RAILROADS

Amendments

Federal Railroad Safety Act: amend (S. 1539), 31114-31116, 31117, 31118, 31119, 31120, 31151, 31152, 31153 [5NO]

Safety: improve (H.R. 3743), 36334 [18DE]

Analyses

Consumer Rail Equity Act (H.R. 1393), 4773-4775 [4MR]

Consumer Rail Equity Act (S. 676), 5035-5038 [6MR]

Federal Railroad Safety Amendment (S. 1539), 21002 [23JY]

High-Speed Intercity Rail Transportation Bond Financing Act (H.R. 2618), 14788 [4JN]

Articles and editorials

Amtrak Declares Commuter War Against Pan Am, Eastern, 30920 [4NO]

Amtrak Rolls Past Shuttles in Number of Riders, 6110 [18MR]

Disaster on Maryland Rails, 204 [6JA]

Is This Any Way to Sell a Railroad?, 13293, 13294 [20MY]

Labor a Vital Ingredient in Recipe for Rail Change, 23396 [7AU]

Life and Death on the Fast Track, 29866-29873 [29OC]

Local Residents Opened Homes, Hearts—Some Climbed Into Wreckage—Others Played Piano and Made Sandwiches, 205 [6JA]

Need for Travel Safety, 29866 [29OC]

Northeast Governors Think They're on the Right Track With Turbo Train, 29508 [27OC]

Regulation of Rates Is Opposed by Conrail, 30251 [29OC]

Safety in Numbers?, 34209 [4DE]

600 Blood Donors Jam Red Cross HQ, 205 [6JA]

USRA Chairman Proud of Successes as Conrail Agency Ends Its Life, 3199 [5FE]

Why Privatization Is Stalled, 13294 [20MY]

Bills and resolutions

Amtrak: funding (see S. Res. 93)

Benefits: taxation (see H.R. 468)

Budget: trust fund (see H.R. 2229)

Branch lines: sale of certain (see H.R. 1128)

Chase, MD: commending (see S. Res. 22)

Consumers: enhance rail competition and assure reasonable rail rates (see S. 676; H.R. 1393)

Criminal justice information: access to records by railroad and university private police (see S. 238)

Drug abuse: test operators of railroads and aircraft (see S. 356, 362; H.R. 693)

Employment: protection from the sale or other disposal of a rail line (see H.R. 3332)

Federal Railroad Safety Act: amend (see S. 1539, 1558; H.R. 1774)

Hazardous Materials Rail Safety Act: enact (see H.R. 2056)

Hazardous Materials Transportation Act: registration of certain carriers (see H.R. 895)

Hazardous substances: require occupied cabooses on the rear of all trains over 2,000 feet in length that contain certain materials (see H.R. 2559)

ICC: approval of acquisition and operation of railroad lines (see H.R. 2204)

Last person service rule: eliminate (see H.R. 1284)

Liability: damage and coverage (see S. 443)

Line abandonments: procedures (see H.R. 3542)

———sale or acquisition (see S. 1040)

Long Island Railroad: collective bargaining agreements (see S.J. Res. 33; H.J. Res. 185)

———prohibit strikes or lockouts (see H.J. Res. 93)

Pensions: annuity requirements for divorced wives (see H.R. 2825, 3495)

———benefits exempted from sequestration (see H. Con. Res. 227)

———benefits for certain nonrailroad employment (see S. 346; H.R. 1148)

———change benefit eligibility requirements (see H.R. 218)

———civil service retirement credit (see S. 1578)

———credit for military service (see H.R. 2824)

———disability benefits (see H.R. 2823, 2829, 2830)

———last employer rule relative to annuities (see H.R. 184, 2831)

———survivor's annuities (see H.R. 2822)

———taxation of Social Security and certain railroad retirement benefits (see H.R. 504)

———treat similarly all tier 1 retirement benefits for income tax purposes (see S. 1155)

———workers with 25 years or more of service shall have a current connection (see H.R. 2827)

Radioactive nuclear waste: rail transportation (see S. 1436)

———State regulation of transportation (see S. 1008)

Rail carriers: construction, acquisition, or operations (see S. 816, 1026)

Rail improvements compact: consent of Congress (see S. 771)

Railroad Retirement Act: amend (see H.R. 223)

———restoration of certain annuities (see H.R. 3270)

———trust fund (see H.R. 2229)

Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act: amend to ensure payment of benefits (see H.R. 1356, 2167)

Safety: automatic train control capabilities (see H.R. 976, 3179)

———Federal licensing of certain employees (see S. 1098)

———grade crossing demonstration projects (see H.R. 1712)

———improve (see H.R. 718, 1713, 2980, 3743)

Securities: tax-exempt bonds for high-speed intercity projects (see S. 1245; H.R. 2618)

Sickness and unemployment benefits (see H.R. 2826)

Social Security: transfer of railroad retirement system functions (see H. Con. Res. 133)

Tariff: railway car bolsters and frames (see H.R. 3522)

Taxation: inclusion of Social Security or railroad retirement benefits in gross income for nonresident aliens (see H.R. 668, 698)

———treat similarly all tier 1 railroad retirement benefits for income tax purposes (see S. 1514)

———unemployment compensation and retirement benefits (see H.R. 233)

Transcontinental lines: sale restrictions (see H.R. 1471)

Communications from

Burlington Northern Railway: buy off format, 21376 (EC1844) [28JY]

Hearings

Committee on Appropriations (House): Federal Railroad Administration budget (testimony from John H. Riley), D147 [12MR]

Committee on Appropriations (Senate): Amtrak accident in Chase, MD and review of railroad safety issues (testimony from John Riley, Jim Burnett, Richard Hasselman, Jim Snyder, Don Lindsey, W.G. Claytor, Jr., and Ross Capon, D19 [20JA]

———Amtrak and Federal Railway Administration budgets (testimony from W. Graham Claytor, Jr., Charles W. Hayward, John H. Riley, and Joseph Walsh), D114 [5MR]

Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: railroad safety issues, focusing on automatic train control, radio communications, alcohol and drug use, and passenger safety (testimony), D62 [17FE]

Committee on Energy and Commerce: ICC implementation of the Staggers Rail Act and the state of the rail industry (testimony), D384 [28MY]

———sale of Amtrak (testimony), D256 [9AP]

Committee on Government Operations: Amtrak/Conrail crash (testimony from James E. Burnett, J. Michael Walsh, John H. Riley, W.G. Claytor, Jr., and public witnesses), D28 [22JA]

———drug and alcohol abuse in the rail and airline industries (testimony from public witnesses), D71 [19FE]

———use of highway traffic convictions in judging fitness of airline pilots and train engineers (testimony from John W. Melchner and Matthew V. Scocozza), D65 [18FE]

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: rail safety (testimony from James E. Burnett and John H. Riley), D87 [25FE]

Committee on Ways and Means: Social Security and railroad retirement budget proposals, D121 [5MR]

Letters

Amtrak officers salary caps: W. Graham Claytor, Jr., National Railroad Passenger Corp., 31119 [5NO]

Amtrak privatization: Richard L. Lesher, 24558 [18SE]

———W. Graham, Claytor, Jr., 22451 [5AU]

Rail safety: Elizabeth H. Dole, Sec. of Transportation, 21265 [28JY]

———Senator Heinz, 34210 [4DE]

———Senator Lautenberg, 31123 [5NO]

Railroad track repair: Senator Leahy, 18472 [1JY]

Railroad unemployment insurance: Representative Rostenkowski, 4707 [3MR]

———several Representatives, 4707 [3MR], 9698 [23AP]

Meetings

Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: drug testing program in the commercial aviation, rail, and motor carrier industries, D129 [10MR]

Committee on Energy and Commerce: railroad unemployment insurance assurance of sufficient resources (H.R. 2167), D297 [29AP]

Memorials of legislature

Maine, 13736 [27MY], 34402 [8DE], 34955 [10DE]

Maryland, 17569 [25JN]

New Jersey, 1228 [13JA]

Messages

Administration of the Federal Railroad Safety Act: President Reagan, 25183 [24SE]

Railroad Retirement Board Report: President Reagan, 33041 [20NO], 33120 [20NO]

Remarks in House

Alcoholic beverages: test operators of railroads (H.R. 693), 1691 [21JA]

Amtrak: competitive force, 30920 [4NO]

———failure to administer drug tests, 819 [7JA]

Antitrust policy: application, 2668 [3FE]

Baltimore and Annapolis Railroad Co.: anniversary, 24055 [15SE]

Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees: tribute, 23396 [7AU]

Conrail: transfer ownership, 3199 [5FE], 13293 [20MY]

Consumer Rail Equity Act: enact (H.R. 1393), 4773 [4MR], 4792 [4MR], 7703 [1AP], 30251 [29OC]

Consumers: enhance competition and assure reasonable rates (H.R. 1393), 7703 [1AP], 30251 [29OC]

———passenger service, 29508 [27OC]

Drug abuse: testing for certain employees, 1824 [21JA]

———testing operators of railroads and aircraft (H.R. 693), 1691 [21JA]

Hazardous substances: develop stricter rules for transportation, 13327 [21MY]

———emergency response procedures (H.R. 2056), 8649 [9AP]

High-Speed Intercity Rail Transportation Bond Financing Act: enact (H.R. 2618), 14787 [4JN]

ICC: approval of acquisition and operation of railroad lines (H.R. 2204), 10624 [29AP]

Infrastructure: preservation, 29675 [28OC]

Labor: restore protections for employees upon of short lines and regional railroads, 24914 [22SE]

Long Island Railroad: prohibit strikes or lockouts (H.J. Res. 93), 1977 [28JA], 5508 [11MR], 1975-1977 [27JA]

———prohibit strikes or lockouts (H.J. Res. 93), corrections in enrollment, 1977 [27JA]

———resumption of work during negotiations, 1902 [22JA]

———settlement of labor-management dispute (H.J. Res. 185), 5468 [11MR]

Maryland: derailment of Amtrak train, 835 [7JA]

Montana: economic conditions, 3334 [11FE]

Northeast corridor: safety of railroad passenger service, 3161 [5FE]

Northern Virginia Transportation Alliance: tribute, 20763 [22JY]

Pensions: annuity requirements for divorced wives (H.R. 3495), 28539 [20OC]

———effect of subsequent employment after layoff, 3496, 3497 [19FE]

———railroad retirement benefits are exempt from sequestration (H. Con. Res. 227), 34652 [9DE]

Railroad Retirement Act: amend (H.R. 1148), 3496, 3497 [19FE]

Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act: assure sufficient resources to pay benefits and increase daily maximum benefit (H.R. 1356), 4706 [3MR]

Safety, 19067 [8JY], 23399 [7AU]

———automatic train control system (H.R. 3179), 22713 [6AU]

———automatic train control system (H.R. 976), 3161 [5FE]

———grade crossing demonstration projects (H.R. 1712), 6247 [18MR]

———improve (H.R. 3743), 36327-36335 [18DE]

———reforms, 20802 [22JY]

Social Security: transfer of railroad retirement system functions (H. Con. Res. 133), 14599 [3JN]

Taxation: railroad retirement system (H.R. 468), 820 [7JA], 964 [7JA]

Remarks in Senate

Airline and Rail Passenger Protection Act: enact (S. 362), 1635 [21JA]

Alcoholic beverages: testing of railroad and airline employees (S. 356), 1623 [21JA]

Amtrak: arguments for privatization, 22451 [5AU], 24558 [18SE]

———derailment in Maryland, 2826 [4FE]

———funding (S. Res. 93), 2245 [29JA], 2337 [29JA]

———track maintenance, 13480 [21MY], 18471 [1JY]

Bangor, ME: status of Federal Railroad Administration district office, 35243 [11DE]

Chase, MD: commend community for assistance in Amtrak derailment (S. Res. 22), 204 [6JA], 1224 [13JA]

Consumer Rail Equity Act: enact (S. 676), 5031-5038 [6MR]

Drug abuse: testing of railroad and airline employees (S. 356), 1567, 1623 [21JA]

Employees: Federal licensing of certain (S. 1098), 10105 [28AP]

Federal Railroad Safety Act: amend (S. 1539), 21000, 21003 [23JY], 29865 [29OC], 31101, 31110-31128 [5NO]

———amend (S. 1558), 21264 [28JY]

Hazardous substances: improve transportation safety (S. 1269), 13590 [21MY]

ICC: sale, acquisition, or abandonment of lines (S. 1040), 8988 [10AP]

Liability: damage and coverage (S. 443), 2624 [3FE]

Long Island Railroad: temporary suspension of strikes or lockouts (H.J. Res. 93), 1951 [27JA]

Nuclear energy: rail transportation of high-level nuclear waste (S. 1436), 17829 [26JN]

Nuclear Waste Transportation Act: enact (S. 1395), 16845, 16847 [19JN]

Pensions: civil service retirement credit (S. 1578), 21915 [31JY]

———treat similarly all tier 1 retirement benefits for income tax purposes (S. 1155), 11529 [6MY]

P&L Railroad: tribute, 24229 [16SE]

Prohibition of Smoking in Public Conveyance Act: enact (S. 51), 501 [6JA]

Radioactive waste: State regulation of transportation (S. 1008), 8956 [10AP]

Rail carriers: construction, acquisition, or operation (S. 816), 6579 [23MR]

Rail improvements compact: consent (S. 771), 6108 [18MR]

Railroad Retirement Act: amend (S. 346), 1559

———civil service retirement credit (S. 1578), 21915 [31JY]

Safety, 34209, 34210 [4DE]

Social Security: transfer of railroad retirement system functions (H. Con. Res. 133), 14599 [3JN]

Taxation: treat similarly all tier 1 railroad retirement benefits for income tax purposes (S. 1514), 20562 [21JY]

Reports

Principles Governing Determination of Economically Accurate Railroad Cost: Railroad Accounting Principles Board, 27727 [13OC]

Reports filed

Federal Railroad Safety Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (S. 1539) (S. Rept. 100-153), 23571 [9SE]

Railroad Unemployment Insurance and Retirement Improvement Act: Committee on Ways and Means (H.R. 2167) (H. Rept. 100-02), 27985 [15OC]

Statements

Drug Testing: Elizabeth H. Dole, Sec. of Transportation, 24815 [22SE]

Summaries

Hazardous Materials Transportation Safety Amendments (S. 1269), 13589 [21MY]

Rail Safety Improvement Act (S. 1098), 10107 [28AP]

Testimonies

Amtrak Funds: Ross Capon, 2247 [29JA]

———W. Graham Claytor, Jr., 2246 [29JA]

Texts of

H.J. Res. 93, ban on strikes or lockouts on Long Island Railroad, 1975 [27JA]

H.R. 2056, Hazardous Materials Rail Safety Act, 8649 [9AP]

H.R. 3743, Rail Safety Improvement Act, 36330-36334 [18DE]

S. 51, Prohibition of Smoking in Public Conveyance Act, 502 [6JA]

S. 346, Railroad Retirement Act amendment, 1560 [21JA]

S. 356, drug testing of transportation employees, 1624 [21JA]

S. 362, Airline and Rail Passenger Protection Act, 1636 [21JA]

S. 443, damage liability and coverage, 2624 [3FE]

S. 676, Consumer Rail Equity Act, 5033-5035 [6MR]

S. 771, consent to rail improvements compact, 6110 [18MR]

S. 816, construction, acquisition, or operation of rail carriers, 6580 [23MR]

S. 1098, Rail Safety Improvement Act, 10105-10107 [28AP]

S. 1395, Nuclear Waste Transportation Act, 16845 [19JN]

S. 1539, Railroad Safety Act, 21001 [23JY], 31110, 31124-31128 [5NO]

S. 1558, Federal Railroad Safety Act amendment, 21264 [28JY]

S. 1578, amend Railroad Retirement Act civil service retirement credit, 21916 [31JY]

S. Res. 22, commend Chase, MD, for victim assistance in Amtrak derailment, 205, 782 [6JA]

S. Res. 93, Amtrak funding, 2336 [29JA]