Former New York City Transit President Andy Byford, nicknamed “Train Daddy,” has been appointed to lead the $7 billion revamp ...

The Trump administration announced Andy Byford will lead Penn Station’s overhaul—a win for the Metropolitan Authority (MTA), ...

Byford resigned from his Big Apple role in February 2020 after butting heads with then-New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo — now the ...

Lost in the debate between Amtrak, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, and transportation advocates over the plans to close Amtrak’s ...

As special advisor to Amtrak’s Board of Directors, Byford will work closely with USDOT as he oversees the Penn Station ...

Today, against the urgent pleas of New York leaders across the political spectrum, from Gov. Hochul to Mayor Adams to Nassau ...

U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced Tuesday that Byford will be the special adviser to Amtrak’s board of directors for the redevelopment of Penn Station. The move ...

NJ Transit, meanwhile, appeared to blame Amtrak for the fact that its own service in and out of Penn Station was suspended during Friday's morning rush hour. “Rail service is suspended into and ...

Former Transit President Andy Byford has formally joined Amtrak ... a brand-new Penn Station that is safe, clean, and worthy of the American people.” The $7 billion overhaul will involve ...

For decades, New Yorkers have endured the cramped, overcrowded disgrace that is North America’s busiest transit hub.