By Pat Foran, Editor, Progressive Railroading Magazine; March 2018
About seven months after he’d been nominated, longtime railroader Ron Batory was sworn in as the 14th administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) on Feb. 28.
President Trump nominated Batory to serve as FRA administrator in July 2017. While he awaited confirmation, Batory in November 2017 was named “rail adviser” to Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao. In mid-February, the U.S. Senate confirmed Batory, who has served the rail industry for more than 45 years.
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