Union Pacific CEO defends safety practices without mentioning key critic

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Jim Vena’s opening remarks Wednesday at the J.P. Morgan 2024 Industrials Conference could easily be seen as a rebuttal to one man: Amit Bose, the chairman of the Federal Railroad Administration.

Bose wrote a letter to the Union Pacific (NYSE: UNP) CEO Feb. 29, responding to reports of extensive furloughs at the Class 1 railroad that serves the Western half of the U.S. “The [FRA] has previously communicated our concerns to UP regarding the potential risks of reducing staffing levels in critical...

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