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David Gunn, former WMATA GM and former Amtrak President is coming out of retirement to hopefully get WMATA back on the right track (sorry, couldn't pass up the pun).
http://www.washingto...0021704763.html
Hopefully this will be a good thing for the transit system, which is at this point rapidly becoming a laughingstock (if it wasn't so tragic) of the DC area.
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Posted 18 February 2010 - 09:29 AM
I knew it would be Mr. Gunn as soon as I saw the sub-title that it was someone familiar.
How can you keep 'em down (or, in this case, up) on the farm once they've been to Paree, I mean D.C.?
Seriously, I wish him all good luck and welcome back!
How can you keep 'em down (or, in this case, up) on the farm once they've been to Paree, I mean D.C.?
Seriously, I wish him all good luck and welcome back!
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Posted 19 February 2010 - 01:33 AM
David Gunn? He isn't what Amtrak needs right now. He has his purpose, and was the right man for the job when he was hired. It needed his style to clear away the bull that grows like kudzu around Warrington and even his grave. He's a no-BS, direct and bull-in-china-shop problem solver. Amtrak doesn't really have problems at the moment, other than getting the attitude of survive first of its system... and they need some lessons in perserverance. But I don't think Gunn would help with that. His years weren't Amtraks best in that department.
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Posted 02 March 2010 - 06:57 PM
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Posted 02 March 2010 - 11:43 PM
A general jerk and weak-kneed politico that does what he's told by his bosses.
Travelled: Broadway Limited (1), Lake Shore Limited (4), Capitol Limited (4), Empire Builder (1), Southwest Chief (1), Coast Starlight (1), Silver Meteor (5), Silver Star (5), Silver Palm (2), Cardinal (2), Auto Train (4), Pennsylvanian (2), Palmetto (1), Acela Express (1), Empire Service (1), Northeast Regional (7), Keystone Service (1) --- Total Miles: 34,474 --- Total Trains: 43
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