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The Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, chaired by U.S. Rep. Tom Petri, R-Wisconsin., will hold a hearing next week on the federal environmental review and permitting process for surface transportation infrastructure projects.

First responders from nine states took part in a Norfolk Southern-sponsored crude-by-rail emergency response class recently at the Association of American Railroads’ Security and Emergency Response Training Center (SERTC) in Pueblo, Colo.

A new streetcar line in Tucson, Ariz., will significantly improve transit options for thousands of area residents and connect major activity centers in downtown Tucson with health care facilities, the University of Arizona and other regional attractions, local and federal authorities contend.