Well. Someone who plated a significant role in the AGR program before he left Amtrak was deeply involved in this forum. At various points the CEO’s right hand man was generally a silent observer in this forum. I believe he is still around but more or less retired. There were several other senior folks who were members. One of the guys who worked on the iPhone e-ticket scanning app was here. None if them I believe are at Amtrak anymore. And yes they did listen and acred on many things, and some even explained how their hands were tied by an inept Congress and Board too.
too bad the younger generation missed all that. They were some fun times.