Amtrak’s Uncertain Future…
On Nov. 9, David Gunn, president and chief executive of Amtrak, took an all-night train from Jacksonville, Fla., to Washington, D.C., arriving at his office at about 6 a.m., his usual starting time.
The first order of business was figuring out why the train company’s chairman, David Laney, had invited the chief engineer to lunch the day before. It turned out that Mr. Gunn, whom many say saved the New York City subway system during the 1980’s, was scheduled to be fired that afternoon.


NY Observer | Matthew Schuerman | December 7, 2005 08:45 AM