Amtrak CEO Departs Amid Threats of a Transit Funding Pullback

Amtrak Chief Executive Officer Stephen Gardner announced that he is leaving his job Wednesday as the Trump administration threatens to pull back on funding mass transit and transportation projects across the nation.

“I am stepping down as CEO to ensure that Amtrak continues to enjoy the full faith and confidence of this administration,” Gardner, head of the nation’s passenger railroad company, said in a statement. His successor has not yet been publicly announced.

Gardner’s departure comes as President Donald Trump and US Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy send shock waves through transit agencies with threats to pull federal ...