Amtrak CEO Steps Down To Keep Trump’s ‘Confidence’ In Agency Amtrak CEO Stephen J. Gardner speaks before the House Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials on June 6, 2023.

Beleaguered Amtrak announced on Monday its CEO is stepping down at the end of the year — amid a crisis at Penn Station that has caused a summer of hell for tens of thousands of New York commuters.

WASHINGTON, March 19 (Reuters) - Amtrak CEO Stephen Gardner said Wednesday he will step down immediately after more than four years as head of the U.S. passenger railroad, citing concerns about ...

Amtrak CEO Stephen Gardner said Wednesday he would resign from his post in an effort to resolve concerns from the Trump administration. “I am stepping down as CEO to ensure that Amtrak continues ...

Amtrak CEO Stephen Gardner is stepping down after Department of Government Efficiency leader Elon Musk called for the transit service to be privatized. Gardner, 49, said he stepped down “to ...

Amtrak CEO steps down to avoid conflict with Trump. By Mike Lee | 03/20/2025 01:38 PM EDT . The passenger-rail carrier is in the middle of a multibillion-dollar expansion program.

U.S. passenger railroad Amtrak said on Wednesday that Chief Executive Bill Flynn will retire next month and be replaced by its president as it begins a big expansion of operations funded by Congress.

A top executive of Amtrak will step down at year’s end as the national passenger railroad continues to balance an increase in ridership with a backlog of infrastructure repair work.

Amtrak CEO Stephen Gardner is stepping down after Department of Government Efficiency leader Elon Musk called for the transit service to be privatized. Gardner, 49, said he stepped down “to ensure ...

The CEO of Amtrak announced Wednesday that he is stepping down after billionaire Elon Musk suggested privatizing Amtrak and criticized the national rail service as “a sad situation.” “I am stepping ...