The US railroad corporation Amtrak fired their president in 2005. What was his name?

David L. Gunn (born 21 June 1937) is a transportation system administrator who has headed several significant railroads and transit systems in North America. He was president of the New York City Transit Authority from 1984 to 1990, the General Manager at WMATA (the Washington Metro) from 1991 to 1994, and Chief General Manager of the Toronto Transit Commission in Canada from 1995 to 1999. Gunn assumed the presidency of Amtrak on May 15, 2002, and held the position until political upheaval at the company in 2005. A dual citizen of the U.S. and Canada, Gunn retired to his family home on Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia, Canada. He is currently associated with the Free Congress Foundation and the board of the Strait Area Transit Cooperative transit service in rural Richmond County, among other roles.

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George Oliver Prince

So the Gunn was fired

Bad Nora

I liked the options - thanks Stevie G.

Helen Christopulos LoBosco

Corey Taylor, You are clever too! I get my daily smiles on this site.

Helen Christopulos LoBosco

George Oliver Prince, You are so clever. :-)

wordster

Apparently they have an anti-Gunn policy at Amtrak. Maybe they'll put up a sign saying NO Gunns Allowed On This Train.

Richard G Schwartz

So he was fired for having a dual citizenship?

earlepg

I am somewhat disappointed in this question. In the question the word "fired" was used. Then, in the discussion, after reading of his impressive jobs, we learn only that he "held the position until political upheaval at the company" without any further comments as to what that truly meant. In reading the article it seems that while he was doing an exemplary job, some politicians had designs on doing things that he disagreed with and he was left to go on his merry way; a total non-event really (other than him not getting paid by Amtrak anymore). No embezzlement, accidents, or mismagement.

earlepg

filmnut, My one and only trip by train was to a summer job when I took the train from Portand, Oregon to Bozeman, Montana. That trip was affordable, tiimely (even with snow on the ground) and very pleasant. I've been very disappointed in not being able to repeat that experience.

Corey Taylor

Maybe he came to work loaded.

Carl Belken

I've never traveled by train but I remember going to pick up my sister at Union Station in St.Louis back in 1964. I was a country kid and was very impressed. I could have spent hours exploring that place. Just a few short years later it was closed.