Amtrak's board plans to fire president David Gunn, according to Senator Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.), citing "a very high and reliable source."
Gunn, a dual Canadian-American citizen and onetime head of the Toronto Transit Commission, has clashed with the Bush administration since assuming the post in 2002. He has said Amtrak can't survive without U.S. federal subsidies while the White House has pushed to eliminate them. Schumer called Gunn's removal "a crushing blow to Amtrak's hopes for success and reform," and praised him as "a brilliant manager."
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