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Originally Posted by mrnyc

train daddy doesn’t hold back on penn plans —

Months into new job at Amtrak, Andy Byford blasts boss’s Penn Station plans
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“It’s not just about building something that’s more aesthetically pleasing — important as though that is, Penn Station is kind of an embarrassment — but you can’t fix it by just putting in a few light boxes, by just heightening the ceilings, by just widening a few corridors,” Byford said.

Byford also argued that expanding Penn Station a block south would not be necessary if the train hub employed “through-running,” or consolidated NJ Transit and Long Island Rail Road service so each railroad wouldn’t need to stop and turn around after reaching Midtown.

“Why not take the opportunity to fix the damn thing once and for all, which is, I’m going to say: get rid of the pillars, which means move MSG, but at the very least, do something with the track configuration to enable through-running,” Byford said.

Omg, a public official that understands the problem and proposes an actual solution! Whenever Andy Byford speaks, it's like breathing in fresh air after being so used to smog