Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced on April 17 that he would assume authority over the Pennsylvania “Penn” Station reconstruction project in New York City.
In Thursday’s news release, Duffy said that through the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), he would withdraw New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) from leading the project in the city.
Moving forward, Amtrak, backed by the Transportation Department, will helm the reconstruction project.
Amtrak, also known as the National Railroad Passenger Corporation, owns Penn Station, New York’s main intercity railroad hub and the busiest transportation facility in the Western Hemisphere.
The station serves more than 10 million Amtrak riders every year, the Transportation Department noted….