Cross-examination of Jim Blair, Amtrak’s senior director of host railroads, consumed the full 8-hour, 28-minute session Monday as the Surface Transportation Board’s hearing on the effort to launch passenger service between New Orleans and Mobile, Ala., resumed after an almost three-week hiatus.

Blair was questioned by lawyers from Norfolk Southern, CSX Transportation, and the Port of Mobile; redirect questioning from an Amtrak attorney was held over until the hearing resumes today (Wednesday, May 11), at 9:30 a.m. EDT. That session will be lived streamed at the STB YouTube channel, which also has recordings of Monday’s session and those of the previous eight days.