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U.S. Rail News is published by Capitol Press LLC. Based in Falls Church, Va., Capitol Press publishes print and electronic newsletters and special reports for various sectors of the environmental and transportation industries.

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About the Editor
Tom Ramstack has edited U.S. Rail News since 1989 and is acknowledged as one of the country’s foremost experts on the rail industry. A former reporter for the Kansas City Star, Tom shared the 1982 Pulitzer Prize for local news reporting and also has won four Dateline awards from the Society for Professional Journalists. A man of many talents, Tom also has written two books, holds three patents (with a fourth pending) and is a licensed attorney who regularly represents nonprofit organizations and disabled people; in 2002 the D.C. Employment Justice Center recognized Tom for his volunteer activities.