Amtrak Pushes $8B Penn Station Redesign, Eyes Rename After Trump
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U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy urged Congress to authorize renaming New York’s Penn Station after Donald Trump as Amtrak advances an roughly $8 billion rebuild, outlining funding requests (including $1 billion to start, a property-tax financing option, and a higher loan cap) and stirring opposition from lawmakers who say taxpayers shouldn’t fund a vanity project.
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- Trump administration's transit priorities include renaming Penn Station Spectrum News NY1
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