Transportation Secretary Takes Control of Penn Station Overhaul From New York

Moving forward, Amtrak, backed by the Transportation Department, will lead the reconstruction project.

Entrance to Pennsylvania Station at Seventh Avenue in New York, on Feb. 6, 2017. Samira Bouaou/Epoch Times

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.