{"id":37209,"date":"2014-06-04T09:44:08","date_gmt":"2014-06-04T13:44:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smart-union.dev\/news\/blumenthal-calls-metro-north-fines-a-mockery\/"},"modified":"2014-06-04T09:44:08","modified_gmt":"2014-06-04T13:44:08","slug":"blumenthal-calls-metro-north-fines-a-mockery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/blumenthal-calls-metro-north-fines-a-mockery\/","title":{"rendered":"Blumenthal calls Metro-North fines 'a mockery'","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"
WASHINGTON — The nation’s top railroad regulator drew withering criticism Tuesday for his agency’s record of safety enforcement against Metro-North Railroad.<\/p>\n
The Federal Railroad Administration’s use of its power to fine railroads for safety violations “is a mockery of justice,” said Sen. Richard Blumenthal with some heat in an interview after tangling with FRA Administrator Joseph Szabo during a Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation subcommittee hearing.<\/p>\n