KUMMANT OUT AS AMTRAK CEO
WASHINGTON -- Amtrak CEO Alex Kummant, age 47, with a history of job  changes that rival the number of Amtrak station stops, resigned Nov. 14th after barely two years on the job.

There were indications Kummant ran afoul of the Amtrak board of  directors, which names the Amtrak CEO without need of Senate  confirmation, even though Amtrak is owned by the federal government  and receives a nearly $1 billion annual taxpayer subsidy. No further  details were provided regarding Kummant's sudden departure, which had  been rumored for the past three weeks.

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