We should thank and honor Mr Boardman for his service to the United States and his allegiance to the Republican party. As for his tenure at Amtrak; his legacy will include sharp price increases, reduced amenities, the failure to restart the Sunset East connection, failure to get new equipment delivered on time and an AGR 2.0 system that gives the customer less incentive to ride. On the positive side I will credit him for his stewardship in making the beautiful new lounge at CUS happen,.. Perhaps Mr Boardman was placed between a rock and a hard place and just did the best that he could. Wicks new management team and history will either validate or invalidate this comment.