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[QUOTE]Originally posted by palmland: [QB] The Hoosier State will be terminated April 1 according to this Indiana Dept. of Transportation [URL=http://www.in.gov/indot/3200.htm]press release[/URL]. An excerpt giving the cause: " The decision to terminate Hoosier State service followed the Federal Railroad Administration imposing new requirements for the state of Indiana to serve as a railroad, even though it owns no track or trains. “Passenger rail providers and the host railroads are already required to comply with FRA rules,” said Indiana Department of Transportation Commissioner Karl Browning. “Requiring a redundant layer of bureaucracy would not create improvements in passenger rail service or safety, it would only increase taxpayer costs.” Under new rules that the FRA is testing with Indiana, all states that support passenger rail services would be considered railroad carriers. This burdensome interpretation exposes states to significant increases in cost, paperwork and liability, including (1) Liability for the actions of passenger rail providers up to $200 million for each occurrence of injury, death or property damage, (2) Hiring new staff to monitor plans and programs in compliance with federal rules, and (3) Interpretation that state employees are rail employees, subject to retirement and employer liability rules and limits." Our federal government continues to amaze me. Save us from ourselves. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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