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Joseph Szabo
Administrator
Federal Railroad Administration

Nominated by President Barack H. Obama on March 20, 2009 and confirmed by the United States Senate on April 29, 2009, Joseph C. Szabo is the twelfth Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) Administrator. As Administrator, Mr. Szabo is responsible for overseeing the operations for the eight hundred plus person organization. This includes managing a comprehensive railroad safety assurance program and regulatory initiatives; enforcement of railroad safety laws and regulations; development and implementation of national freight and passenger rail policy and financial assistance programs; and oversight of wide ranging advanced research and development projects in support of improved railroad safety. In addition to his love of railroading, Mr. Szabo has long been active in civic life and public service. For more than 20 years, he was involved in local government affairs in the Chicago suburb of Riverdale, Illinois, ultimately serving as its mayor. He has also served as a member of the South Suburban Mayors Transportation Committee and as Vice Chairman of the Chicago Area Transportation Study’s Executive Committee. In 2002, he co-chaired the Governor’s Freight Rail Sub-Committee and in 2005, Mr. Szabo was assigned by the UTU International to the Federal Railroad Administration’s Railroad Safety Advisory Committee (RSAC), where he participated in the development of rail-safety regulations.

Session "From the Administrator … (a Federal Railroad Administration Update)"