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Newsby News/Media ReleaseOctober 31, 2025

USDOT, Amtrak Advance Penn Station Transformation with Key Project Milestones

Key milestones are being hit to keep the Penn Station Transformation Project on track for a 2027 groundbreaking.

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Image of people walking in New York Penn Station with text reading "USDOT Reveals Schedule for New York Penn Station Transformation".
Newsby News/Media ReleaseAugust 29, 2025

USDOT Reveals Schedule for New York Penn Station Transformation Project

Plans call for a master developer to be selected by May 2026 and construction for the new transit hub to begin by the end of 2027.

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NewsOctober 25, 2021

Amtrak, Penn Station to Break Ground for Baltimore Penn Station Redevelopment Project

Construction work is now underway for platform improvements, with the building renovations starting later this year. Construction will continue in phases to complete the station renovation and expansion over the next few years.

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Newsby StaffDecember 30, 2019

Amtrak to continue infrastructure renewal program at NY Penn Station

This round of renewal work will not require any reductions or modifications in service for Amtrak and NJ TRANSIT trains.

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Newsby StaffDecember 11, 2019

MTA expands tap payment system to Penn Station

The agency reached one million taps within three months of its initial launch, with the number rapidly climbing toward the milestone of four million tap.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 17, 2019

NJ TRANSIT submits revised financial plan for Portal North Bridge Project

The moves comes after feedback from FTA and U.S. DOT on a previous submission, making more local money available for the project while keeping costs in check. 

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Newsby StaffSeptember 4, 2019

Amtrak completes latest round of Penn Station infrastructure work

Work focused on an estimated $30 million investment in the overall renewal of JO railroad interlocking at the east end of the station.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 15, 2019

Amtrak, NJ Transit reach spending deal for infrastructure upgrades

Will reinvest all of the funds that came from this — and other — agreements into existing and future joint NEC infrastructure projects.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 23, 2019

New York MTA logs lowest crime rate in agency's history

MTA Police Department attributes the 20-year crime low to an important shift in its policing practices.

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Newsby StaffApril 11, 2018

Amtrak announces summer New York infrastructure renewal work

The total cost of the projects is estimated between $45 and $50 million, which will keep this important infrastructure in a state of good repair for Amtrak and benefit New York State with an upgraded, state-of-the art railroad.

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