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Article: New Amtrak board members.(World Report)
- Article from:
- International Railway Journal
- Article date:
- October 1, 2003
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THE White House has announced the names of three new members of the board of the United States long-distance passenger rail operator, Amtrak. The move comes against an uncertain backgrotmd as President Bush has indicated that he wants to break up Amtrak.
The one new member with railway experience is Mr Louis S Thompson (above), who recently retired after 17 years as railways adviser at the World Bank, preceded by eight years with the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA).
At the FRA he was director of the Northeast Corridor Improvement Project, ...