Written by William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-Chief, Railway Age Magazine; October 6, 2017
President Donald J. Trump has named former Republican Congressman Leon Acton “Lynn” Westmoreland of Georgia—who as a member of Congress voted at least twice to defund Amtrak—to the Amtrak Board of Directors for a five-year term.
Westmoreland, 67, served in the U.S. House of Representatives for 12 years after serving 12 years in the Georgia House of Representatives. During his time in Congress, he served on the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines and Hazardous Materials of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee for six years. Westmoreland also served on the Financial Services Committee and the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.
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