Amtrak trying to seize control of Union Station in DC – By Asher Notheis (Washington Examiner) / April 14, 2022
Amtrak is looking to take control of a historic train station in the nation’s capital, with plans to make multiple investments to the location.
The railroad service sought control of the property interest owned by Union Station Investco LLC (USI), which has subleasing rights of Washington, D.C.’s Union Station through 2084, in a complaint filed in the District Court for the District of Columbia on Thursday. Amtrak said it hopes to take over operations and management of the station to pursue multibillion-dollar investments to expand and repair the station, including a tunnel “in serious need of repair or replacement,” according to the Washington Post.
“We need to advance some long-delayed state of good repair and capital projects so that we can improve the station and shore up the station infrastructure,” said Dennis Newman, Amtrak’s executive vice president for strategy, planning, and accessibility. “An improved Washington Union Station is really key to our mission.”
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