PUBLIC & MEDIA ADVISORY: SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD PROVIDES SCHEDULE OF SPEAKERS' APPEARANCES FOR JANUARY 31 PUBLIC HEARING ON SIMPLIFIED STANDARDS FOR RAIL RATE CASES

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>From the Surface Transportation Board, Washington, D.C.
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The Surface Transportation Board today provided a schedule of speakers'
appearances and their time allocations for the STB's January 31, 2007
public hearing in the proceeding entitled Simplified Standards for Rail
Rate Cases, STB Ex Parte No. 646 (Sub-No. 1).


                               The Wednesday, January 31 hearing will begin
                               at 9:00 a.m. in Room 760, the STB's hearing
                               room, on the 7th Floor of the agency's
                               headquarters in the Mercury Building, 1925 K
                               Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.


                               The STB announced the January 31 public
                               hearing in STB Ex Parte No. 646 (Sub-No. 1)
                               in a decision issued to the public on
                               December 19, 2006.  That decision
                               established due dates for those wishing to
                               speak at the hearing to advise the agency of
                               their intent to participate, and to request
                               a time allotment.  Based on submissions
                               received, the STB has set the hearing's
                               schedule of speakers as shown on the
                               Attachment to this news release.


                               Attendance instructions.  The STB requests
                               that all persons attending the hearing use
                               the Mercury Building's main entrance at 1925
                               K Street (on the northeast corner of the
                               intersection of 20th and K Streets).  There
                               will be no reserved seating.  Please plan to
                               arrive early enough to be seated no later
                               than 8:45 a.m.  For security reasons, all
                               persons should be prepared to produce photo
                               identification (such as a driver's license),
                               pass through a metal detector, and submit to
                               an inspection of all briefcases, handbags,
                               and any other bags.  Visitors must be
                               cleared through security in the STB's Suite
                               100 (on the 1st Floor, at the top of the
                               ramp to the left of the main lobby).


                               Quiet laptops and tape recorders may be
                               brought into the hearing room, but
                               absolutely no provision will be made for the
                               connection of personal computers to agency
                               telephone lines.  Cellular telephone use is
                               not permitted in the hearing room, or in the
                               rear anteroom; cell phones may be used only
                               outside the hearing room.  The STB's hearing
                               room complies with the Americans With
                               Disabilities Act, and persons needing such
                               accommodations should telephone (202)
                               565-1500, or (202) 565-1653, by the close of
                               business on January 26, 2007.


                               Witnesses are encouraged to supplement,
                               rather than repeat, the testimony of others
                               on their panel.  In an effort to further
                               focus the testimony, in a decision issued to
                               the public yesterday, January 22, 2007, the
                               STB identified a number of specific issues
                               which it invited parties to address during
                               the hearing.  In that decision, the STB also
                               indicated that the record in STB Ex Parte
                               No. 646 (Sub-No. 1) would remain open until
                               February 26, 2007.


                               If a party wishes to enhance its
                               presentation by using projector-adaptable
                               visual displays and/or handouts, it may do
                               so.  Agency staff will be available to
                               demonstrate the hearing room's projection
                               system on January 27, 2007, from 2:00 p.m.
                               to 4:00 p.m.  Please telephone (202)
                               565-1500, or (202) 565-1653, to make
                               arrangements.


                               The schedule of speakers' appearances and
                               time allocations was provided in a decision
                               issued to the public yesterday, January 22,
                               2007, in STB Ex Parte No. 646 (Sub-No. 1)
                               and amended by a notice issued today,
                               January 23, 2007(
                               http://www.stb.dot.gov/decisions/readingroom.nsf/WebDecisionID/37726?OpenDocument
 )
                               .  The schedule is available for viewing and
                               downloading via the agency's Web site at
                               http://www.stb.dot.gov.  A printed copy of
                               the Board's decision also is available for a
                               fee by contacting ASAP Document Solutions,
                               9332 Annapolis Rd., Suite 103, Lanham, MD
                               20706, telephone (202) 306-4004, or via
                               asapdc@xxxxxxxxxxxx


                               A video broadcast of the hearing will be
                               accessible via the STB's Web site at
                               http://www.stb.dot.gov, under "Information
                               Center"/"Webcast"/"Live Video" on the home
                               page.


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                               ATTACHMENT
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                               Attachment

                               Surface Transportation Board Public Hearing
                               SIMPLIFIED STANDARDS FOR RAIL RATE CASES,
                               STB Ex Parte No. 646 (Sub-No. 1)

                               SCHEDULE OF APPEARANCES

                               Party / Speaker / Time Allotted


                               Panel I:  Government
                               United States Department of Transportation /
                               Paul S. Smith / 5 minutes


                               Panel II:  Shippers/Trade Associations
                               Interest Parties (Joint Shipper Group) /
                               Nicholas J. DiMichael, Andrew P. Goldstein,
                               Thomas D. Crowley, Gerald W. Fauth III / 45
                               minutes

                               National Grain & Feed Association / Dan Mack
                               / 10 minutes

                               National Industrial Traffic League / Doug
                               Kratzberg / 10 minutes


                               Panel III:  Shippers/Trade Associations
                               Dow Chemical Company / Jeffrey O. Moreno /
                               10 minutes

                               Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation /
                               Steve Sharp / 10 minutes

                               Alliance for Rail Competition / Michael W.
                               Snovitch / 7 minutes

                               Snavely King Majoros O'Connor & Lee / Tom
                               O'Connor / 10 minutes


                               Panel IV:  Labor
                               United Transportation Union-General
                               Committee of Adjustment / Gordon P.
                               MacDougal /
                               3 minutes


                               Panel V:  Railroads
                               Association of American Railroads / Samuel
                               M. Sipe, Jr. / 10 minutes

                               BNSF Railway Company / Richard E. Weicher /
                               10 minutes

                               Union Pacific Railroad Company / Louise A.
                               Rinn / 10 minutes


                               Panel VI:  Railroads
                               Canadian National Railway Company / Theodore
                               K. Kalick / 10 minutes

                               Canadian Pacific Railway Company / Terence
                               M. Hynes / 10 minutes

                               CSX Transportation, Inc. / G. Paul Moates /
                               10 minutes

                               Norfolk Southern Railway Company / G. Paul
                               Moates / 10 minutes

                               Kansas City Southern Railway Company /
                               William A. Mullins / 10 minutes


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