Trump Administration Plans to Take Control of Washington Union Station [View all]

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Source: US News and World Report/Reuters

Aug. 27, 2025, at 6:54 a.m.


WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Transportation Department said on Wednesday it planned to reclaim management of Washington Union Station, one of the country's biggest rail hubs, after Trump administration officials raised safety concerns.

In March, the White House forced the CEO of U.S. passenger railroad company Amtrak, Stephen Gardner, to step down following orders by President Donald Trump. The plan to reclaim Union Station follows Trump's move this month to deploy hundreds of National Guard troops to Washington after he took control of the local police department over the objections of local leaders.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said in a statement the department was renegotiating a cooperative agreement with the non-profit Union Station Redevelopment Corporation, which controls the station, and Amtrak. In September, formal action confirming the USDOT's renewed control of Union Station is expected, he added. National Guard troops have guarded sites including Union Station and Vice President JD Vance visited soldiers at the station last week.

Amtrak is set to unveil on Wednesday new high-speed Acela trains on the busy Northeast Corridor, linking Boston to Washington, the busiest U.S. rail corridor with 800,000 daily trips in a region representing 20% of the U.S. economy.

Read more: https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2025-08-27/trump-administration-plans-to-take-control-of-washington-union-station

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(this will even further drive tourists away and I would think that Congress would have the authority versus this idiotic "Unitary Executive" nonsense)