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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Amtrak207: [QB] Please stop misspelling my Senator's last name (Schumer). My views: Gunn was forced out by the board. Gunn did pay enough attention to maintenance of the long-distance trains. Gunn received criticism earlier this year for repairing desperately-needed sleeping cars instead of replacing desperately-needed NEC bridges. Also, per the NARP release, Amtrak's seven-member board has two members and one is Norman Y. Marionetta. I am extremely upset about this event. I refuse to rant in public about it, althogh letters to my elected officials are already being drafted. Having an engineer at the helm for the time being could improve other things. Yes, freight railroads are still a problem. Just because they perform a necessary service does not mean that passenger trains should have to be intentionally delayed or treated as though they do not belong. Gunn did more to help Amtrak's bottom line than anyone realizes right now. He was like a latter-day W. Graham Claytor Jr. Gunn fired substandard employees, communicated with the rest of them, and made it easier and safer for them to do their jobs. Warrington never communicated with employees, fudged the financial reports and proposals, and didn't even ride trains. And finally, even though I've gotten flak for saying this before, the ongoing situation here and in other areas makes me ashamed to admit my citizenship. What does every other foreigner think about American passenger trains? They are the laughingstock of civilization, more like souped-up motorcoaches. I count the days before someone else with the title of President is fired. Firing Gunn is like taking out the cork plugging a hole in the side of a sinking ship. Most states cannot afford to pay for passenger train services without large matching grants from the federal government. The idea of competition is imbecilic. What is wrong with what he did? Are the RoadRailers coming back? Is Amtrak going to have 84 vice presidents on the payroll again? Are most of the wrecked Superliners going to keep rusting to the rails instead of having the dents pounded out now? Are there going to be fifteen different styles of Amfleet food service cars? Will Dinner in the Diner be replaced by vending machines full of junk food? What's his home address? Somewhere in Nova Scotia or did he relocate to Virginia? David Gunn for President, 2008 [/QB][/QUOTE]
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