Trump Station. A gilded temple glorifying the orange false god.

1. Slow down or prematurely stop the reconstruction of Penn Station/Amtrak.

2. Sell Amtrak to a private purchaser without the PP having to invest any of its money towards Penn Station.

It's the Republican M.O. and more importantly it's the Felon's M.O..

Wasn’t that project announced many years ago? The image in the story is from 2017. And why is Hochul cheering on Trump taking it over?

and federal funding, was put on the Hudson Tunnel Project, with the station renovation stuff going on in the background.

I stumbled on this - https://www.cityclubny.org/post/city-club-statement-on-train-capacity-at-penn-station

That describes some "background" that included feasibility studies for expanding the station, so it seems like it was considered a lower priority thing - at least by the elected officials in the state associated with where the station is.

(as a sidenote and past frequent Amtrak user, I have been through there multiple times (last trip through there was 2010 on the way to Stamford, CT), although never got off there to wander around the station )

He has over 500. Why? Shell companies should be illegal. And business dealings involving our money should be transparent. But this is Trump and his minions looking at how to steal even more taxpayer money.

And of course guess what happened next?

Treasury ends enforcement of business ownership database meant to stop shell company formation

(from March 3, 2025)

I remember a bunch of years ago when Michael Cohen was testifying in a Congressional Committee hearing related to the "hush money" case and his describing creation of a "shell company" that would be associated with a HELOC that he took out to basically become the payee of the money to Stormy Daniels (IIRC). Then 45 reimbursed him over a 12/13 month period with the phony excuse of paying a "retainer for legal services" or whatever.

How much will he pocket over this deal? As usual, not even a feeble effort by him to hide what's going on...

Coumo and Hochul have been relentless in trying to grab the whole block south in partnership with Vornado a real estate holding company. Dead end tracks is an obsolete design. Current state of the art calls for through running and expanding the current platforms. Any large development should be over the rail yard in Queens which could connect neighborhoods. Trump has it in for Vornado as he has neen trapped by its principal with 20% that the owner never pays out and keeps reinvesting. So now one of the only to ever beat T at his own game is about to have a rough ride at best or likely much worse. T is going to bulldoze an entire city block and build mega towers.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vornado_Realty_Trust

Here is a summary on why expanding the track count isn't needed. https://www.etany.org/penn-station-can-handle-the-load

And, when finished will either be a mall or a permanent carnival.

Is "wasteful, inefficient, and mismanaged."

This, from the guy whose gone through 6 bankruptcies, at least 2 of them casinos which print money for their other owners, so he's an expert on waste and mismanagement?

Boss Tweed? I knew you could...........

Guarantee it will with either be Trump Organization or one owned by one of the crony oligarchs.

500 shell companies, really?
Woah! 🤬