"It is time that they got recognition, that they have been overlooked."
"I greatly appreciate the administration's Justice40 initiative that directs 40 percent of Federal funds to disadvantaged communities."
"How is the infrastructure law improving grade crossing safety and installing grade separations?"
"I have significant concerns over the train length and the impact it has on safety in local communities."
"I agree with the comments from my colleagues on the length of the trains because that is one issue that I have had long in my area."
"I have been long concerned about grade crossing safety and blocked crossings."
"And why are the railroads now having governments pay for these maintenance fees, and can your company and AAR look into this and please reverse the trend?"
"Well, this certainly is a problem. And I agree with my colleagues' comments that the railroads are making profits for Wall Street, and the communities are suffering."
"we need to be sure that we back the employees because they--and as far as the whistleblowers are concerned, maybe we should make more availability to them to tell us what is going wrong so we can take..."
"I have strong concerns with these costs being passed onto taxpayers, which also has the effect of delaying, canceling, or scaling back these important projects."
"It seems to me that the railroad is not willing to do voluntarily what is necessary or right."
"I want to say to Madam Homendy that you are doing a lot with a little."