Alexander Kummant was named by Amtrak on August 29, 2006, as the railroad company's new president and CEO effective September 12. He succeeds David L. Gunn in this position who was dismissed in November 2005, and David Hughes who had been serving as interim president. Before Amtrak, Kummant had worked as an executive for Union Pacific Railroad (UP) where he fulfilled several Vice President roles.[1] After UP, Kummant also served as Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer of Komatsu America Corporation.[2] Acela Express in West Windsor, NJ Amtrak Cascades service with tilting Talgo trainsets in Seattle, Washington Amtrak train in downtown Orlando, Florida For other uses, see Amtrak (disambiguation). ... August 29 is the 241st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (242nd in leap years), with 124 days remaining. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Portal:Currentevents September 12 is the 255th day of the year (256th in leap years). ... Ë:For other persons also named David Gunn, see article David Gunn. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The Union Pacific Railroad (AAR reporting mark UP) (NYSE: UNP) is the largest railroad in the United States. ... Komatsu Limited (formally æ ªå¼ä¼ç¤¾å°æ¾è£½ä½æ, commonly ã³ãã) (TYO: 6301) is a Japanese company on the Nikkei 225 index that manufactures construction and mining equipment, silicon wafers, lasers, and thermoelectric modules. ...