Byford, Once New York’s ‘Train Daddy,’ Picked to Run Penn Station Overhaul

If approved for the job by the Amtrak board, Andy Byford will take the helm of one of the most high-profile, complex and expensive construction projects in the country.

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Many Have Tried to Fix Penn Station. Can Trump Get the Job Done?

Transportation experts say a thorough renovation is likely to take several years to complete — unless emergency measures are employed.

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In Face of Trump’s Hostility, Hochul Responds With Barbed Gratitude

President Trump said he was taking over the Penn Station project. Gov. Kathy Hochul, who has at times aggressively criticized Mr. Trump, went a different route.

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Trump Administration Says It Will Take Over Renovation of Penn Station

The head of the federal Department of Transportation promised on Thursday to take away control of the project from the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.

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Amtrak Train Strikes and Kills a Person in Pennsylvania

Amtrak said one of its trains hit three people on the tracks near Bristol Station. Service between New York’s Penn Station and Philadelphia’s main station was temporarily suspended.

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N.Y. Tavern Owner Takes on Texas Over Strip Steak

Todd Shapiro, who owns a restaurant where the corned beef sandwich is named for Grover Cleveland, is fighting to protect a steak’s New York name.

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A New Pitch to Fix Penn Station: Move Madison Square Garden

With few signs of progress on a proposed redevelopment project, one group is hoping to move the famous arena.

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Man Found With Burns at Penn Station Is Taken to Hospital, Police Say

The cause of the injuries was yet unknown. The episode on Friday night came days after a woman was fatally burned at another subway station in New York City.

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Police Theorize C.E.O. Gunman Dumped Getaway Bike and It Was Swiped

Investigators are tracing the movements of the man they say fatally shot Brian Thompson, the chief executive of UnitedHealthcare.

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