SHOULD BE CONCERNED. DAN LIEBERMAN JOINS ME TO TALK ABOUT THE CONTINUING PUSH FOR INCREASED OVERSIGHT. DAN, IT IS SO NICE TO HAVE YOU NOT REALLY SURPRISED THAT CONGRESS HAS STALLED ON THIS ISSUE, BUT IS THERE ANYTHING THAT IS MOVING FORWARD? IT’S INTERESTING. IT’S NOT SURPRISING. AT ALL. BUT LOCAL ADVOCATES IN PITTSBURGH CONTINUE TO PRESS STATE AND CITY OFFICIALS TO MAKE THESE CHANGES. THEY WANT THE RAILROADS TO BE SAFER, BUT NOTHING’S HAPPENING AS OF YET. IT IS INTERESTING, THOUGH, THAT ACROSS THE BORDER IN BINGHAMTON, NEW YORK, THE MAYOR THERE WAS SO CONCERNED WITH RAIL SAFETY AND THE CONDITION OF THESE RAIL BRIDGES IN HIS CITY THAT HE HIRED AN ENGINEERING FIRM TO MAKE A REPORT TO STUDY THE 25 BRIDGES. I SPOKE TO HIM AND HERE’S WHAT HE SAID. WHAT WE FOUND WAS VERY, VERY. --, THE FACT THAT MORE THAN HALF OF THEM WERE IN POOR OR SEVERE CONDITION AND MANY OF THEM HAVING CONDITION TURNS SO BAD THAT. THAT OUR ENGINEERING CONTRACTOR THERE SUGGESTED THAT THE RAILROADS TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION TO INSPECT THE BRIDGES THEMSELVES OR TAKE REMEDIATION WITH REPAIRS. NOW, IT DID GET NORFOLK. SOUTHERN, THE RAILROAD COMPANY, TO RESPOND AND START FIXING UP SOME OF THESE BRIDGES IMMEDIATELY. AND IT ALSO GOT STATE SENATORS TO RESPOND AS WELL. IS THERE ANY STATE THAT’S DOING IT? WELL? WELL, CALIFORNIA IS DOING IT PRETTY WELL. THEY PUT MORE DOLLARS INTO A STATE RUN RAILROAD SAFETY INSPECTION PROGRAM, BUT MOST STATES ARE NOT INVESTING IN THESE DOLLARS. BUT ADVOCATES IN PITTSBURGH, THEY’RE HOPING TO PUT PRESSURE AND THEY’RE LEARNING FROM BINGHAMTON, NEW YORK, HOPING THAT THEY