The Trump administration is taking the helm of the $7 billion dollar makeover of New York’s Pennsylvania Station, booting the Metropolitan Transportation Authority as the original leader of the project.
US Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced Thursday that the Federal Railroad Administration will replace the MTA with Amtrak, the owner of Penn Station. Duffy is slashing the federal grant to Amtrak for project development, which the department says will save $120 million, according to a press release.
In a statement, New York Governor Kathy Hochul applauded the move, saying she had asked Trump in multiple meetings ...
