The sad reality of Dan Tangherlini’s departure from the helm of Metro has long since set in, and we have shifted from transit-geek depression to equally geeky curiosity over his potential replacement.
As was reported on Tuesday and confirmed on Wednesday, D.C. native John Catoe Jr., currently second in command at the L.A. Metropolitan Transit Authority, has been asked to come home and run the trains and buses here in Capital City. The Post and Examiner articles didn’t elaborate much on Catoe, except to say he used to live here, and WMATA is paying him a bundle of cash to come back. This caused some dismay in the comments section of Tuesday’s Morning Roundup:
“This is outrageous. LA is a city with some of the worst traffic and poorest public service in the country. I don’t understand the logic behind this hire, other than the fact that this man grew up here. Goodness, when was the last time he actually lived here?”
So who is this guy, and does he have the bona fides? More after the jump.
Photo courtesy L.A. County Online
