Amtrak had several CEOs and Presidents who have had railroad experience. David Gunn, Thomas Downs, Graham Claytor, the current president and a few others who's name just don't come to mind. In a way I thought that Vice President Joseph Biden who has a close relationship with Amtrak and rides the train every working day from his home near Baltimore to Washington D.C. would be considered. It's a tough job dealing with the congress who likes to micro manage Amtrak but most of them have never been on an Amtrak Train. If it were up to me I would require each of them to ride an overnight train once a year to get an idea what it takes to run the railroad before voting on Amtrak funding.
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