Order. Thank you all for being here, good morning. Today the committee can means to discuss the status of the National Rail network in the country is 140,000 miles of freight rail in class one railroads over 600 freight railroads and thousands of Companies Using braille to ship products and raw materials, we also have an intercity passenger real service amtrak operating on 22000 miles of the same network including over 500 stations. Todays first panel of witnesses will feature mr. William flynn ceo of amtrak and the executive director of the Development Corporation in Montana Development association who will testify remotely. Todays second panel will include mr. Frank Vice President Global Supply chain on behalf of of the council testifying remotely, mr. Randy, the president and ceo of the association, the chairman and National Council testifying remotely in the association of American Railroad and mr. Dennis pierce, president teamsters real conference testifying remotely. We appreciat
Palestine derailment. [inaudible conversations] the science transportation order. Ee will come to for the purposes of a hearing. We are here this morning at the full committee for improving rail safety in response to the East Palestine correlator i would ask the witnesses to please join us for the first panel at the witness table. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] good morning, everyone. The hearing will come to order. On february 3rd, the town of East Palestine, ohio, experienced a Hazardous Material event that no community should have to suffer from, and Norfolk Southern train carrying Hazardous Material crashed just outside the town,n, and 38 carso more than according of the train derailed. One of the cars caught fire, in gold and gold of the rope cars including five caring vinyl floor. After burning for two days, authorities became concern the vinyl chloride and one of the tanks was undergoing a Chemical Reaction that made it bigger and more dangerous pick the aut
For the purposes of a hearing. We are here this morning at the full committee for improving rail safety in response to the East Palestine correlator i would ask the witnesses to please join us for the first panel at the witness table. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] good morning, everyone. The hearing will come to order. On february 3rd, the town of East Palestine, ohio, experienced a Hazardous Material event that no community should have to suffer from, and Norfolk Southern train carrying Hazardous Material crashed just outside the town,n, and 38 carso more than according of the train derailed. One of the cars caught fire, in gold and gold of the rope cars including five caring vinyl floor. After burning for two days, authorities became concern the vinyl chloride and one of the tanks was undergoing a Chemical Reaction that made it bigger and more dangerous pick the authorities then initiated a controlled burn of the remaining vinyl chloride in five tanks to get a g
Palestine derailment. [inaudible conversations] the science transportation order. Ee will come to for the purposes of a hearing. We are here this morning at the full committee for improving rail safety in response to the East Palestine correlator i would ask the witnesses to please join us for the first panel at the witness table. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] good morning, everyone. The hearing will come to order. On february 3rd, the town of East Palestine, ohio, experienced a Hazardous Material event that no community should have to suffer from, and Norfolk Southern train carrying Hazardous Material crashed just outside the town,n, and 38 carso more than according of the train derailed. One of the cars caught fire, in gold and gold of the rope cars including five caring vinyl floor. After burning for two days, authorities became concern the vinyl chloride and one of the tanks was undergoing a Chemical Reaction that made it bigger and more dangerous pick the aut
Palestine derailment. [inaudible conversations] the science transportation order. Ee will come to for the purposes of a hearing. We are here this morning at the full committee for improving rail safety in response to the East Palestine correlator i would ask the witnesses to please join us for the first panel at the witness table. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] good morning, everyone. The hearing will come to order. On february 3rd, the town of East Palestine, ohio, experienced a Hazardous Material event that no community should have to suffer from, and Norfolk Southern train carrying Hazardous Material crashed just outside the town,n, and 38 carso more than according of the train derailed. One of the cars caught fire, in gold and gold of the rope cars including five caring vinyl floor. After burning for two days, authorities became concern the vinyl chloride and one of the tanks was undergoing a Chemical Reaction that made it bigger and more dangerous pick the aut