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Former NYC Transit Head 'Train Daddy' to Lead Amtrak's Penn Station Overhaul
Former New York City Transit President Andy Byford, nicknamed “Train Daddy,” has been appointed to lead the $7 billion revamp ...
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‘Train Daddy’ Takes Over Penn Station Project But Amtrak Still Has Major Issues
Amtrak appointed its top high-speed rail executive Andy Byford to oversee Penn Station’s reconstruction plan late last week, ...
NYC ‘Train Daddy’ Andy Byford joins Amtrak board to oversee Penn Station revamp
Train Daddy” is officially back. Former Transit President Andy Byford has formally joined Amtrak’s Board of Directors to ...
NYC’s ‘Train Daddy’ Andy Byford is coming back to take over long-troubled Penn Station overhaul
Byford, who has also led the Sydney, Toronto and London systems, was run out of New York in 2020 by Cuomo, less than two ...
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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.
Trump taps Andy Byford, NYC’s ‘Train Daddy,’ to head Penn Station rebuild
Byford’s leadership could signal a change from parts of Amtrak’s plan, such as possibly ditching the demolition of a city ...
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"Train Daddy" Andy Byford Back in NYC to Lead Crucial Penn Station Overhaul
Former NYC Transit President Andy Byford is appointed to lead the Penn Station overhaul, returning to NY after previously ...
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Byford, Once New York’s ‘Train Daddy,’ Set to Lead Penn Station Overhaul
By Stefanos Chen and Christopher Maag Andy Byford, who earned the nickname “Train Daddy” while running the New York City subway, has been chosen by the Trump administration to lead its effort ...