By David Shepardson, Reuters; February 13, 2018
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate unanimously confirmed late on Tuesday a former Conrail president as the top U.S. rail safety official as a series of deadly railroad accidents have raised concerns.
The nomination of Ronald Batory, who was unanimously approved by the Senate Commerce Committee in August to head the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), had been stalled for months by Senate Democratic Leader Charles Schumer over a dispute over funding for a New York City area infrastructure project.
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