Amtrak Hires New Executive

David L. Gunn, former chief of transit systems in New York and Washington, has been hired as the president of Amtrak.

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April 27, 2002, 7:00 AM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"Amtrak said today that it had selected David L. Gunn, who helped turn around New York City's subway system in the late 1980's, to be its new president and chief executive.Mr. Gunn said his first task would be to prepare a shutdown plan in case the money ran out."

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

FULL STORY: Amtrak Names New Chief Executive

Saturday, April 27, 2002 in The New York Times

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