(15 quotes found)
“If you look at the transportation system in this country, it's gradually grinding to a halt, ... Now you've got the price of fuel going through the roof, and we've got a whole transportation system that's built on cheap fuel. One of the ways to solve some of the fuel problems cheaply is right here.”
David Gunn
“you've really got an auto-centric mentality among the bureaucratic elite. They've got absolutely no conception of the role that rail plays. ... All they're trying to do is to destroy the company and not have their fingerprints on it.”
“We know this won't solve the problem, but this gives them another tool to work with, ... The freight companies have been extremely cooperative. They have opened routes to us that we don't run on.”
“If Amtrak fails, intercity passenger rail will be gone in this country, ... If we can't make it at Amtrak, we're all in trouble.”
“If he found out I was sleeping, he'd call the local newspaper, ... That's what he did to my predecessor.”
“Both have caused suffering, and both have raised a lot of questions for people. I think it's natural to ask questions such as, why does this happen? And even more profoundly, where was God when this happened?”
“They have no plan for Amtrak other than bankruptcy,”
“a leader with vision and experience.”
“a different type of leader who will aggressively tackle the company's financial, management and operational challenges.”
“Obviously, what their goal is - and it's been their goal from the beginning - is to liquidate the company.”
