,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bajd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #ah1     
#bjbe,ms4 ,baldwin 7for herself and ,mr4
 ,marshall7 introduced the following    
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,commerce1         
,science1 and ,transportation  ,a ,,bill
  ,to amend section #aaaja of title #di1
 ,united ,states ,code1 to ensure that  
rail carriers provide transportation or 
service in a manner that fulfills the   
shipper's reasonable service            
requirements4  #a4 ,short title ,this   
,act may be cited as the ,reliable ,rail
 ,service ,act of #bjbe4  #b4 ,common   
carrier transportation ,section #aaaja  
of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 is 
amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 
by inserting 7#a7 after 7a72  7,b7 by   
inserting 1 in a manner that meets the  
shipper's need for timely1 efficient1   
and reliable rail service and fulfills  
the shipper's reasonable service        
requirements after on reasonable        

request2 and  7,c7 by adding at the end 
the following3  7#b7 ,in determining    
whether a rail carrier has violated this
 section with respect to the provision  
of reasonable transportation service and
 the ability of the rail carrier to meet
 its obligations under this section1 the
 ,board shall consider-- 7,a7 the       
impacts of reductions or changes in the 
frequency of transportation or service1 
and the availability and maintenance of 
reasonable local service schedules and  
delivery windows1 on the provision of   
reasonable transportation service2  7,b7
 the impacts of reductions in employment
 levels1 including-- 7i7 reductions in  
clerical1 customer service1 maintenance1
 dispatch and train and engine service  
employees2  7ii7 reductions or changes  
in train or yard crew availability2 and 
7iii7 the consolidation or shifting of  
crews across or within service          
territories2  7,c7 the impacts of       
reductions in equipment and the         
availability of equipment1 maintenance  

of equipment or railroad infrastructure1
 lines and yards1 or shifting of        
equipment across or within service      
territories or customer and commodity   
groups2  7,d7 whether the service       
reasonably meets the local operational  
and service requirements of the person  
requesting transportation or service    
that are consistent with the person's   
needs and requirements for the efficient
 and reliable receipt1 transportation   
and delivery of property2  7,e7 the     
transportation needs or circumstances of
 the person requesting transportation or
 service based upon previous service    
experience and taking into account any  
physical or operational limitations or  
restrictions at a facility or location2 
7,f7 the commitment of the person       
requesting transportation or service of 
equipment or other resources to support 
the transportation or service2  7,g7    
whether any conditions imposed by the   
rail carrier as requirements for service
 are required to meet the local service 

requirements of the person requesting   
service or permit the rail carrier to   
recover its variable cost of providing  
the requested transportation or service2
  7,h7 how the carrier is handling      
equipment owned by others2 and  7,i7    
whether conditions imposed by the rail  
carrier as requirements for service1    
including demurrage1 are reasonably     
reciprocated to meet the service        
requirements of the person requesting   
service4  2  7#b7 in subsection 7b71 in 
the matter preceding paragraph 7#a71 by 
striking terms4 and inserting terms1    
including reasonable transit or cycle   
times and other service standards1 as   
requested1 consistent with the needs and
 requirements of the person on whose    
behalf the request is made for the      
efficient and reliable receipt1         
transportation1 and delivery of         
property42 and  7#c7 by adding at the   
end the following3  7g7 ,any proceeding 
initiated to consider a rail carrier's  
alleged violation of this section shall 

be expedited by the ,board1 and         
completed not later than #ahj days after
 the initiation of the proceeding4 ,any 
proceeding initiated to obtain service  
terms under subsection 7b7 shall be     
completed not later than #de days after 
the initiation of the proceeding4  7h7  
,the provisions under section #aagja    
shall apply to a determination whether a
 rail carrier has violated this section4
 ,in addition to the remedies provided  
in such section1 if the ,board          
determines that a rail carrier has      
violated this section by failing to     
provide transportation or service on    
reasonable request1 the ,board shall    
prescribe reasonable transit or cycle   
times or other service standards to be  
established to deliver property         
consistent with the needs and           
requirements of the person making the   
request4  4