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Amtrak's new president, Dave Gunn, has threatened to not only closedown the intercity rail system, but also close down commuter railoperations in the Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washingtonareas. This is unnecessary and punitive.
When Amtrak releases its much-delayed financial report for fiscalyear (FY) 2000 (which ended October 31, 2000), it is expected toshow operating losses of $944 million for the year a new record ofred ink for the deeply troubled service.