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Construction of two additional rail tunnels under the Hudson River — a project known as Gateway — has begun. 0.900

👤 Patrick McGeehan 📋 News Article 🏷️ infrastructure , transportation

Simplified: Construction of two additional rail tunnels under the Hudson River has begun.

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Penn Station is overcrowded, serving some 650,000 passengers daily — far more commuters than its 21 tracks and narrow passageways were originally designed to handle when it was built in the 1960s. 1.000

👤 Patrick McGeehan 📋 News Article 🏷️ statistical , infrastructure , transportation

Simplified: Penn Station serves some 650000 passengers daily exceeding its original design capacity.

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The M.T.A., which operates the city’s subways and two commuter railroads, had spent nearly four years working on a redesign of the station that it estimated would cost about $7 billion. 0.900

👤 Patrick McGeehan 📋 News Article 🏷️ finance , transportation

Simplified: MTA spent nearly four years on a Penn Station redesign estimated to cost about $7 billion.

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Mr. Duffy announced that the Transportation Department had made a grant of $43 million toward preliminary engineering work on the project. 1.000

👤 Mr. Duffy 📋 News Article 🏷️ finance , transportation

Simplified: Transportation Department made a grant of $43 million for Penn Station engineering work.

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The new timeline calls for a formal solicitation of prospective developers in October, with a recommendation to Amtrak’s board by May. 0.900

👤 Patrick McGeehan 📋 News Article 🏷️ infrastructure , transportation

Simplified: Penn Station timeline calls for developer solicitation in October and recommendation to Amtrak's board by May.

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That station, the second busiest on Amtrak’s national network, is owned by the U.S. Department of Transportation and controlled by Amtrak. 1.000

👤 Patrick McGeehan 📋 News Article 🏷️ infrastructure , transportation

Simplified: Union Station is the second busiest on Amtrak's network and is owned by the US Department of Transportation.

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Earlier on Wednesday, Mr. Duffy announced that the Trump administration would take control of Union Station in Washington, D.C. 0.900

👤 Mr. Duffy 📋 News Article 🏷️ infrastructure , transportation

Simplified: Trump administration will take control of Union Station in Washington D.C.

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Amtrak owns the station, but its primary users are NJ Transit and New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 1.000

👤 Patrick McGeehan 📋 News Article 🏷️ infrastructure , transportation

Simplified: Amtrak owns Penn Station but NJ Transit and MTA are primary users.

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Under the new timeline, construction would begin by the end of 2027, they said. 0.900

👤 the officials 📋 News Article 🏷️ infrastructure , transportation

Simplified: Construction on Penn Station will begin by the end of 2027.

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Sean P. Duffy, the federal transportation secretary, and Andy Byford, the Amtrak executive whom the Trump administration recently put in charge of the project, laid out the ambitious goal at a news co... 0.900

👤 Patrick McGeehan 📋 News Article 🏷️ politics , transportation

Simplified: Sean P Duffy and Andy Byford laid out the Penn Station renovation goal at a news conference.

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After decades of planning, the rebuilding of America’s busiest train station, Pennsylvania Station in New York City, will begin in about two years, federal transportation officials said on Wednesday. 0.900

👤 federal transportation officials 📋 News Article 🏷️ infrastructure , transportation

Simplified: Rebuilding of Pennsylvania Station will begin in about two years according to federal transportation officials.

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