Definition: In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Try to find the best answer that is most likely to fill in "_". Note that the URLs in the text have been replaced with [Link].
Input: Lac-Megantic, Quebec (CNN) -- Edward Burkhardt said he tried to get the people of Lac-Megantic, Quebec, to hear him, to try to understand that he had traveled to their town because he genuinely cared, he told CNN in an exclusive interview Thursday. The 74-year-old chairman of Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway wanted to answer any questions from officials and hear people out about the anguish they feel after a driverless train carrying tank cars oil rolled out of control, exploding in an inferno. As of Friday night, 28 people were confirmed dead -- up from 24 earlier in the day -- Quebec coroner's office spokeswoman Genevieve Guilbault said.NEW: Death toll climbs to 28, coroner's office spokeswoman saysRailway chairman about visiting devastated town: "People wanted to throw stones at me"Edward Burkhardt believes he was misunderstood, that he does sympathize with victimsHe says he has "plenty" of empathy and understands residents "need to vent" 
 Question:"Our general feeling is now that is not true," Burkhardt said Wednesday, adding that the engineer had worked for the _ for "many years" and "had a completely clear safety record up until Saturday."

Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway