Donald Payne Jr.: “I also want to thank my colleague and my friend, Don Payne, whose home town we are conducting this hearing in, for his…”

Thanks in large part to this Committee's past efforts, Congress passed the STB Reauthorization Act of 2015.

I would like to express my sincere appreciation for the Surface Transportation Board's (STB or Board) efforts over the past year.

And we have heard a lot about Amtrak not turning a profit today.

It is time for Congress to require that freight railroads participate in the Confidential Close Call Reporting System.