ABCNEWS - Next stop, Trump Station? Administration wants to rename New York’s Penn Station
The Trump administration is seeking to rename Manhattan’s Penn Station as part of a planned $8 billion redesign of the country’s busiest transit hub
REDSTATE (Ward Clark) - Why California’s Bullet Bus Plan Will Fail Like High-Speed Rail
NYTIMES (Gabe Castro-Root) - Amtrak Speeds Up Trip From Vancouver to Seattle for World Cup Fans
Passengers heading from Vancouver, British Columbia, to Seattle will now clear U.S. customs before boarding instead of stopping once they’ve crossed the border.
ABCNEWS - New York's train station to get $8B remodel with columns, sunlight and Trump's name
Renderings of a dramatically redesigned Pennsylvania Station in New York City have been released by Amtrak and the developers
NYTIMES (Patrick McGeehan) - Wonder What a Renovated Penn Station Might Look Like? Here’s a Preview.
Forget those dreary passageways. The updated transit hub would add a grand entrance with sweeping staircases leading to an airy, glass-walled concourse.
NYTIMES (Stefanos Chen and Grace Ashford) - L.I.R.R. Workers Are in Line for Raises, but at What Cost to New York?
Details are still emerging about the contract reached after a three-day strike that shut down America’s busiest passenger rail service. But the fallout could be felt for years.
HUFFPOST - Negotiators Reach A Deal To End Strike On North America’s Busiest Commuter Rail System
Negotiators have reached a deal to end a strike that has brought North America’s largest commuter rail system to a standstill.
ABCNEWS - Long Island Rail Road strike is over, New York Gov. Hochul says
Limited service will resume at noon on Tuesday, Hochul said.
HUFFPOST - North America’s Largest Commuter Rail System Shuts Down As Workers Strike
The Long Island Rail Road that serves the city's eastern suburbs ceased operations early Saturday morning after five unions representing about half its workforce walked off the job.
ABCNEWS - LIRR workers go on strike after negotiations with MTA fail
Long Island Railroad trains came to a halt midnight Saturday after the union representing thousands of rail workers and the MTA failed to agree to a new contract.