While there may be specific reasons for building a tunnel rescue training facility at the AAR TTC, the report conveniently ignores the fact that there is already a federally funded tunnel incident training facility. See the following:
My photos from Center for National Response
On the other hand, most countries around the world put far more emphasis on tunnel safety than does the U.S.
Here's a link to another article I did for
HSToday (Homeland Security Today):
Link to article on rail safety
The 2005 article in the magazine also used several of my photos.
-- Ernest