Board of Directors Fires President of Amtrak
Amtrak’s president was fired by the company’s board of directors, who said David L. Gunn did not move the debt-laden rail service fast enough toward major changes.
Congressional Democrats criticized Gunn’s ouster and questioned whether the firing was legal, contending it was part of a Bush administration effort to kill national rail service.
As Amtrak’s president and chief executive, Gunn struggled to maintain service amid a sinking financial picture and a push by the White House and some in Congress to transform the railroad into a group of companies offering regional service.
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