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FRA Administrator Bose Sends Letter to UP CEO Jim Vena

FOR RELEASE
02/29/2024 (Thursday) [PDF Version]
No. 24-10

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A letter from Administrator Amit Bose of the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) to Union Pacific Railroad (UP) CEO Jim Vena regarding UP’s prioritization of cost-cutting above safety has been posted to the Board’s website as a formal STB filing in Urgent Issues in Freight Rail Service—Railroad Reporting, Docket No. EP 770 (Sub-No. 1), and may be viewed and downloaded here.

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