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Demand Side special relay of Part 1 of an unedited version of a Senate subcommittee’s hearing entitled

“High-Speed Passenger Rail: How Fast Will It Get Here?” http://commerce.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Hearings.Hearing&Hearing_ID=648ade58-c0fa-43db-82b3-9e71eefa9259

The hearing took place on Tuesday, June 23.  Demand Side relays an unedited version of this meeting in three parts.  Today’s includes opening statements by members, and witnesses who are, in order:

Edward G. Rendell Governor of Pennsylvania Co-Chair, Building America’s Future

Robert Eckels Chairman Texas High Speed Rail and Transportation Corporation

Joseph Szabo Administrator Federal Railroad Administration

Susan Fleming Director of Physical Infrastructure Issues GAO

joseph Boardman President and Chief Executive Officer Amtrak

Tom Skancke Commissioner National Surface Transportation Policy and Revenue Study Commission

The hearing is brought to order by Senator Rockefeller who references a rail accident which took place on June 22, in which a Washington D.C. Metro train slammed into the rear of another during the evening rush hour on Monday, killing at least six people and injuring at least 64 others in the worst disaster in the 33-year history of Washington’s rapid transit system.

Lautenberg, Rockefeller, Thune, Hutchinson and Warner.

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