(Source: Railway Age opinion column by Art Miller, January 10, 2018)
NEW YORK — Amtrak has a new Executive Vice President and Chief Safety Officer, and he is a former chief safety officer at both Northwest Airlines and Delta Air Lines. The Jan. 9 appointment of Ken Hylander clearly signals that Amtrak CEO Richard Anderson — also a Northwest and Delta alumnus — has decided the passenger railroad’s safety programs need a wholesale overhaul.
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