And this just in my AOL news mailbox within the last couple of hours: George Warrington will resign to head New Jersey's rail/transit department. He will remain at Amtrak during the transition to a new president.
I vote for James Coston to replace him.
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That's the best news I have had in a long time. Bye Bye George!
mho357 Member # 1204
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Since I'm fairly new here and to this issue, I wonder if someone could give me a brief overview about George. It appears that you folks think that his departure would be a good thing. I don't know enough about the issues to have formed an opinion.
Thanks,
Mark
disgusted Member # 1373
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As an employee when Warrington took over I thought he was a breath of fresh air. He talked about giving the employees the right to make a decision to keep the passengers happy, this is one thing in which he kept his word. He talked about having a 5 year plan to get us off of federal money. Over the last 3 years all we've heard was "yep were getting there, due to your hard work", "the GLIDE PATH is working", "business is great, keep up the good work", then early last year it was "we've got to get spending under control", then it started sinking from there, and we haven't heard a thing from him. Over the last 3 years, I have been sent to Chicago 4 times for training, everyone has, this is not a cheap undertaking, money seemed like it was coming out of the walls. Now you see where it has all gotten us. Job cuts, job worries, train cuts, and reduced services.
Trainsandmore Member # 896
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It's unclear that the Bush Administration will move quickly to appoint a permanent replacement; this matter simply doesn't have high priority with the focus on Afghanistan at the moment.
Warrington said he would stay until an interim replacement is found, but not until a permanent replacement is appointed.
The next few months will be critical for Amtrak. The lack of leadership will create problems during difficult times.
Mr. Toy Member # 311
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Is the president of Amtrak appointed by the President of the United States or Amtrak's bored of directors?
------------------ Trust God, love your neighbor, and never mistake opinion for truth. -Mr. Toy
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