By Stephen Jacob Smith 2/27 5:02pm

Planes Trains & Automobiles

"It was controlled by a bunch of rich developers," David Gunn once said of Moynihan Station.

Former Amtrak President David Gunn Still Hates Moynihan Station

David Gunn was never a fan of Moynihan Station. When he was president of Amtrak during the early George W. Bush years, he pulled the railroad out of the project, which seeks to recreate the glory of the old Pennsylvania Station in the James Farley Post Office across Eighth Avenue. At the time, costs were the stated reason: Amtrak was expected to contribute to its new home, and Mr. Gunn said that the railroad had more pressing needs.

Current Amtrak President Joseph Boardman picked the project back up in 2009, and though it’s largely unfunded, Amtrak still intends to go through with the move. This, Mr. Gunn told The Observer this afternoon from his home in Nova Scotia, would be a mistake. Read More

By Matthew Schuerman 12/12/05 12:00am

Throw David Gunn From The Trains: His Amtrak Sack

On Nov. 9, David Gunn, president and chief executive of Amtrak, took an all-night train from Jacksonville, Fla., to Washington, D.C., arriving at his office at about 6 a.m., his usual starting time.

The first order of business was figuring out why the train company’s chairman, David Laney, had invited the chief engineer to lunch Read More

By Staff 12/06/05 6:23pm

In Today’s Observer


Perky Regis-sidekick, Kelly Ripa, continues making Soho real estate deals, in Manhattan Transfers. On the Upper East Side, a $20 million apartment at tony 720 Park sells (while a unit on a higher floor coincidentally enters the market). And a new trend emerges this week: the $2 million luxury drop. Just ask Read More