Topic - Pennsylvania Station

==New York City==The best-known and first to bear the name is New York City's Penn Station. The station opened September 8, 1910 for Long Island Rail Road trains via the new tunnel under the East River. Pennsylvania Railroad trains began using it November 27, supplementing and eventually replacing the old New York City-area terminal across the Hudson River at Exchange Place in Jersey City. The name was adopted by the PRR on March 1, 1909. The opening of the Hell Gate Bridge on April 1, 1917 brought New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad intercity trains into Penn Station. The station now lies along Amtrak's Northeast Corridor and Empire Corridor, and also serves New Jersey Transit and Long Island Rail Road commuter trains. - Source: Wikipedia

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Amtrak workers continue ongoing infrastructure renewal work on the tracks beneath Penn Station, Sunday, July 9, 2017, in New York. A massive two-month repair project will launch Monday at the country's busiest train station. The summer's accelerated repair work, prompted by two derailments this spring, will close some of the station's 21 tracks and require a roughly 20 percent reduction in the number of commuter trains coming in from New Jersey and Long Island. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

Penn Station track repairs begin; fewer trains at peak time

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Amtrak workers continue ongoing infrastructure renewal work on the tracks beneath Penn Station, Sunday, July 9, 2017, in New York. A massive two-month repair project will launch Monday at the country's busiest train station. The summer's accelerated repair work, prompted by two derailments this spring, will close some of the station's 21 tracks and require a roughly 20 percent reduction in the number of commuter trains coming in from New Jersey and Long Island. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

The Latest: First day of repair project has a routine feel

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In this Friday, June 30, 2017 photo, commuters walk by a board with train information for the Long Island Rail Road at New York's Penn Station. A massive two-month repair project will launch Monday, July 10 at the country’s busiest train station, temporarily exacerbating the daily commuting struggle during what New York’s governor has predicted will be a “summer of hell.” (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Expectations low, NYC commuters brace for a ‘summer of hell’

By DAVID PORTER - Associated Press

On day of delays, Amtrak announces summer service cutbacks

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NY senators: Withhold Penn Station funds because of delays

By DAVID KLEPPER - Associated Press

Federal rail agency agrees Penn Station work urgently needed

By FRANK ELTMAN - Associated Press

FILE - In this Friday, April 14, 2017, file photo, New York Firefighters make their way to a track at Penn Station in New York. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie are calling for a private operator to take over New York's troubled Penn Station, the nation's busiest rail station, they said in a letter to Amtrak CEO Wick Moorman on Thursday, May 11. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)

Governors to Amtrak: Private operator sought at Penn Station

By TOM McELROY - Associated Press

FILE- In this April 6, 2017, file photo provided by Amtrak, Amtrak workers do repairs on railroad tracks in a tunnel at New York's Penn Station. Rail travelers who have endured delays and cancellations prompted by equipment failures would face about six weeks of significant service disruptions this summer to accommodate repairs at Penn Station, the nation’s busiest rail station, under a plan proposed by Amtrak. Meanwhile, Democratic U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer’s office said Tuesday, May 2, that an agreement has been reached in Congress to boost funding for Amtrak to $1.495 billion for the coming fiscal year. (Amtrak via AP, File)

Amtrak says 6 weeks of disruptions for Penn Station repairs

By DAVID PORTER - Associated Press

FILE - In this Friday, April 14, 2017 file photo, evening rush hour commuters look at the departures board while at Penn Station, in New York. Sen. Charles Schumer says the stampede that injured 16 people at New York's Penn Station just over a week ago shows a need for better coordination between law enforcement agencies at transportation hubs. The stampede erupted April 14 following false reports of gunshots at the crowded station, where people also were leaving a New Jersey Transit train that had been stuck in a tunnel. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)

Schumer: Boost communication after Penn Station stampede

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In this Wednesday, April 5, 2017 photo provided by Amtrak, workers repair rails inside New York's Penn Station. Amtrak says it hopes to restore full service to New York's Penn Station by Friday, four days after a second derailment in less than two weeks. Monday's derailment of a New Jersey Transit commuter train damaged switches, signals and rails at a spot where two tracks emerge from a tunnel and diverge to 21 tracks. (Chuck Gomez/Amtrak via AP)

Questions and answers about the Penn Station derailment

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In this Wednesday, April 5, 2017 photo provided by Amtrak, workers repair rails inside New York's Penn Station. Amtrak says it hopes to restore full service to New York's Penn Station by Friday, four days after a second derailment in less than two weeks. Monday's derailment of a New Jersey Transit commuter train damaged switches, signals and rails at a spot where two tracks emerge from a tunnel and diverge to 21 tracks. (Chuck Gomez/Amtrak via AP)

Penn Station train tracks fixed but not for morning commute

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Commuters wait to enter the PATH station in Hoboken, N.J., Tuesday, April 4, 2017. A minor derailment on Monday at Penn Station involving a New Jersey Transit train and other rail issues are causing major problems for New York City metro area commuters. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Amtrak eyes Friday for full rail service after derailment

By DAVID PORTER - Associated Press

Commuters board a ferry bound for lower Manhattan in Hoboken, N.J., Tuesday, April 4, 2017. A minor derailment on Monday at Penn Station involving a New Jersey Transit train and other rail issues are causing major problems for New York City metro area commuters. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

The Latest: LIRR to cancel 10 morning rush hour trains

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A transit official directs crowds with a megaphone at Hoboken Terminal in Hoboken, N.J., Tuesday, April 4, 2017. A minor derailment on Monday at Penn Station involving a New Jersey Transit train and other rail issues are causing major problems for New York City metro area commuters. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Rail officials say derailment disruptions could last days

By DAVID PORTER - Associated Press

Police and fire vehicles respond to news of a train derailment at Penn Station, Monday, April 3, 2017, in New York. New Jersey Transit says one of its trains derailed while pulling into the station at a slow speed. There were no immediate reports of serious injuries, but New Jersey Transit and Amtrak had service delays. The derailment comes a week and a half after an Amtrak train partially derailed as it pulled out of Penn Station. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

2nd train derailment in weeks at Penn Station causes delays

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