U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICEWASHINGTON : For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing OfficeInternet: bookstore.gpo.gov Phone: toll free (866) 512–1800; DC area (202) 512–1800Fax: (202) 512–2250 Mail: Stop SSOP, Washington, DC 20402–000134–799 PDF 2007INTERNATIONAL HIGH-SPEED RAIL SYSTEMS(110–28)HEARINGBEFORE THESUBCOMMITTEE ONRAILROADS, PIPELINES, AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESONE HUNDRED TENTH CONGRESSFIRST SESSIONAPRIL 19, 2007Printed for the use of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure( VerDate 0ct 09 2002 11:37 Sep 13, 2007 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 5011 Sfmt 5011 P:\DOCS\34799 HTRANS1 PsN: JASONCOMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE JAMES L. OBERSTAR, Minnesota, Chairman NICK J. RAHALL, II, West Virginia PETER A. DEFAZIO, Oregon JERRY F. COSTELLO, Illinois ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON, District of Columbia JERROLD NADLER, New York CORRINE BROWN, Florida BOB FILNER, California EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON, Texas GENE TAYLOR, Mississippi JUANITA MILLENDER-MCDONALD, California ELIJAH E. CUMMINGS, Maryland ELLEN O. TAUSCHER, California LEONARD L. BOSWELL, Iowa TIM HOLDEN, Pennsylvania BRIAN BAIRD, Washington RICK LARSEN, Washington MICHAEL E. CAPUANO, Massachusetts JULIA CARSON, Indiana TIMOTHY H. BISHOP, New York MICHAEL H. MICHAUD, Maine BRIAN HIGGINS, New York RUSS CARNAHAN, Missouri JOHN T. SALAZAR, Colorado GRACE F. NAPOLITANO, California DANIEL LIPINSKI, Illinois DORIS O. MATSUI, California NICK LAMPSON, Texas ZACHARY T. SPACE, Ohio MAZIE K. HIRONO, Hawaii BRUCE L. BRALEY, Iowa JASON ALTMIRE, Pennsylvania TIMOTHY J. WALZ, Minnesota HEATH SHULER, North Carolina MICHAEL A. ACURI, New York HARRY E. MITCHELL, Arizona CHRISTOPHER P. CARNEY, Pennsylvania JOHN J. HALL, New York STEVE KAGEN, Wisconsin STEVE COHEN, Tennessee JERRY MCNERNEY, California JOHN L. MICA, Florida DON YOUNG, Alaska THOMAS E. PETRI, Wisconsin HOWARD COBLE, North Carolina JOHN J. DUNCAN, JR., Tennessee WAYNE T. GILCHREST, Maryland VERNON J. EHLERS, Michigan STEVEN C. LATOURETTE, Ohio RICHARD H. BAKER, Louisiana FRANK A. LOBIONDO, New Jersey JERRY MORAN, Kansas GARY G. MILLER, California ROBIN HAYES, North Carolina HENRY E. BROWN, JR., South Carolina TIMOTHY V. JOHNSON, Illinois TODD RUSSELL PLATTS, Pennsylvania SAM GRAVES, Missouri BILL SHUSTER, Pennsylvania JOHN BOOZMAN, Arkansas SHELLEY MOORE CAPITO, West Virginia JIM GERLACH, Pennsylvania MARIO DIAZ-BALART, Florida CHARLES W. DENT, Pennsylvania TED POE, Texas DAVID G. REICHERT, Washington CONNIE MACK, Florida JOHN R. ‘RANDY’ KUHL, JR., New York LYNN A WESTMORELAND, Georgia CHARLES W. BOUSTANY, JR., Louisiana JEAN SCHMIDT, Ohio CANDICE S. MILLER, Michigan THELMA D. DRAKE, Virginia MARY FALLIN, Oklahoma VERN BUCHANAN, Florida (II)VerDate 0ct 09 2002 11:37 Sep 13, 2007 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 0486 Sfmt 0486 P:\DOCS\34799 HTRANS1 PsN: JASONSUBCOMMITTEE ON RAILROADS, PIPELINES, AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS CORRINE BROWN, Florida Chairwoman JERROLD NADLER, New York LEONARD L. BOSWELL, Iowa JULIA CARSON, Indiana GRACE F. NAPOLITANO, California NICK LAMPSON, Texas ZACHARY T. SPACE, Ohio BRUCE L. BRALEY, Iowa TIMOTHY J. WALZ, Minnesota NICK J. RAHALL II, West Virginia PETER A. DEFAZIO, Oregon JERRY F. COSTELLO, Illinois EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON, Texas ELIJAH E. CUMMINGS, Maryland MICHAEL H. MICHAUD, Maine DANIEL LIPINSKI, Illinois JAMES L. OBERSTAR, Minnesota (ex officio) BILL SHUSTER, Pennylvania THOMAS E. PETRI, Wisconsin WAYNE T. GILCHREST, Maryland STEVEN C. LATOURETTE, Ohio JERRY MORAN, Kansas GARY G. MILLER, California HENRY E. BROWN, JR., South Carolina TIMOTHY V. JOHNSON, Illinois TODD RUSSELL PLATTS, Pennsylvania SAM GRAVES, Missouri JIM GERLACH, Pennsylvania MARIO DIAZ-BALART, Florida LYNN A. WESTMORELND, Georgia JOHN L. MICA, Florida (ex officio) (III)VerDate 0ct 09 2002 11:37 Sep 13, 2007 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 0486 Sfmt 0486 P:\DOCS\34799 HTRANS1 PsN: JASONVerDate 0ct 09 2002 11:37 Sep 13, 2007 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 0486 Sfmt 0486 P:\DOCS\34799 HTRANS1 PsN: JASON(V)CONTENTSPage Summary of Subject Matter .................................................................................... viTESTIMONY Barron de Angoiti, Ignacio, Director of High-Speed Rail, International Rail-way Association .................................................................................................... 5Diaz, Apolinar Rodriguez, International Director, Renfe Operadora (Spain) ..... 5Matsumoto, Hiroki, Transportation Counselor, Embassy Of Japan ................... 5Metzler, Jean-Marie, Consulting Director, Tgv Development, French National Railways (SNCF) .................................................................................................. 5Zhao, Dr. Quansheng (China), Professor and Director, Division of Compara-tive & Regional Studies, School of International Service, American Univer-sity ......................................................................................................................... 5PREPARED STATEMENTS SUBMITTED BY MEMBERS OF CONGRESS Costello, Hon. Jerry F., of Illinois .......................................................................... 30PREPARED STATEMENTS SUBMITTED BY WITNESSES Barron de Angoiti, Ignacio ...................................................................................... 32Matsumoto, Hiroki ................................................................................................... 62Metzler, Jean-Marie ................................................................................................ 85Diaz, Apolinar Rodriguez ........................................................................................ 111Zhao, Dr. Quansheng ............................................................................................... 190VerDate 0ct 09 2002 11:37 Sep 13, 2007 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 P:\DOCS\34799 HTRANS1 PsN: JASONviVerDate 0ct 09 2002 11:37 Sep 13, 2007 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 6602 Sfmt 6602 P:\DOCS\34799 HTRANS1 PsN: JASON34799.001viiVerDate 0ct 09 2002 11:37 Sep 13, 2007 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 6602 Sfmt 6602 P:\DOCS\34799 HTRANS1 PsN: JASON34799.002viiiVerDate 0ct 09 2002 11:37 Sep 13, 2007 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 6602 Sfmt 6602 P:\DOCS\34799 HTRANS1 PsN: JASON34799.003ixVerDate 0ct 09 2002 11:37 Sep 13, 2007 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 6602 Sfmt 6602
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