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http://www.narprail.org/Annual%20Report%20...%20Congress.pdf
Looks like Bush' croneys on Amtraks board are going head to head with Gunn. I find it interesting that David Gunn did not send the main report to congress this year instead it was David Laney who like everyone else left on the board was appointed by Bush. Reading the two reports it seems Laney is more willing to go along with Bush's proposals then Gunn. Why else would there by two seperate reports submitted by Amtrak if there wasnt a disagreement between Gunn and the Board?
Also how come they did not submit a Budget request for 2006? Gunn has been very clear the number is somewhere between 1.6-1.8 billion. Why are they just now studying the numbers unless they are going to submit a NEC budget only? A NEC budget that will have a low ball number making LD routes look bad?
If anyone can take on this fight its Gunn, but it makes things 1000X more difficult if Amtraks board doesnt want to run a national system. I hope I'm reading more into this then there is.
Looks like Bush' croneys on Amtraks board are going head to head with Gunn. I find it interesting that David Gunn did not send the main report to congress this year instead it was David Laney who like everyone else left on the board was appointed by Bush. Reading the two reports it seems Laney is more willing to go along with Bush's proposals then Gunn. Why else would there by two seperate reports submitted by Amtrak if there wasnt a disagreement between Gunn and the Board?
Also how come they did not submit a Budget request for 2006? Gunn has been very clear the number is somewhere between 1.6-1.8 billion. Why are they just now studying the numbers unless they are going to submit a NEC budget only? A NEC budget that will have a low ball number making LD routes look bad?
If anyone can take on this fight its Gunn, but it makes things 1000X more difficult if Amtraks board doesnt want to run a national system. I hope I'm reading more into this then there is.