tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11148260.post113159373722363220..comments2023-09-06T08:56:14.610-04:00Comments on Eidelblog: Schumer: fired Amtrak CEO is "brilliant"Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11148260.post-1131639375754710622005-11-10T11:16:00.000-05:002005-11-10T11:16:00.000-05:00David Gunn was a joke to begin with and he needed ...David Gunn was a joke to begin with and he needed to go. All he ever was, was a hachet man sent to break up Amtrak. If Amtrak is to survivewhat it needs is a railroader, someone who understands railroading and how to work with other railroads, labor and the state agencies that fund most of the commute systems outside the Northeast Corridor. All of the CEO's since Clater have been failure's, and true, Congress has been throwing good money after bad.<BR/><BR/>What is needed is a good house cleaning, starting with Division management down. Most of these managers are inexperienced narrow minded micro managers that are trying to build their own little kingdom's within the company. And,if they were not working for Amtrak could not hold a job at cleaning toilets.<BR/><BR/>This is where the real waste is. Yes, our country needs Amtrak, and yes it needs reform. Hopefully, who ever the next sacrifice is, will start the reform by looking at his/her middle management and start the house cleaning ASAP.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11148260.post-1131639181639737402005-11-10T11:13:00.000-05:002005-11-10T11:13:00.000-05:00The Gunn shot heard around the country yesterday!!...The Gunn shot heard around the country yesterday!!!<BR/><BR/>Gunns reorg of Amtrak was a joke. I am sure Vranich saw that. Gunn shuffled the jobs around (VP's), gave the raises, and changed the titles. <BR/><BR/>Amtrak managemnet, simply put, has no accoutability. The basic philosophy of the management structe is to build kingdoms, more if better. They do not worry about finances, customer service, opt, or running the railroad like a business, the only care about protecting their kingdoms!!!<BR/><BR/>State partners have seen for a long time that the structure/accoutabilty is a joke.<BR/><BR/>Long live the GAO for at last seeing the forest for the trees!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11148260.post-1131604738925442462005-11-10T01:38:00.000-05:002005-11-10T01:38:00.000-05:00Wow, thank you for the comment, and the visit! Won...Wow, thank you for the comment, and the visit! Wonderful blog.Perry Eidelbushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09707615907666584863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11148260.post-1131599940947529562005-11-10T00:19:00.000-05:002005-11-10T00:19:00.000-05:00I agree wholeheartedly with Amtrak's Board that Da...I agree wholeheartedly with Amtrak's Board that David Gunn's tenure at the agency should be over. On my blog Replacing Amtrak I express similar sentiments to your own in my posting this evening on the subject by stating "The next Amtrak CEO should be turn-around expert, a true reformer, someone who will bring badly needed innovation and imagination to the job while respecting the taxpayers of this country. (Failing that, a liquidation expert would be a good idea.)"<BR/><BR/>For more thoughts on this visit <A HREF="http://replacingamtrak.blogspot.com" REL="nofollow">Replacing Amtrak</A>.Joseph Vranichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08035213995009893568noreply@blogger.com