26559 [29SE]

Ratemaking guidelines (H.R. 2584), 13663 [24MY]

Retirement and unemployment systems: funding study (H. Con. Res. 46), 1844 [7FE]

Retirement system: alternative funding (H. Con. Res. 28), 216 [6JA]

———funding (H.R. 1180)), 1518 [2FE]

———solvency (H.R. 1646), 11857 [11MY]

Rock Island Railroad: payment of benefits to former employees of bankrupt, 16817 [22JN]

San Diego Light Rail Trolley project: extension, 11441 [9MY]

San Francisco to San Jose, Calif.: locomotives to improve commuter rail service, 16817 [22JN]

Shipper associations: acquisition and rehabilitation of railway lines, 10802 [3MY]

Southern Pacific Transportation Co.: embargo on certain California rail service, 19115 [14JY]

———rail line abandonement, 19115 [14JY]

Unemployment insurance: increase coverage (H.R. 459), 1082 [27JA], 11857 [11MY]

Unemployment rate, 11857 [11MY]

Van Buren, Martin: purported letter to Andrew Jackson attacking railroads, 25943 [27SE], 27425 [5OC]

Remarks in Senate

Accounting principles (S. 1082), 8981 [19AP]

Amtrak: funding (H.R. 1718), 6310 [21MR]

Coal transportation: railroad rates, 15050 [8JN]

Employees: supplemental unemployment benefits for certain (S. 97), 644 [26JA]

GSA: train station renovation project, 2206 [15FE]

Rail rates: adjustments (S. 1081), 8980 [19AP]

Rail transportation contracts: full disclosure (S. 2137), 34442 [18NO]

Railroad Bonding Act: introduction (S. 928), 7171 [24MR]

Railroad Retirement Act: amend (S. 1214), 11279 [5MY]

———amend (S. 1934), 27545 [6OC]

Railroad Retirement and Unemployment Insurance Solvency Act: introduction (S. 1076), 8828 [18AP]

Railroad Retirement Board: nomination of Robert A. Gielow, 3440 [1MR]

Railroad Retirement Solvency Act: enact (H.R. 1646), 18075 [29JN], 22129-22142 [2AU], 23036 [4AU]

———enact (H.R. 1646), Budget Act waiver, 22129 [2AU]

———enact (H.R. 1646), unanimous-consent agreement, 22128 [2AU]

———introduction (S. 1074), 8822 [18AP]

Railroad unemployment benefits: extend supplemental appropriations (H.R. 3959), 29318 [26OC]

Retirement system: financing (S. Con. Res. 5), 1057 [27JA], 1155 [31JA]

Unemployed Railroad Workers Supplemental Benefits Extension Act: introduction (S. 1717), 21873 [1AU]

Reports

Comments on the Bus Regulatory Reform Act: Railroad Commission of Texas, 29885-29887 [28OC]

Resolutions by organizations

Rail rate deregulation: Southern Governors' Association, 29689 [27OC]

Statements

Amtrak Improvement Act, Sec. of Transportation Dole, 10125 [27AP]

Funding Rail Rehabilitation for Intercity Rail Link Between Philadelphia, Pa., and Atlantic City (sundry), 16826 [22JN]

Metro-North Commuter Rail Strike Settlement, Representative McKinney, 8876 [18AP]

Summaries

H.R. 3619, Railroad Retirement Solvency Act, 21999 [1AU], 22005 [1AU]

Tables

Annuity amounts under section 22 (present law) reduction and under H.R. 1646, 22134 [2AU]

Legislative history of RRA and RUIA actions, 8829 [18AP]

Railroad and coal revenues (selected data), 8695 [14AP]

Railroad retirement benefits (sundry), 22007, 22010 [1AU]

Railroad Retirement Solvency Act (H.R. 1646), 22141 [2AU]

Texts of

H. Con Res. 46, study of railroad retirement and unemployment systems, 1845 [7FE]

H. Res. 286, consideration of H.R. 1646, Railroad Retirement Solvency Act, 21997 [1AU]

H. Res. 320, consideration of H.R. 3648, Amtrak Improvement Act, 27647 [6OC]

H.R. 451, Railroad Right-of-Way Conveyance Validation Act, 12459 [17MY]

H.R. 1180, railroad retirement system funding, 1518 [2FE]

H.R. 1646, Railroad Retirement Solvency Act, 22135 [2AU]

H.R. 3619, Railroad Retirement Solvency Act, 22016-22025 [1AU]

H.R. 3648, Amtrak Improvement Act, 27699 [6OC]

S. 928, Railroad Bonding Act, 7172 [24MR]

S. 1074, Railroad Retirement Solvency Act, 8822-8827 [18AP]

S. 1076, Railroad Retirement and Unemployment Insurance Solvency Act, 8830-8835 [18AP]

S. 1082, railroad accounting principles, 8981 [19AP]

S. 1214, Railroad Retirement Act Amendments, 11280 [5MY]

S. Con. Res. 5, railroad retirement system financing, 1058 [27JA]