(Source: Progressive Railroading, January 25, 2019)
The House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (T&I) announced yesterday that U.S. Rep. Dan Lipinski (D-Ill.) will chair its Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines and Hazardous Materials. Lipinski is the most senior member from Illinois on the T&I Committee; his district includes Chicago-area suburbs as well as parts of the city of Chicago, considered the center of the nation’s rail network. He was chosen to lead the subcommittee based on his experience in and knowledge of rail, pipeline and hazmat safety; freight-, commuter- and passenger-rail issues and regulation; and the impact rail and pipelines have on local communities, according to a press release issued by the congressman’s office.
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