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Wick Moorman at Amtrak, Any Big News Yet??

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Posted by 081552 on Friday, December 9, 2016 10:46 AM

The Progressive Railroading article below gives an idea of his priorities.

http://www.progressiverailroading.com/amtrak/article/Whats-Next-for-Wick-Moorman-and-Amtrak--50290

 

 

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Posted by ROBERT WILLISON on Friday, December 9, 2016 10:11 AM

Maybe the biggest news is that he is leaving soon  to spend more time with his family. It is not going to be a long term commitment. 

Oddly this announcement came right after the election.

This announcement was on November 21, where  he basically stated Amtrak was in pretty good shape.

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Posted by northeaster on Friday, December 9, 2016 7:10 AM

I asked a similar question some time back with zero responses. I had assumed that he had a number of managers lined up for certain positions and would have been more eager to implement some changes. Maybe Trains or Fred can interview him with some sense of what he plans to do resulting? If he is only going to be in the position for a year, this does not leave him much time to have a major impact on Amtrak's future.

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Posted by CSSHEGEWISCH on Friday, December 9, 2016 6:50 AM

Give the guy a break.  He just took the position and is probably still settling into the job.  Besides, he still has to wait for the new Congress to decide how much money he gets to spend.

The daily commute is part of everyday life but I get two rides a day out of it. Paul
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Wick Moorman at Amtrak, Any Big News Yet??
Posted by conrailman on Thursday, December 8, 2016 11:44 PM

Wick Moorman at Amtrak, Any Big News Yet?? Any news on Cleaning up Amtrak Offices in D.C. What about Routes and New Engines for LD trains and New Superliner car order?? more Viewliners order like in Coaches, Lounge Cars, and more sleeping cars??My 2 Cents

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