september, including one carrying all republican members of congress when it crashed into a dump truck. there hasn t been a confirmed director for the agency for more than a year. that left the deputy running the agency instead, the deputy is this guy heath hall. he once worked as an intern at the rail agency, when he was a kid, other than that he had no expertise in rail safety whatsoever. he s a political consultant and pr guy. that s why he was the public relations guy for canton, mississippi. there s a question how he got the number two job in safety, especially because it meant him being the director of that agency all yearlong when he has no experience in the field whatsoever. even if it did make sense to hire him, once he was in place at the agency he was not suppose today keep his job back home.