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Kenneth M. Uznanski, Jr., 1962-2014
Written by William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefKenneth M. Uznanski, Jr., the former head of the Washington State Department of Transportation Rail Division and a highly respected national figure in passenger railroading, died July 7, 2014 at St. Peter Hospital in Olympia, Wash. He was 52.