Adriana Gianturco's past reminds me of the bumper sticker: " Well Behaved Women Rarely Make History ". The mere fact she was a woman in a ` man's ' job was problem #1. The fact she ruffled feathers to get the results desired was another. But as has been pointed out, she made Caltrans look at more than just highways. Today, Amtrak California services are the envy of most states, and have achieved the impossible; travel from Point A to Point B WITHOUT having to drive. A minor miracle in my opinion, in a state that worshiped highways.