WASHINGTON — The House Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials has announced plans to hold a hearing on freight and passenger rail issues and the state of the railroad industry this Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025.
The hearing, entitled “America Builds: Examining America’s Freight and Passenger Rail Network,” is set for 10 a.m. ET in room 2167 of the Rayburn House Office Building. More information, including a link to a live webcast, is or will be available here.
While the event is announced as addressing both freight and passenger rail, no passenger officials are on the current witness list. Scheduled to appear are Association of American Railroads CEO Ian Jefferies; American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association President Chuck Baker; Joe Daloisio, chairman of the National Railroad Construction and Maintenance Association; and Jared Cassity, alternate national safety and legislative director of the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers-Transportation Division (SMART-TD).
The hearing will be the third in a series with the “America Builds” theme. The full House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee held a hearing on the overall transportation system on Jan. 15, when it also held an organization meeting that saw U.S. Rep. David Rouzer (R-N.C.) installed as chairman of the rail subcommittee [see “Rouzer to head …,” Trains News Wire, Jan. 16, 2025]. The Subcommittee on Highways and Transit will hold a hearing, “America Builds: Highways to Move People and Freight,” on Wednesday, Jan. 22.
