November 10, 2005 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following article by Keith L. Alexander was posted on the Washington Post website on November 10.) WASHINGTON — Amtrak’s board fired its president yesterday, nearly a week after a government investigation found repeated management problems with the...
November 10, 2005 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following article by Matthew L. Wald was posted on the New York Times website on November 9.) WASHINGTON — Amtrak’s board fired the company’s president on Wednesday morning, widening a divide between the Bush administration and Congress over the...
November 10, 2005 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following article by Jennifer A. Dlouhy was posted on the Albany Times-Union website on November 10.) WASHINGTON — Amtrak fired David Gunn as its president and CEO on Wednesday, allowing the passenger railroad to hire a new leader who would adopt the Bush...
November 10, 2005 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Bloomberg News circulated the following article on November 10.) WASHINGTON — Amtrak’s board fired chief executive David Gunn, who has clashed with the Bush administration over plans to end losses at the US passenger railroad that have totaled more than...
November 9, 2005 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on November 9.) WASHINGTON — Amtrak’s board called a meeting for Wednesday and plans to fire President David Gunn, according to Sen. Charles Schumer, D-New York. Gunn has clashed with the Bush...
November 8, 2005 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following article was posted on AccessNorthGa.com on November 7.) GAINESVILLE, Ga. — Despite service disruptions caused by Katrina and other hurricanes, ridership on the Amtrak Crescent, which serves Gainesville twice-a-day, increased more than two percent...
November 8, 2005 | Amtrak, DOT, Headlines
(The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release on November 7.) WASHINGTON — U.S. Secretary of Transportation Norman Y. Mineta today announced the Department of Transportation would implement recommendations to strengthen its oversight...
November 4, 2005 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following article by Kathryn A. Wolfe was posted on the Congressional quarterly website on November 4.) WASHINGTON — The Senate on Thursday added to its deficit-reduction package provisions that would fund and restructure Amtrak, the nation’s...
November 4, 2005 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on November 4.) CAMARILLO, Calif. — A man jumped onto the top of an Amtrak train from a U.S. 101 overpass Thursday and was arrested miles down the track by sheriff’s deputies who swooped in by...
November 4, 2005 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Transportation issued the following news release on November 3.) WASHINGTON — A two-year investigation by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) into Amtrak’s management and spending practices uncovered...
