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A 1% market share increase for railroads could mean 650,000 fewer trucks on the roads – the equivalent of nearly 2.5 million cars in traffic.The first hybrid locomotive to be regularly operated by a major railroad went into service in April 2005.  Orders have been placed for over 50 more.Railroads pay over $14 billion a year in wages and benefits to their 192,000 employees.
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Sponsors of Reregulation

Updated October 23 2007

S. 953
Primary Sponsor: Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-WV)
Cosponsors: Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT), Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Sen. Larry Craig (R-ID), Sen. Mike Crapo (R-ID), Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-ND), Sen. Tim Johnson (D-SD), Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-LA), Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT), Sen. John Thune (R-SD), and Sen. David Vitter (R-LA).

H.R. 2125
Primary sponsors: Rep. Jim Oberstar (D-MN) and Rep. Richard Baker (R-LA)
Cosponsors: Rep. Rodney Alexander (R-LA), Rep. Robert Andrews (D-NJ), Rep. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Rep. Marion Berry (D-AR), Rep. Dan Boren (D-OK), Rep. Charles Boustany (R-LA), Rep. Bruce Braley (D-IA), Rep. Barbara Cubin (R-WY), Rep. William Delahunt (D-MA), Rep. Trent Franks (R-AZ), Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-NJ), Rep. Scott Garrett (R-NJ), Rep. Paul Gilmor (R-OH), Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-AZ), Rep. Phil Hare (D-IL), Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin (D-SD), Rep. Ruben Hinojosa (D-TX), Rep. Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Rep. Tim Holden (D-PA), Rep. Rush Holt (D-NJ), Rep. Darlene Hooley (D-OR), Rep. Bob Inglis (R-SC), Rep. William Jefferson (D-LA), Rep. Bobby Jindal (R-LA), Rep. Steve Kagen (D-WI), Rep. Ron Kind (D-WI), Rep. Betty McCollum (D-MN), Rep. Mike McNulty (D-NY), Rep. Charlie Melancon (D-LA), Rep. Brad Miller (D-NC), Rep. Alan Mollohan (D-WV), Rep. Patrick Murphy (D-PA), Rep. Marilyn Musgrave (R-CO), Rep. David Obey (D-WI), Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX), Rep. Collin Peterson (D-MN), Rep. Earl Pomeroy (D-ND), Rep. Jim Ramstad (R-MN), Rep. Dennis Rehberg (R-MT), Rep. Rick Renzi (R-AZ), Rep. Mike Ross (D-AR), Rep. Mike Simpson (R-ID), Rep. Albio Sires (D-NJ), Rep. Vic Snyder (D-AR), Rep. Zack Space (D-OH), Rep. Edolphus Towns (D-NY), Rep. Mark Udall (D-CO), Rep. Tim Walz (D-MN), and Rep. Zach Wamp (R-TN).

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Link to legislative history of S. 953
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