Amtrak studies expansion of Penn Station to improve commute
A better commute in and out of Penn Station is a complicated thing. Officials are looking for improvements but projects are ...
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Amtrak starts working on $462 million maintenance facility in Penn Coach Yard
The project, funded through the Biden administration's 2021 infrastructure law, is expected to be finished in 2027.
Penn Station Takes Up Two Blocks. Railroads Say They Must Have More.
After studying other ways to double capacity at the busy transit hub, the railroads that use it say they have concluded that ...
Penn Station must expand to increase flow of trains: Amtrak study
A joint Amtrak, NJ Transit and MTA analysis released Wednesday indicates that the planned doubling of train capacity into ...
$462M Amtrak project near 30th Street Station will help expand Northeast rail service
A $462 million project near Philadelphia's William H. Gray III 30th Street Station will help increase the reliability and ...
NYC woman sues Amtrak over hot tea that spilled and burned her leg: ‘The pain was excruciating’
A Manhattan woman is taking Amtrak to court over hot tea she says spilled on her legs and left her physically and emotionally ...
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Amtrak breaks ground on new Philadelphia maintenance facility
Amtrak broke ground Friday to mark construction of its new heavy maintenance facility at Philadelphia’s Penn Coach Yard, a ...
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Amtrak, commuter railroads say Penn Station expansion will be required to handle growth
NEW YORK — Penn Station must be expanded to accommodate future traffic, according to Amtrak and the commuter railroads using ...
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Amtrak, MTA, NJ Transit releases ‘Doubling Trans-Hudson Train Capacity at New York Penn Station’ engineering feasibility study
The study concludes none of the four concepts to double train capacity at the station during peak periods achieve the ...
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New report paves the way for expansion of Penn Station to increase train service
The report dismisses ideas that would provide an alternative to a yearslong proposal to expand Penn Station by tearing down a ...
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Penn Station needs expansion to boost train capacity, new report concludes
The only way to increase train capacity at Penn Station is to expand the Midtown Manhattan transit hub, a new report ...
Study: Penn Station needs to expand footprint to accommodate Gateway Project
Asked about the study on Tuesday, MTA officials said they are more focused on a separate effort to rebuild Penn Station above the track level, including by opening up more space for LIRR and subway ...