Examining Freight Rail Safety

House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
   Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee
2167 Rayburn

14/06/2022 at 10:00AM

The purpose of this hearing is for members to learn about the current state of freight rail safety, in addition to hearing testimony on how to keep rail workers and our rail system safe.

Transcript

Witnesses:

  • Amit Bose, Administrator, Federal Railroad Administration
  • Thomas Chapman, Member, National Transportation Safety Board
  • Roy Morrison, Director of Safety, Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes Division, International Brotherhood of Teamsters
  • Don Grissom, Assistant General President, Brotherhood of Railway Carmen Division, TCU/IAM
  • Grady Cothen, Retired, Transportation Policy Consultant
  • Nathan Bachman, Vice President of Sales and Business Development, Loram Technologies, Inc.
  • Cindy Sanborn, Executive Vice President and Chief Operation Officer, Norfolk Southern Corporation, Chair, Safety and Operations Management Committee, Association of American Railroads
  • Jeremy Ferguson, President, Sheet Metal, Air, Rail, Transportation – Transportation Division