Former Amtrak President Warrington Dies

Wednesday, December 26, 2007

George Warrington, who led a controversial tenure as Amtrak President and CEO from 1997 to 2002, passed away on Christmas Eve of pancreatic cancer at the age of 55. While he was widely praised for his work at the helm New Jersey Transit, he led Amtrak through a difficult period in which federal appropriations were slashed and the company was sanctioned to become self-sufficient.

We’ll have more coverage in this Friday’s Hotline. Our thoughts are with the Warrington family.

UPDATE: Click here to read his obituary in the Newark Star-Ledger, including funeral information and how to donate in Warrington’s memory.

UPDATE 2: A Tribute to George Warrington from the Tri-State Transportation Campaign.

--Matthew Melzer

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