US EditionTrump Extends Control Over Washington by Taking Management of Union Station Away From Amtrak
The U.S. Department of Transportation will manage Union Station to address safety and infrastructure issues, supported by a $29 million federal investment for renovations and improved security.
- On Wednesday, Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy announced the U.S. Department of Transportation will assume management of Union Station, Washington, D.C., removing Amtrak's control before joining Amtrak President Roger Harris there.
- The administration said the move follows safety concerns and a wider campaign to 'clean up' Washington, including National Guard deployments and federal control of the MPD earlier this month.
- The U.S. Department of Transportation says it will renegotiate its cooperative agreement with the Union Station Redevelopment Corporation and Amtrak, expecting formal action in September to fund repairs and reinvestment.
- The rollout coincided with Amtrak unveiling NextGen Acela trains linking Washington and Boston on a corridor with 800,000 daily trips, after former CEO Stephen Gardner stepped down earlier this year.
- As part of a broader push, the administration has exerted federal control over the nation's capital, with USDOT withdrawing MTA from the Penn Station Reconstruction project as precedent, officials said.
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Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer
TimesDailyTrump takes management of Union Station away from Amtrak
President Donald Trump’s administration is taking control of Washington's Union Station from Amtrak, marking another federal intervention in the nation's capital. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced the move Wednesday during the launch of the NextGen Acela high-speed train. Duffy says…
News Wrap: Trump administration taking over management of D.C.'s Union Station
In our news wrap Wednesday, the Trump administration is taking over management of Washington's Union Station in its latest effort to put the capital city further under federal control, CDC head Susan Monarez is reportedly being forced out weeks after taking the job, the FDA approved updated COVID vaccines with new restrictions and Kilmar Abrego Garcia says he wants to seek asylum in the U.S.
The Billings Gazette
Trump takes over train station
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s administration is taking management of Union Station away from Amtrak in the latest example of the federal government exerting its power over the nation’s capital.
President Donald Trump's government takes over the management of Union Station, taking responsibility for Amtrak.
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