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Trump admin takes control over management of Union Station in DC
Hindustan Times Delhi
|August 28, 2025
WASHINGTON: Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced on Wednesday that his department is taking management of Union Station, the main transportation hub in Washington, DC away from Amtrak, in another example of how the federal government is exerting its power over the nation’s capital.
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Duffy made the announcement in a statement before he joined Amtrak President Roger Harris at Union Station for the launch of the NextGen Acela, the rail service's new high-speed train. The secretary said Union Station, located within walking distance of the US Capitol, ha
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