RAILROADS

Amendments

Amtrak: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2266), 23151 [10SE], 23265 [10SE], 23444 [11SE], 24180 [18SE]

———establish commission to study financial status (H.R. 2266), 23265 [10SE], 23444 [11SE], 24180 [18SE]

Conrail: sale (S. 638), 33984 [3DE], 34126 [4DE]

Federal Railroad Safety Act: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2372), 22964, 22965, 22966 [5SE]

Railroad Right-of-Way Conveyance Validation Act: enact (H.R. 2067), 33694 [3DE]

Southern Pacific Transportation Co.: declaring abandonment of certain property (H.R. 3266), 35173 [9DE]

Unemployment: extend borrowing authority under insurance program (H.R. 3722), 37707 [18DE]

Analyses

Amtrak Amendment to the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (S. 1730), 28558 [23OC]

Conrail Sale, 4668 [6MR]

Consumer Rail Equity Act (H.R. 1190), 2890 [21FE]

Consumer Rail Equity Act (S. 477), 2726-2728 [20FE], 29984-29986 [31OC]

Standards for Railroad Rates and Market Determination (H.R. 540), 834 [22JA]

Articles and editorials

Aid to Amtrak Small and Shrinking, 3716 [27FE]

Amtrak, 11333 [9MY]

Amtrak Attempts To Improve Service While Cutting Costs, 6906 [28MR]

Amtrak Funding (excerpt), 11314 [9MY]

Amtrak Has No Dog Trains—Why Kill It, 3715 [27FE]

Amtrak Is Worth Saving, 14557 [5JN]

Amtrak Worth Saving, 11333 [9MY]

Amtrak Would Cost More To Shut Down, 8082 [16AP]

Amtrak's a Pickpocket, 11332 [9MY]

Ax Hangs Over Amtrak; Effects Wouldn't Stop There, 9549 [25AP]

Buyer of Conrail—Tax Credits, 3657 [26FE]

Coming Soon—Death of Passenger Trains?, 10181 [1MY]

Commuter Railroads Brace for ``Doomsday'' if Amtrak Loses Its Subsidy, 11152 [8MY]

Conrail Deal Off Track, 22792 [1AU]

Conrail Shouldn't Be Sold to Norfolk Southern, 28725 [23OC], 29051 [24OC], 29553 [29OC]

Conrail—Which Direction and How Much?, 29406 [29OC]

Derailing the Conrail Deal, 6373 [26MR]

Derailing the Maine Central?, 38554 [19DE]

Don't Strangle Amtrak, 5258 [14MR], 5930 [20MR]

End of the Line, 4252 [28FE]

Ending Amtrak Subsidy—Penny-Wise, Pound-Foolish, 5931 [20MR]

Federal Plan To Sell Conrail Is Losing Steam, 27323 [10OC]

Fight To Save Amtrak Puts Small, Big Cities on Same Track, 12206 [15MY]

Homely Caboose Becomes Focus of New Mexico Dispute, 22962 [5SE]

Hoopla Re New Conrail Purchase Proposal—Promises, Yes! Premises Upon Premises, Yes, Yes! Disappointing—Yes, Yes, Yes!, 15511-15513 [12JN]

How Not To Sell Conrail, 2037 [6FE]

How To Steal a Railroad, 6839-6841 [28MR]

Idea of Norfolk Southern Takeover Gathering Steam With Conrail Workers, 26133 [3OC]

Justice Antitrust Review of NS Divesture Plans Will Take Until Yearend, 20147 [23JY]

Leave Amtrak at the Station, 11333 [9MY]

Miracle at Beech Grove, 5257 [14MR]

Norfolk-Southern Riding Fast Track—Conrail Purchase Is Part of National Scheme, 8507 [18AP]

Putting Conrail Back on a Private Track, 2455 [19FE]

Rail Crossing Safety Regulations (series), 4520-4525 [5MR]

Railroading Amtrak, 4252 [28FE]

Rio Grande Tackles Big Boys, 38660 [19DE]

Saving Amtrak, 5593 [19MR], 9538 [25AP]

Stockman Seems Sidetracked in His Case Against Amtrak, 11161 [8MY]

Tax Gain on Conrail Sale Cited, 4809 [7MR]

Time May Be Running Out on Norfolk Southern's Offer for Conrail, 30220 [1NO]

To Amtrak Riders and Backers, Subsidized Wheels Give Best Ride, 6906 [28MR]

Up From the Ashes—Rebirth of the Brunswick, Maryland Railroad YMCA, 28713 [23OC]

What's Mrs. Dole Hiding?, 6499 [27MR]

Bills and resolutions

Agriculture: improve quality of grain exports (see H.R. 1206)

Alcohol and drug abuse: rules for employees (see H. Con. Res. 100)

Alcoholic beverages: penalty for operating or directing a common carrier while intoxicated (see S. 850)

Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site: increase development ceiling (see H.R. 1963)

Amtrak: authorize appropriations (see H.R. 2266)

———commission to study financial status (see H.R. 2266)

———consideration of H.R. 2266, authorizing appropriations (see H. Res. 263)

———funds (see H. Con. Res. 68)

Atomic energy: State regulation of transportation of radioactive waste (see S. 1927; H.R. 3932)

Benefits: waive requirement that unemployment compensation be reduced by certain retirement benefits (see H.R. 409)

Central Pacific Railway Co.: validate conveyance of certain lands in California (see H.R. 2066)

———validate conveyances of public lands (see S. 1413)

Conrail: 1986-87 profits paid to National Railroad Passenger Corp. (see S. 976)

———conditional sale of Government interest to Norfolk Southern Corp. (see H. Res. 175)

———eliminate selling requirement and repayment of certain Government loans (see H.R. 3047)

———public stock offering of Government interest (see S. 1137)

———reopen bidding (see H.R. 1455)

———restrictions on proposed sale (see S. 464, 465)

———sale of common stock by public offering (see H.R. 787)

———Sec. of Transportation authority for contingent public offering of stocks (see S. Res. 72)

———tax treatment of transfer of ownership to public sector (see H.R. 1930)

———transfer of ownership to private sector (see S. 638, 1361; H.R. 1449, 2873)

Consolidated Rail Corp.: insurance benefits for certain employees (see H.R. 249)

Cost-of-living increases: eliminate certain reductions (see H.R. 1835; H. Res. 122)

Disasters: assistance in reconstruction efforts (see H.R. 3277)

Employees: Civil Service retirement credit for certain (see H.R. 3638)

Employment: rehabilitation projects (see H.R. 643)

Federal Railroad Safety Act: amend (see S. 857; H.R. 2395)

———authorize appropriations (see S. 1080; H.R. 2372)

———consideration of H.R. 2372 to authorize appropriations (see H. Res. 250)

Freight forwarders: deduction for certain operating authorities (see H.R. 1667)

Hazardous substances: improve transportation safety through registration of certain carriers, assistance in the routing, and training of personnel dealing with such materials (see H.R. 3779)

———toll-free telephone service for emergency assistance relative to Dept. of Defense's transportation-related accident (see H.R. 2118)

High speed systems: study (see S. 1976)

ICC: reform rate practices (see S. 201)

Infrastructure: national fund for interest-free loans to State and local governments for construction and improvement (see S. 849; H.R. 1776)

New York, NY: study need of additional transportation facilities and services connecting with northern New Jersey (see H.R. 3855)

NTSB: civil service credit for employment under Federal railroad retirement program (see H.R. 680)

Pensions: additional annuity eligibility (see S. 1176)

———benefits for certain former railroad employees (see S. 637; H.R. 1550)

———benefits for involuntary separation from railroad employment (see H.R. 1995)

———current connection for employees with 25 years of service or more (see H.R. 2511)

———disabled spouses and spouses of certain disabled employees (see H.R. 2514)

———divorced wives (see H.R. 2510)

———eliminate cost-of-living adjustment's offset provisions (see S. 929)

———eliminate last employer rule (see H.R. 2509)

———increase earnings limit for recipients of certain disability benefits (see H.R. 2512)

———modify years of service credit for military service (see H.R. 2515)

———prevent reduction of benefits by reason of receipt of other unrelated insurance annuities (see H.R. 2516)

———repeal taxation (see H.R. 2438)

———survivor's annuities (see H.R. 2508)

———trial work period in disability situations (see H.R. 2513)

Pritchett, Ernest and Dianna: confirm conveyance of land by Southern Pacific Transportation Co. (see S. 386; H.R. 1531)

Public law board: findings subject to review for member fraud relating to dispute involved (see H.R. 310)

Radioactive waste disposal: transportation impacts incorporated into repository site selection process (see S. 1162)

Railroad Antimonopoly Act: enact (see S. 447)

Railroad Retirement Act: benefit eligibility (see H.R. 392)

Railroad Retirement Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 114; H.J. Res. 289)

Railroad Unemployment Insurance Program: temporary extension of borrowing authority (see H.R. 3451, 3452)

Rates: absence of effective competition (see S. 477; H.R. 1190)

———standards and determination of market dominance (see H.R. 540)

Reconstruction Finance Corp.: re-establish (see H.R. 3270)

Rolling stock: grant for reconstruction of equipment and materials (see H.R. 2522)

Safety: railroad-highway crossing demonstration project at Elko, NV (see S. 1725)

———transfer Dept. of Transportation jurisdiction to Dept. of Labor (see S. 1611)

Southern Pacific Transportation Co.: abandoned lands in Coalinga, CA (see H.R. 3266)

Southern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority: relief (see S. 1173)

States: regulatory jurisdiction over intrastate line abandonments (see H.R. 1794)

Surface Freight Forwarder Deregulation Act: enact (see S. 1124)

Taxation: inclusion of benefits in gross income (see H.R. 722)

———treatment of interest used in determining retirement benefits (see H.R. 1186)

Transit projects: funding (see H.R. 3531)

Transportation: disclosure of contracts (see H.R. 1879)

———prohibiting carriers from denying use of track to shippers of certain commodities (see H.R. 1140)

Unemployment: extend borrowing authority under insurance program (see H.R. 3918, 3982, 3993, 3994, 3996, 4006)

———increase compensation base upon which contributions are computed (see H.R. 2454)

Unemployment insurance: increase benefits (see S. 1968)

Unemployment insurance program: consideration of H.R. 3722, extend Government borrowing authority (see H. Res. 317)

———extend Government borrowing authority (see H.R. 3722)

Explanations

Extend application of certain excise taxes, trade adjustment assistance, certain medicare reimbursement provisions, and borrowing authority under the railroad unemployment insurance program (H.R. 3722), 31565 [13NO]

Letters

Administration efforts to eliminate railroad unemployment insurance system: National Conference of State Legislatures, 16764 [20JN]

Amtrak amendment to the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (S. 1730): W. Graham Claytor, Jr., 28560 [23OC]

Amtrak funding, 23393 [11SE]

———Alfred H. Joslin and Charlene B. Hall, 11329 [9MY]

Continue Federal assistance to Amtrak: Association of American Railroads, 9365 [24AP]

———NJ Transit, 9364 [24AP]

Funding for mass transit: Ernest N. Morial, 8951 [23AP]

———Ross Capon, 8950 [23AP]

High speed rail systems (sundry), 37647 [18DE]

Legal liabilities relative to defunding of Amtrak: Brice M. Clagett, 11314-11319 [9MY]

National Federal assistance to Amtrak: Robert D. Orr, Governor of Indiana, 13309 [22MY]

Opposition to sale of Conrail: B.J. Goodwin, 22931 [4SE]

Proposed sale of Conrail: Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, 26133 [3OC]

Sale of Conrail: David H. Brockway, 4807 [7MR]

———Elizabeth Dole, Sec. of Transportation, 4791-4796 [7MR]

———Senator Specter, 4791-4796 [7MR]

———(sundry), 4787, 4791-4796 [7MR]

Watch It, Conrail, Here Comes Norfolk Southern: Langdon, Jervis, Jr., 16890 [21JN]

Lists

Consumer Rail Equity Act (S. 477) supporters, 2728 [20FE]

Supporters of the Consumer Rail Equity Act (S. 477), 29987 [31OC]

Memorials of legislature

California, 3417 [25FE], 24938 [25SE], 25279 [30SE], 26362 [7OC]

Federal Funding for Amtrak: New York State Legislature, 12197 [15MY]

Florida, 13889 [3JN]

Georgia, 7813 [15AP]

Illinois, 13889 [3JN], 14738 [6JN], 18857 [11JY]

Kansas, 4299 [4MR], 5814 [20MR], 7803 [15AP]

Maryland, 15215 [11JN]

Massachusetts, 6368 [26MR], 32642 [20NO]

North Dakota, 5584 [19MR], 6686 [28MR], 7238 [2AP], 8568 [22AP]

Pennsylvania, 5175 [14MR], 5584 [19MR], 6376 [26MR], 7803 [15AP], 9439 [25AP], 10023 [1MY], 10535 [6MY]

Rhode Island, 11329 [9MY]

South Carolina, 6686 [28MR], 10023 [1MY]

Wyoming, 5584 [19MR], 5728 [20MR], 6686 [28MR], 7025 [2AP]

Messages

Federal Railroad Safety Act Administration Report: President Reagan, 649 [21JA]

Railroad Retirement Board Report: President Reagan, 26902 [9OC]

Motion

Federal Railroad Safety Act: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2372),, 22968 [5SE]

Railroad Safety Improvement Act: enact (H.R. 2372), 22968 [5SE]

Petitions

Amtrak: Carbondale, IL, City Council, 7419 [3AP]

———Jacksonville, FL, City Council, 7027 [2AP], 7240 [2AP]

Conrail: bid by First Allied Corp., Rochester, NY, 9830 [30AP]

———Wayne County, WV, County Commission, 18516 [10JY]

Continue Federal assistance to Amtrak: Northeast Corridor Commuter Rail Authorities Committee, 9364 [24AP]

Press releases

Tax exemption of certain retirement benefits: IRS, 803 [22JA]

Remarks in House

Amtrak: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2266), 9203 [24AP], 23265 [10SE], 23503 [12SE], 23900 [17SE], 24239-24245 [19SE]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2266), enrollment corrections, 24246 [19SE]

———budget proposals, 6906 [28MR]

———eliminate Federal assistance, 832 [22JA]

———establish commission to study financial status (H.R. 2266), 9203 [24AP], 23265 [10SE], 23503 [12SE], 23900 [17SE]

———Federal assistance, 3505 [26FE]

———funding, 13400 [23MY], 14556 [5JN], 23135 [10SE]

———funding freeze, 9321 [24AP]

———proposed funding, 11621 [9MY]

Brunswick, MD: tribute to Railroad YMCA, 28713 [23OC]

Budget: impact of implementation, 22839 [4SE]

Congressional Coal Group: meeting on sale of Conrail, 7867 [15AP]

Conrail: open for rebid, 5680 [20MR], 6499 [27MR]

———proposed distribution, 2359 [19FE]

———proposed sale, 20145, 20147 [23JY], 21648 [30JY], 26132 [3OC]

———proposed sale to Norfolk Southern Railroad, 3506 [26FE]

———public sale, 17393 [26JN], 17954 [27JN], 21493 [30JY], 23357 [11SE]

———sale, 4668 [6MR], 30377 [4NO]

Conrail Privatization Act: enact (H.R. 787), 1330 [30JA]

Conrail Public Sale and Preservation Act: enact (H.R. 2873), 17990 [27JN], 22792 [1AU], 28725 [23OC]

Consumer Rail Equity Act: enact (H.R. 1190), 2888 [21FE], 7502 [3AP], 9786 [30AP]

Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad: effects of proposed merger, 38660 [19DE]

Employees: alcohol and drug use, 22959 [5SE]

Federal Railroad Administration: improve safety programs, 22957 [5SE]

Federal Railroad Safety Act: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2372), 22957-22970 [5SE], 23280 [10SE]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2372), S. 1080 passed in lieu, 22970 [5SE]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2372), authorizing technical corrections, 22970 [5SE]

———authorizing appropriations (S. 1080; H.R. 2372), request for appointment of conferees, 22970 [5SE]

———reauthorize, 11164 [8MY]

Hazardous substances: improve transportation safety through registration of certain carriers, assistance in the routing, and training of personnel dealing with such materials (H.R. 3779), 32443 [19NO]

Highway crossings demonstration projects: funding, 23363 [11SE]

Monopolies: criminal sanctions for failure to open up solely owned facility (H.R. 1140), 26927 [9OC], 27024 [9OC], 29547 [29OC]

Norfolk Southern Railroad: Conrail bid, 5680 [20MR], 6499 [27MR]

———proposed purchase of Conrail, 3506 [26FE]

Pennsylvania: increase the development ceiling at Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site and Johnstown Flood National Memorial (H.R. 1963), 25264 [30SE]

Pensions: anniversary of retirement system, 22916 [4SE]

Railroad Antimonopoly Act: enact, 2314 [7FE]

Railroad Retirement Security Solvency Act: amend (H.R. 1835), 6905 [28MR]

Railroad Right-of-Way Conveyance Validation Act: enact (H.R. 2067), 33692 [3DE]

Railroad Safety Improvement Act: enact (H.R. 2372), 22957-22970 [5SE], 23280 [10SE]

———enact (H.R. 2372), authorizing technical corrections, 22970 [5SE]

———enact (H.R. 2372), S. 1080 passed in lieu, 22970 [5SE]

———enact (S. 1080; H.R. 2372), request for appointment of conferees, 22970 [5SE]

Railroad Service Retirement Credit Act: enact (H.R. 3638), 30343 [1NO]

Railroad Unemployment Insurance Program: temporary extension of borrowing authority (H.R. 3452), 25268 [30SE]

Railroad Unemployment Insurance Solvency Act: enact, 11623, 11628, 11631 [9MY]

Rates: standards and determination of market dominance (H.R. 540), 833 [22JA]

Reagan, President: proposed funding, 6082 [25MR]

Redeemable Preference Share Program: extension, 22961 [5SE]

Regional Rail Reorganization Act: enact (H.R. 1930), 7684 [4AP]

Retirement funds: repayment of excess funds withdrawn, 31348 [12NO]

Retirement Trust Funds Protection Act: enact (H.R. 3775), 32209 [18NO]

Rural areas: rail service, 6866 [28MR]

Sale of Conrail Act: enact (H.R. 1449), 6373 [26MR]

Shippers: insure competition, 2888 [21FE]

Shipping contracts: ICC regulations, 7533 [3AP]

Southern Pacific Transportation Co.: declaring abandonment of certain property (H.R. 3266), 35173 [9DE]

States: reimbursement for safety inspectors, 22960 [5SE]

Trains: caboose safety, 22962 [5SE]

Transit projects: funding (H.R. 3531), 28858 [24OC]

Transportation services: ensure competition, 2888 [21FE]

Trust funds: disinvestment (H.R. 3669), 30184-30193 [1NO], 30364, 30365, 30381 [4NO], 30456, 30459 [5NO], 30730 [6NO]

Unemployment: extend borrowing authority under insurance program (H.R. 3918), 36196 [12DE]

Unemployment insurance program: extend Government borrowing authority (H.R. 3722), 31563 [13NO]

Remarks in Senate

Amtrak: eliminate subsidies, 28516-28522 [23OC]

———funding, 3715 [27FE], 11005 [8MY], 11313-11340, 11443-11446 [9MY], 28539-28549 [23OC]

———funding proposals, 5258 [14MR]

———proposed elimination of funding, 7419 [3AP]

———provisions to facilitate certain activities, 28556-28561 [23OC]

Atomic energy: State regulation of transportation of radioactive waste (S. 1927), 36271 [12DE]

California: validate land conveyances (S. 1413), 18355 [10JY]

Conrail: AFL-CIO public stock offering proposal, 31015 [7NO]

———prohibit sale (S. 464), 2441 [19FE]

———proposed sale, 6838 [28MR]

———provide for sale by public stock offering (S. 465), 2441 [19FE]

———provide for sale by public stock offering (S. 1137), 12143 [15MY]

———provide for sale by public stock offering (S. Res. 72), 2508 [19FE]

———sale, 2455 [19FE], 27844 [17OC], 29406 [29OC], 30220, 30315 [1NO], 31905 [14NO], 32314 [19NO], 36483 [16DE], 38552 [19DE]

———sale (S. 638), 34126 [4DE]

———sale (S. 638), unanimous-consent agreement, 34406 [5DE]

———transfer of ownership to private sector (S. 1361), 17335, 17341 [26JN]

———transfer to private sector (S. 638), 4784-4810 [7MR], 16201 [19JN], 38752 [20DE]

Consolidated Rail Corp. Profit Transfer Act: enact (S. 976), 8814 [23AP]

Dept. of Labor: transfer safety jurisdiction (S. 1611), 23046 [9SE]

Economic Development Administration: relocation and consolidation of railroad tracks, 16669 [20JN]

Federal Railroad Safety Act: authorize appropriations (S. 1080), 10547 [6MY]

Government: question of responsibility for train crossing regulations, 4520 [5MR]

High speed rail systems: study (S. 1976), 37647 [18DE]

ICC: reform rate practices (S. 201), 657 [21JA]

Infrastructure: annual financial report, 4927 [7MR]

Law enforcement officers: provide certain access to Federal criminal records (S. 1203), 13606 [23MY]

Lonoke Depot, AR: funding for restoration and renovation, 35348 [9DE]

McCulloch, Ed: tribute, 16977 [24JN]

North Dakota: funding for rehabilitation, 36934 [17DE]

Paradee, Jack: tribute, 29001 [24OC]

Pension: restore cost-of-living adjustments (S. 929), 8130 [17AP]

Pensions: reform system (S. 637), 4889 [7MR]

———reform system (S. 1176), 12940 [21MY]

Pritchett, Ernest and Dianna: conveyance of certain lands (S. 386), 1778 [5FE]

Railroad Antimonopoly Act: enact (S. 447), 2190 [7FE]

Railroad Retirement Act: anniversary tribute, 22824 [14AU]

Railroad Retirement Day: designate (S.J. Res. 114), 8171 [17AP], 22245 [1AU]

Rates: absence of effective competition (S. 477), 2723-2731 [20FE], 21670 [31JY]

———absence of effective competition (S. 477), star print, 29983, 29989 [31OC]

Safety: alcohol and drug use by operators, 21668 [31JY], 22472 [1AU]

South Dakota: funding for rehabilitation, 36934 [17DE]

Southern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority: relief (S. 1173), 12657 [20MY]

Surface Freight Forwarder Deregulation Act: enact (S. 1124), 11832 [14MY], 30415-30419 [4NO]

Taxation: exemption of certain retirement benefits, 803 [22JA]

Transportation: Carbondale, IL, railway highway crossing demonstration project, 28553 [23OC]

U.S. Railway Association: clarify employment restrictions on Chairman, 28514 [23OC]

Unemployment: extend borrowing authority under insurance program (H.R. 3918), 36261 [12DE]

———extend borrowing authority under insurance program (H.R. 3981), 37627 [18DE]

Unemployment insurance program: extend Government borrowing authority (H.R. 3722), 38382 [19DE]

Urban Mass Transportation Administration: disapprove deferral of funding for rail projects, 28513 [23OC]

Wilson, Robin H.: tribute, 4940 [7MR]

Young David's Tantrum, 11322 [9MY]

Reports

Administration of Rail Safety Functions by the Federal Railroad Administration (1975): House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, 23047 [9SE]

Establish Commission To Study Financial Condition of Amtrak: Committee on Energy and Commerce (H.R. 2266) (H. Rept. 99-149), 13889 [3JN]

Establish Commission To Study Financial Status of Amtrak: Committee on Rules (H.R. 2266; H. Res. 263) (H. Rept. 99-264), 23442 [11SE]

Federal Railroad Safety Act Appropriations: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (S. 1080) (S. Rept. 99-1080), 13898 [3JN]

———Committee on Energy and Commerce (H.R. 2372) (H. Rept. 99-147), 13889 [3JN]

———Committee on Rules (H.R. 2372; H. Res. 250) (H. Rept. 99-243), 22681 [1AU]

National Defense Contractual Actions, 7800 [15AP]

Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act Relative to Benefits: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (S. 1968), 37636 [18DE]

Railroad Unemployment Insurance Program Extension: Committee on Rules (H.R. 3722; H. Res. 317) (H. Rept. 99-368), 31514 [12NO]

Surface Freight Forwarder Deregulation Reduction: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (S. 1124) (S. Rept. 99-120), 21727 [31JY]

Transfer of Conrail to Private Sector: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (S. 638) (S. Rept. 99-98), 17632 [27JN]

Transfer of Conrail to the Private Sector (S. 638): Rudolph G. Penner, 16201-16203 [19JN]

Resolutions by organizations

Railroad rates in absence of effective competition: National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners, 2729 [20FE]

———National Association of State Utility Consumer Advocates, 2731 [20FE]

———National Governors' Association, 2729 [20FE]

———National League of Cities, 2730 [20FE]

———U.S. Conference of Mayors, 2730 [20FE]

Sale of Conrail: AFL-CIO, 31015 [7NO]

Statements

Conrail Sale: Elizabeth Dole, Sec. of Transportation, 31905 [14NO]

Conrail Sale Question, 12978 [21MY]

Establishment of Amtrak: Member of Congress, 11329 [9MY]

Railroad Retirement System: Thomas B. Strain, 22245 [1AU]

Response to William Greider's Article on Sale of Conrail: John H. Riley, 6841 [28MR]

Sale of Conrail: Neil F. Hartigan, 27844 [17OC]

———Representative Heinz, 5262 [14MR]

———Senator Specter, 4784, 4786 [7MR]

———several State attorneys general, 27845-27847 [17OC]

Sale of Conrail to Norfolk Southern Railroad: CBO (excerpt), 17336 [26JN]

Studies

Proposed Sale of Conrail: U.S. Railway Association (summary), 22694 [1AU]

Summaries

Consumer Rail Equity Act (H.R. 1190), 7502 [3AP]

Railroad Retirement Improvement Act (S. 1176), 12941 [21MY]

Testimony of Witnesses at Conrail Hearings, 4797-4799 [7MR]

Transfer of Conrail to Private Sector (S. 638), 4799-4801 [7MR]

Transfer of Rail Safety Jurisdiction to the Dept. of Labor (S. 1611), 23048 [9SE]

Tables

Amtrak ridership by State, 11319-11322 [9MY]

Amtrak-bus comparisons, 11334 [9MY]

Financial status of railroad retirement trust fund, 8130 [17AP]

Texts of

Amtrak funding freeze, 9321 [24AP]

H.R. 1963, increase development ceiling at Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site and Johnstown Flood National Memorial in Pennsylvania and provide for preservation of Johnstown Flood Museum, 25264 [30SE]

H.R. 2372, Railroad Safety Improvement Act, 22963 [5SE]

H.R. 3266, declare certain lands in the city of Coalinga, CA, abandoned by Southern Pacific Transportation Co., 35173 [9DE]

H.R. 3452, Emergency Extension Act, 25268 [30SE]

H.R. 3722, extend application of certain excise taxes, trade adjustment assistance, certain medicare reimbursement provisions, and borrowing authority under the railroad unemployment insurance program, 31564 [13NO]

H.R. 3918, to extend application of certain tobacco excise taxes, trade adjustment assistance, certain medicare reimbursement provisions, and borrowing authority under railroad unemployment insurance program, 36196 [12DE]

Rail Passenger Service Act (excerpt), 11339 [9MY], 23503 [12SE]

S. 201, reform ICC rail rate practices, 657 [21JA]

S. 447, Railroad Antimonopoly Act, 2191 [7FE]

S. 464, prohibit sale of Conrail, 2443 [19FE]

S. 465, provide for sale of Conrail by public stock offering, 2443 [19FE]

S. 477, Consumer Rail Equity Act, 2724-2726 [20FE]

S. 637, reform railroad retirement system, 4889 [7MR]

S. 638, transfer of Conrail to private sector, 4801-4804 [7MR]

S. 976, Consolidated Rail Corp. Profit Transfer Act, 8815 [23AP]

S. 1080, authorize appropriations for Federal Railroad Safety Act, 10547 [6MY]

S. 1080, authorizing appropriations for the Federal Railroad Safety Act, 14771 [6JN]

S. 1124, Surface Freight Forwarder Deregulation Act, 11832-11835 [14MY], 30416 [4NO]

S. 1137, provide for sale of Conrail by public stock offering, 12144 [15MY]

S. 1173, relief for Southern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority, 12658 [20MY]

S. 1176, Railroad Retirement Improvement Act, 12941 [21MY]

S. 1361, transfer of Conrail ownership to private sector, 17337-17341 [26JN]

S. 1927, State regulation of transportation of radioactive waste, 36272 [12DE]

S. 1976, study of high speed rail systems, 37648 [18DE]

S. Res. 72, provide for sale of Conrail by public stock offering, 2507 [19FE]