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1 Tuesday, March 22, Senate $ub-gommittee on Highways & Tran9pffiffix$30prBnr,--8,o"'O-41,,{."0,,9,:,u -'."Lttw,kut h Hblb Washington D.C. B*ffindp*""** rail'----_- iout=, M rwe pan put Aq4priEa back to One way to climb out of this recession is to create jobs. work and enhance our nation's infrastructure if we r eassenger Fdiee. These are good jobs for Montanans tht can't be sent overseas. *{.i"y Another way to end the recession is to compete economically on a global s,9aje A.well- 6 Key cities in Montana do not have access to passenger rail! Our major population centers: Billings, Livingston (a gateway to Yellowstone), Bozeman, Helena, Butte, and Missoula are without basic passenger rail service. Business opportunities are lost' Tourism is a key source of revenue in Montana. 5 Ski Resorts could be served by restoring the North,Coast Hiawatha line& generate year-round tourist revenue. {t* *ft^ yij*'4 Winter driving/is naiaioous aho stressful, particularly to an aging population that often has the money and the time, but not the inclination to drive in winter conditions. Passenger Rail qt hel$re-connect families throughout the year' Montana is the 4th largest state in the Union. Over 600 miles from east to west, it takes nearly 10 hours to cross Montana and we have just one line of passenger rail along the high line. The Empire Builder plays a key role in the economy of the High Line. Restoring the North Coast Hiawatha line can do the same for Montana's southern communities. Rail is friendly to the environment. With fflg ever rising prices of fuel, ffigffij _ andthe volatility of foreign oil supplies, America needs alternatives to ilobile travel. We must decrease our dependency on foreign oil. We have never led the world in terms of population. The U.S. ranks 3'd in terms of national population, but that isn't saying much. Our proportionate share of the 6.8 billion world population is less than 5%. China accounts for nearly 20o/o and ndia ls just behind with 17o/o of the world's population. China and ndia, nearly 40o/o of the world's populatioryare just beginning to flex their demand for automobites and gas. We need alternatives!. t A dl /, fnefeoeial Railroad ndministration reports railroad efficiency is up 1067o since 1980., fi Wherefi available, Passenger rider ship has increased substantially over the past 30 years. tii v

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2 !i ',>. The National Association of Railroad Passengers reports rail can save over 4"2 billion gallons of gas every moving America by rail rather than automobile. Passenger iail has neirly doubleo its iolunn. but uses virtgally the same fuel, W1980,Wf n 2009 the American Society of Civil Engineers gave the nation's infrastructure u D\ t's time to take immediate action to invest in infrastructure. Our infrastructure used to l be the best - Countries in Europe and Russia invest more in their rqads-?ld railways / ;;;;'ffi;'s i than we do. China is bqilding fa-ster trains and newer airports:,.ffi@lr own engineers4 v rtnw*a3, Montana and Ame rica Wfffnf- nfrast,r.tr r".?; i;l;" / Legislative and Congressional commitment to a well-developed passenger rail system. Help us urge Congress to restore passenger rail to 6 of Montana's key cities. VOTE YES FOR SJ 16 and please encourage yourfellow legislatorsto dothe same. Our grandchildren will ride this train and you will be the ones they thank!

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3 Bridges, roads, water: A U.S.'report card'- CNN.com Page ot 3!1,; j f! +!.i! i,i: :,ii,: : j i--r :i : 1, j-,l'!."-.,-.1 Bridges, roads, water: A U.S. 'report card' '14 irecple leconlmenl thls. se the firsi oi -:11:: l U"5, infrastructure: Grades trom the ASc Highest score: ffi,r\p6: f*r ipaei 2009 ffi {: ri; *! Lri' t) nf/ ddt i*. ffd Most Popular 1#ilis;e 1$:iles rr3!'i;qt tlt 3dg:stj :";:d;f, iaiiljil feail:ri]t$,"" 'le! jilei:?uge ;lroaeer3, EE?i)!;atr :etil*!ij r!ailfs *tl,,'i: STORY HGHLGHTS Engineer group gives U.S D- minus g.ades in five inirastruclure categories American Society cf Civil Enginee.s represents civil engineers acfoss the globe The grcup reriodically issues a report card analyzing U.S. inffaskuciure The analysis includes categofies such as bridges, dams. roads and drinking water Five categories of U.S. inftastructure received a grade of D minus in 2009 from the American Society of Civil Engineers. The organization, which represents civil engineers across the globe, periodically issues a national report card analyzing an anay of key elements of infrastructure. The 2oog report, which is lhe most recent ranked U.S. levees, roads, wastewater, inland walerways & drinking water at a D minus. The above interactive details the ASCE grades from 2009, 2005 and Click on the U.S. map to see which infrastructure issues the ASCE said it is most concemed about in your state. The state data is from a survey of ASCE state members conducted in Seotember '''9'i-:rr ar:j Ji:. ':,,-i -^ O1:^r'i 3iri3i ktlie *;fttis ifi Ca{+l::bi.-l :Nf :icrt*rg=tifr ie:r-.i-:;l4fi': j i:it".k}r-i BACKSTORY MON. FR Los Angeles 2Pm Mlami 5Pm {ffi&j ' Sponsored links Online MBA Degree Eam an MBA Online from Norwich U. No GMAT/GRE. Free Brochure. ::,.,.t l Six Sigrna Certifi cation Top Six Signa Training Program. Earn Certification, 100% Online. We recommend Tcd:v's li.-"a Cf:ean : 8*.ii and Sliglii Hok i+.!r)r:rate i Cllti Slia; Aativista.raw lq figirt o$ e{ter.ro,'ti Frjis s;cc-s*x i;lirtiri;! nii ;1!i,ll 44 prcple recommend ihls. Ee ihe ilrst of your friends. From around the web aisi*j -nii;oym.r:t: F:alvec an.i iji:faii' / qjn:i i: -.i --:,,lr11ij:.'1 :'.j.".j +r:a: :?itr C::rt: ir.'aana* ti* int'i:il'{ ihi'i!i3ir!:;1.r$1 lits rlaae!r ieil: :i i:r.r: ' : Conshuction Engineering Eam your master's online at the top-ranked University of Washington hup://edition.cnn.com/20 0ruS/0 6 /22lmap.infrastructure/index.lrtml

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6 The National Association of Railroad Passengers reports rail can save over 4.2 billioh-"\ igaffons of gas every year S moving America by rail ratherthan automobile. Passengeri raif has nearly doubled its volumefm;r.1980 but uses virtuallythe sameqff*tpf fuel.., 5ina -'::. _"_ t uto!& _./' n 2009 the American Society of Civil Engineers gave the nation's infrastructure a D. t's time to take immediate action to invest in infrastructure. Our infrastructure used to be the best - Countries in Europe and Russia invest more in their rqads gnd railways De ne Des - uountnes n hurope and Russta lnvest more n tnerr rqaas 3!o than we do. Ch[_a [g Ut1ldin_g faslgflfgins and newer airports. ffi{drx ownt geveffi;iiifr;structurs,-1n6i*;:-=, r:::::- Montana and America well-developed passenger rail and congressional commitment to a Help us urge Congress to restore passenger rail to 6 of Montana's key cities. VOTE YES FOR SJ 16 and please encourage your fellow legislators to do the same. Our grandchildren will ride this train and you will be the ones they thank!

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