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FRA’s Szabo headed back to Chicago
Written by William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefFederal Railroad Administrator Joseph C. Szabo will be stepping down from the post he has held since April 2009 and, effective Jan. 1, 2015, will be on staff at the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP)—effectively returning to his Chicagoland roots.