Should have called the Station 'Walter'- Amtrak CEO Ditches broken train to travel by car to ribbon cutting of Wilmington's Joe Biden station

AMTRAK CEO arrives in government's new answer to High-Speed Train.

This is a cross between classic Government Planning and "Atlas Shrugged"!

It was just 30% over its $20 million stimulus budget.

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Falcone tweeted, “Acela to NY delayed for ‘unknown period’ Should I feel better that the Amtrak CEO is sitting next to me?”

It quickly became apparent that the CEO’s presence wouldn’t fix the train. A subsequent tweet from Falcone noted, “BAD sign: Amtrak CEO Joe Boardman just got OFF the train to take a car to Wilmington.”

“Amtrak CEO abandoned his own train to make ribbon cutting ceremony for Joe Biden station in Wilmington,” Falcone reported. “When I told Amtrak CEO Joe Boardman it was a bad sign he was ditching the stranded Acela, he chuckled.”

An Amtrak spokesman offered “no comment” to ABC News on the incident.

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