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Paul A Ryckbost for Amtrak Board of Directors
November 09, 2005
I am hereby placing myself on the short-list of candidates for the Amtrak Board of Directors.
I’m actually serious… but I know there’s only the tiniest of tiny chances of that happening this early in my life.
Currently, the Amtrak Board has four members. Federal law calls for seven. And, two of the members are recess appointments that will be let go when Congress comes out of session. Therefore, it leaves Norman Mineta, the Secretary of Transportation, and the Chairman of the Board. That’s just ridiculous.
To top it off, today the Board fired David Gunn, now past-President and CEO. I think this is a horrible decision. Gunn has done more for Amtrak in the past three years than had been done for Amtrak in the ten years previous. This might be a step in killing Amtrak alltogether, and that scares me. America needs Amtrak. We need passenger rail.
Posted by paul at November 9, 2005 07:00 PM
Comments
Brian said on November 9, 2005 09:51 PM"American needs Amtrak"
Did you happen to mean America? Sounds like it could be an interesting position if you were appointed.
Dale said on November 16, 2005 10:14 PMHey, Paul -- how do we get you appointed? Nominate you to our local Congressperson?
Paul said on November 17, 2005 06:35 PMI'm not sure... I have an in with one of the Congressman on the Transportation Committee, I'm gonna try to get him to look into it. :)