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‘Cannonball’ train returns to LIRR for limited seasonal service
The Cannonball is rolling back into New York just in time for Memorial Day weekend. The seasonal train dubbed the Cannonball, returned to service on the Long Island Rail ...
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A sign of summer: LIRR launches annual ‘Cannonball' service
The Long Island Rail Road launched its “Cannonball” summer service from Penn Station to Montauk, N.Y., on Thursday (May 22), ...
Amtrak blindness puts N.Y. at risk: The East River Tunnel should not be closed
Amtrak is going to fully shut down one of the four tubes of the critical East River Tunnel in a foolish repair effort that ...
Byford, Once New York’s ‘Train Daddy,’ Set to Lead Penn Station Overhaul
If approved for the job by the Amtrak board, Andy Byford will take the helm of one of the most high-profile, complex and ...
Andy Byford, former NYC subway chief, slated to take over Penn Station renovation, reports say
Andy Byford, who served as the president of New York City Transit for two years, has been chosen to lead the renovation of the Amtrak-owned transportation hub, media outlets reported Friday. Byford’s ...
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Daddy's home: Andy Byford to make NYC return for Penn Station remake, White House says
The move puts the former head of NYC Transit in control of one of the country's most consequential construction projects.
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Byford, former New York City Transit head, to oversee Penn Station remodeling for Amtrak
A name both familiar to and well-regarded by New Yorkers will be placed in charge of the remodeling of Penn Station. Andy ...
NYC’s ‘Train Daddy’ Andy Byford is coming back to take over long-troubled Penn Station overhaul
Former NYC Transit President Andy Byford — who infamously resigned after clashing with then-Gov. Andrew Cuomo — has been brought on by the White House to take over the long-delayed revamp of Penn ...