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NYC’s ‘Train Daddy’ Andy Byford is coming back to take over long-troubled Penn Station overhaul
- Five weeks ago, U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy removed the Penn Station overhaul project from the MTA and placed it under Amtrak's control.
- This decision followed longstanding concerns about the MTA's sluggishness and political conflicts involving Andrew Cuomo, who previously reduced Andy Byford's authority.
- Andy Byford, former NYC Transit President known as "Train Daddy," now at Amtrak, has advocated using through-running to consolidate NJ Transit and LIRR services and avoid demolishing a city block for expansion.
- Layla Law-Gisiko of the City Club of New York called Byford's involvement "the best news about Penn Station since its construction," while John Samuelsen of the Transport Workers Union praised him as an excellent choice.
- The project's transfer to Amtrak and Byford's role may limit Cuomo's influence and suggest a potential shift toward more efficient management in the long-delayed Penn Station renovation.
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