RAILROADS

Amendments

Amtrak Improvement Act: enact (H.R. 3648), 4528, 4530 [5MR], 4652, 4654, 4657, 4658, 4660, 4661, 4669, 4670 [6MR]

Federal Railroad Administration: authorizing appropriations (S. 2537), 11775 [10MY]

Railroad Safety Improvement Act: enact (H.R. 5585), 21980 [1AU], 25924 [18SE], 26353, 26354, 26355, 26356, 26357 [20SE]

———enact (H.R. 5585), committee amendment, 26352 [20SE]

Articles and editorials

Alleghany's Offer for Conrail Seems To Be on Winning Course at DOT, 20462 [29JN]

Amtrak Agent Recognized for Action, 15987 [12JN]

Caution Signal on Conrail Sale, 24143 [10AU]

Congressional Review of Sale of Conrail (sundry), 3961-3963 [29FE]

Conrail Bidders Narrowed to 3—Norfolk Southern, Alleghany, Marriott Group in Contention, 25208 [12SE]

Conrail Estimates Profits 84 Percent Ahead of Last Year, 25199 [12SE]

Conrail Plan Drawn Up by Shipper—Carriers Allowed Access to Some Marts, Retaining Competition, 8618 [10AP]

Conrail Sale Is Being Railroaded, 14524 [30MY]

Conrail's Profits Rise, Don't Rush Into Selling It, 1371 [1FE]

Do Not Give Conrail Away, 10604 [1MY]

Don't Give Away Conrail at a Fire-Sale Price, 25199 [12SE]

DOT Effort To Break Up Conrail, 8621 [10AP]

Engineer of Derailed Chemical Train Indicted, 2938 [22FE]

For Sale Sign on Conrail Starts Attracting Serious Bidders, 9041 [11AP]

Is This Any Way To Run a Railroad?, 2027 [7FE]

More Time Is Needed To Study the Bids, 30735 [5OC]

Obsolete Bids for Conrail, 25207 [12SE]

Railroad Derailment (excerpt), 26357 [20SE]

Railroad Renaissance, 7419 [2AP]

Should the U.S. Sell Conrail Now?, 30734 [5OC]

Unions Balk at a Quick Sale of Conrail, 6027 [20MR]

What Can We Do About Rail Safety?, 24134 [10AU]

Bills and resolutions

Abandonments: States' regulatory jurisdiction (see H.R. 5078)

Aberdeen, SD: retain easements in certain Chicago & Northwestern Transportation Co. lands (see S. 2733; H.R. 6017)

Alcoholic beverages: Federal criminal offense for operation of common carrier while intoxicated (see S. 3020)

Aliens: taxation of retirement benefits (see H.R. 4988)

Capital improvement programs: rehabilitation assistance to State and local governments (see H.R. 5765)

Collective bargaining agreements: rejection by employer (see H.R. 4858)

Computerized rail grinding trains: investment tax credit (see H.R. 5663)

Conrail: 1-year suspension of Sec. of Transportation authority to sell (see H.R. 6065)

———congressional hearings on Dept. of Transportation sale activities (see S. Res. 362)

———continuation of certain freight service (see H.R. 5850)

———establish fund through which proceeds from sale of, will be used for rail-related infrastructure capital improvements (see H.R. 6082)

———freight service (see H.R. 4736)

Conrail Infrastructure Fund Act: enact (see S. 2943)

CSX Corp.: consequences of ICC decision on acquisition of American Commercial Lines (see S. Con. Res. 148)

Diesel-electric locomotives: energy conservation investment tax credit (see S. 3057)

Drug abuse: Federal criminal offense for operation of common carrier while intoxicated (see S. 3020)

Federal Railroad Administration: authorizing appropriations (see S. 2537)

Federal Railroad Safety Act: budget waiver for consideration of S. 2537 (see S. Res. 390)

Freight forwarders: eliminate ICC economic regulations (see S. 2874)

Hazardous Materials Transportation Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 5530, 5642)

Hazardous substances: report on proposed routes for transportation through less populated areas (see H.R. 5109)

———Sec. of Transportation regulations pertaining to routing (see H.R. 5591)

High-speed passenger service: Illinois/Indiana/Michigan/Ohio/Pennsylvania compact (see S. 2564)

Human organs: limit liability of certain volunteer workers in transporting (see H.R. 6106)

ICC: consideration of certain indicators in determining the revenue adequacy (see S.J. Res. 331)

———improve regulation (see H.R. 5731)

Mass transit: improvement funds (see S. 2554)

Modernization projects: minimum apportionments from capital discretionary funds (see H.R. 4769)

National infrastructure fund: interest-free loans to State and local governments for construction and improvement projects (see H.R. 5948)

Nonsmoking passengers: seating areas (see H.R. 4955)

Pensions: remove ``last employer'' limitation on receipt of certain annuities in case of nonrailroad employment (see H.R. 4789)

Pritchett, Ernest and Dianna: confirm conveyance of certain real property (see S. 2721; H.R. 5820)

Radioactive waste: transportation restrictions (see H.R. 4850)

Rail Capital Infrastructure Fund: establish (see S. 2943)

Railroad Safety Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 5585)

Retirement benefits: adjustments contingent on financial condition of fund (see H.R. 5013)

———determination of exclusion from modified adjusted gross income of interest (see H.R. 6128)

———eliminate certain reductions in cost-of-living increases (see H.R. 6053)

———survivors' annuities to certain employees (see H.R. 5704)

Shippers: freight rates and protection against monopolistic policy (see S. 2417)

Taxation: deduction of contributions to retirement fund (see H.R. 4852)

———investment tax credit for computerized rail grinding trains used in country contiguous to the U.S. (see H.R. 5663)

———underpayments attributable to inclusion in gross income of certain retirement benefits (see H.R. 5139)

Transportation contracts: disclosure (see H.R. 4831)

Unemployment: coverage of workers under Federal-State insurance system (see H.R. 6068)

Letters

Amtrak service to Arkadelphia, AR: W. Graham Claytor, Jr., 21522 [30JY]

Proposed sale of Conrail: Richard L. Thornburgh, Governor of Pennsylvania, 21456 [27JY]

———several Representatives, 21456 [27JY]

Memorials of legislature

Kansas, 10773 [2MY], 10876 [3MY]

Messages

Federal Railroad Safety Act Report, President Reagan, 877 [30JA]

Hazardous Materials Transportation Act: President Reagan, 30560 [5OC]

No-Fault Mechanism for Compensation of Railroad Employees: William H. Taft (1912), 9356 [12AP]

Petitions

Bulk cargo: National Association of State Depts. of Agriculture, 122 [23JA]

Federal statutes: Amtrak, 15610 [11JN]

Remarks in House

Amtrak: investigate safety procedures, 26348 [20SE]

Amtrak Improvement Act: enact (H.R. 3648), 4555 [5MR], 4652 [6MR], 4658 [12MR], 4667 [7MR]-4671 [6MR], 5106 [8MR], 5552 [14MR]

———enact (H.R. 3648), technical corrections, 4671 [6MR]

Bush River, MD: Amtrak Northeast corridor bridge, 31576 [10OC]

Coal: railroad transportation rates, 25952 [18SE], 26308 [20SE]

Conrail: Congressional approval of proposed sale, 4661 [6MR]

———property disposal, 26355 [20SE]

———proposed sale, 7418 [2AP], 19016 [27JN], 20461 [29JN], 21430, 21455 [27JY], 30734, 30747 [5OC], 32540 [12OC]

Conway and Myrtle Beach, SC: purchase of track, 26748 [25SE]

Electric Consumers' Railroad Antimonopoly Act: enact (H.R. 4559), 31442 [10OC]

Employees: formation of corporation to help with alcohol and drug problems, 26335 [20SE]

———prevent multiple withholding, 4670 [6MR]

Energy: improve conservation, 9571 [12AP]

Freight rates: protect shippers and consumers against monopolistic (H.R. 4559), 31442 [10OC]

Freight shippers: ICC regulation of use of private rail cars, 28816 [2OC]

Freight transportation: regulation of railroad holding companies, 8290 [5AP]

High-speed intercity rail passenger city compact: consent of Congress (H.R. 4308), 17002 [18JN], 17011 [19JN], 17013 [20JN]

Intrastate rail abandonments: return jurisdiction to the States, 5105 [8MR]

Land grants, 1980 [7FE]

Locomotive cabs: staffing, 4654 [6MR]

Milwaukee Railroad: ITC bidding for bankruptcy, 13988 [23MY]

New York, NY: Amtrak West Side connection project, 31576 [10OC]

Northeast corridor: engineers stress, 30758 [5OC]

Oakland, CA: addition to East Bay Regional Park District system, 26642 [24SE]

Overground Railroad Marchers: tribute, 25696 [17SE]

Railroad Accounting Principles Board: extend authorization (H.R. 4439), 2001 [7FE]

———extend authorization (H.R. 4439), technical corrections, 2004 [7FE]

Railroad costs: accounting method, 4670 [6MR]

Railroad Deregulation Improvement Act: introduction (H.R. 5731), 14232 [24MY]

Railroad Safety Improvement Act: enact (H.R. 5585), 26335, 26348 [20SE], 26351 [28SE]-26358 [20SE]

———enact (H.R. 5585), technical corrections, 26358 [20SE]

Railroad Unemployment Compensation Committee report, 8301 [9AP]

Railroad Unemployment Insurance System: transfer to States, 16723 [15JN]

Railroad workers: cover under Federal-State Unemployment insurance system (H.R. 6068), 22301 [2AU]

Retirees: cost-of-living adjustment (H.R. 6053), 21648 [31JY]

———equity (H.R. 5013), 4234 [1MR]

———taxation of benefits (H.R. 5139), 5581 [14MR]

Revitalization: proposed, 30212 [4OC]

Rural areas: service, 1980 [7FE]

Safety: improve, 9571 [12AP]

San Pedro, CA: opening of American President Lines terminal, 11700 [9MY]

Service: improve ICC regulation (H.R. 5731), 14232 [24MY]

———proposed reduced funding, 4658 [6MR]

Transportation contracts: full and prompt disclosure (H.R. 4831), 2619 [9FE]

Unemployed railroad workers: right-of-first hire protections, 4669 [6MR]

White Pass & Yukon Railway: shipper decisions, 2650 [9FE]

Remarks in Senate

American Commercial Lines: relating to acquisition by CSX Corp. (S. Con. Res. 148), 29177 [3OC]

Amtrak: service to Arkadelphia, AR, 21522 [30JY]

Boxcars: implement equitable car hire compensation system, 11775 [10MY]

Chicago & Northwestern Transportation Co.: retain easements in certain lands after railroad abandonment (S. 2733), 15044 [6JN]

Conrail: congressional hearings on sale activities (S. Res. 362), 7118 [29MR]

Conrail Infrastructure Fund Act: introduction (S. 2943), 23336 [9AU]

Cost-of-living adjustments: cap, 11238-11247 [8MY]

Diesel-electric locomotives: extend energy conservation investment tax credit (S. 3057), 32094 [11OC], 29164 [3OC]

Federal Railroad Administration: authorizing appropriations (S. 2537), 8088 [5AP]

High-speed passenger line: interstate compact (H.R. 4308), 17605 [20JN], 19754 [28JN]

———interstate compact (H.R. 4308), held at desk, 17612 [20JN]

———interstate compact (S. 2564)

ICC: consideration of certain indicators in determining the revenue adequacy (S.J. Res. 331), 20131 [29JN]

Interstate rail network: consent for compact with States (S. 2564), 8769-8770 [11AP]

Pine Bluff, AR: funding for railroad-highway demonstration project, 22878 [8AU]

Pritchett, Ernest and Dianna: confirm conveyance of certain real property (S. 2721), 14120 [24MY], 27789 [28SE]

Rail carriers: insure competition (S. 2417), 5341 [13MR]

Railroad Safety Improvement Act: enact (H.R. 5585), unanimous-consent request, 28840 [3OC]

Skagway-Yukon railroad: jobs, 2547 [9FE]

Surface Freight Forwarder Deregulation Act: introduction (S. 2874), 21190 [26JY]

Washington, DC: renovation of Union Station, 1346 [1FE]

Yukon Territory: transportation issues, 567-568 [26JA], 2547 [9FE]

Reports

Appropriations: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (S. Res. 390) (S. 2537), 12716 [17MY]

———Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (S. 2688) (S. Rept. 98-457), 12716 [17MY]

Capital Investment Expenditures in Budget and Assessment of Nation's Public Facilities: Committee on Government Operations (H.R. 1244) (H. Rept. 98-153), 9982 [25AP]

Budget Act Waiver Regarding Federal Railroad Safety Act Amendment Authorizing Appropriations: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (S. Res. 390) (S. 2537), 12716 [17MY]

———Committee on the Budget (S. 2537; S. Res. 390), 15340 [7JN]

Budget Act Waiver Regarding Interstate and Interstate Cost Estimates Approval: Committee on the Budget (S. 2527; S. Res. 408), 19643 [28JN]

———Committee on the Budget (S. 2527; S. Res. 409), 19643 [28JN]

Federal Railroad Safety Act Amendment: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (S. 2688) (S. Rept. 98-457), 12716 [17MY]

Federal Railroad Safety Act Authorization: Committee on Energy and Commerce (H.R. 5585) (H. Rept. 98-795), 13047 [21MY]

———Committee on Rules (H.R. 5585; H. Res. 562) (H. Rept. 98-922), 21716 [31JY]

Interstate Compact for Feasibility Study of High-Speed Intercity Rail Passenger Service Network: Committee on the Judiciary (H.R. 4308) (S. Rept. 98-823), 15194 [6JN]

Railroad Accounting Principles Board Authorization (H. Rept. 98-594), 1939 [6FE]

Structural Failures in Public Facilities: Committee on Science and Technology (H. Rept. 98-621), 5690 [15MR]

Statements

Governors, Mayors, and Consumers Urge Swift Action To Curb ICC/Railroad Abuses, 4558 [5MR]

Holding Companies Are Robbing Trains: Harry S. Truman, 1980 [7FE]

Railroad Accounting Principles Board, 2003 [7FE]

Railroad Rates, 2003 [7FE]

Yukon Territory Transportation Issues: Canadian Transport Commission, 567 [26JA]

———Cyprus Anvil Mining Corp., 567 [26JA]

Studies

Assistant Engineers Needed for Northeast Corridor Trains: Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers (summary), 30758 [5OC]

Tables

Economic impact of proposed Conrail sale (sundry), 32541 [12OC]

Rail corridor population and travel data, 19754 [28JN]

Testimonies

Amtrak Improvement Act (H.R. 3648), 5553-5554 [14MR]

Texts of

H.R. 4439, extend authorization for the Railroad Accounting Principles Board, 2001 [7FE]

S. 2417, insure competition in rail carrier service, 5341 [13MR]

S. 2537, Federal Railroad Administration appropriations, 8088 [5AP]

S. 2564, consent for compact with States for interstate rail network, 8770 [11AP]

S. 2721, conveyance of certain real property to Ernest and Dianna Pritchett, 14120 [24MY], 27790 [28SE]

S. 2837, basis for filing of complaints by water carriers against anticompetitive practices of railroads, 20119 [29JN]

S. 2874, Surface Freight Forwarder Deregulation Act, 21190-21193 [26JY]

S. 2943, Infrastructure Fund Act, 23336 [9AU]

S. 3057, extend energy conservation investment tax credit to diesel-electric locomotives, 29164 [3OC]

S. Con. Res. 148, acquisition of American Commercial Lines by CSX Corp., 29177 [3OC]

S. Res. 362, congressional hearings on Conrail sale activities, 7118 [29MR]

S. Res. 415, anniversary of Federal support for mass transit, 18689 [26JN]

S.J. Res. 331, ICC consideration of certain indicators in determining the revenue adequacy of railroads, 20131 [29JN]