No Way to Run a Railroad
There's been a lot of Amtrak news recently as the fight for the railroad's existence heats up. this article contains a welcome image: a protest in East Lansing Michigan to save the train. Related is President Bush's recent recess appointments to the board. The recess appointments allow Bush to put people on the board who have not been vetted by Congress. Given, that a majority of Congressmen consisting of senators and representatives from both sides of the isle have made it clear that they are not willing to let Mr. Bush dismantle the system, it is understandable why they don't like his choices: an oil man and a Kmart executive who's admitted to never riding the train.
There were also two great editorials published today on the subject. This one from the Baltimore Sun summarizes the attempts by the Bush administration to kill the railroad quite nicely, including the firing former of Amtrak President David Gunn. And the National Corridors Initiate weighed in on the competency of the recess appointments.
[Jan 09, 2006] | [transport] | # | G
