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James Oberstar: Some portion of that is also rail, about a thousand rail vehicles, transit agencies have a thousand rail vehicle options…

On the recordJanuary 21, 2009
Some portion of that is also rail, about a thousand rail vehicles, transit agencies have a thousand rail vehicle options pending right now that they could exercise immediately upon notification of funding.
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James Oberstar
Democratic · Minnesota

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Oberstar discusses the availability of rail vehicle options for transit agencies.

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