Joseph H. Boardman

Joseph H. Boardman is the president of Amtrak and formerly Administrator of the United States Federal Railroad Administration. He was nominated by President George W. Bush on March 17, 2005 and confirmed by the United States Senate on April 28, 2005. He was the eleventh Federal Railroad Administrator. As Administrator, Mr. Boardman was responsible for overseeing all aspects of operations for the nearly eight hundred-person organization. This includes managing comprehensive safety programs and regulatory initiatives; enforcement of FRA safety regulations; development and implementation of national freight and passenger rail policy; and oversight of diverse research and development activities in support of improved railroad safety. Mr....