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February 05, 2026
Intercity

PSNY Master Developers Shortlisted. Now What? (Updated Feb. 5, 2026)

As I reported on Aug. 27, 2025, Andy Byford, New York’s beloved “Train Daddy,” is back in town. He earned his local fame (which enhanced his already global reputation on the rail

Last reconstructed 30 years ago, New York Penn Station’s LIRR 33rd Street concourse has nearly doubled in width, from 30 to 57 feet, and its ceilings have been raised to 18 feet. The concourse stretches from Seventh Avenue near the 1/2/3 subway to Eighth Avenue near the A/C/E subway. (Lucas Blair Simpson © SOM)

July 11, 2023
Commuter/Regional

NY Penn Station Renovation Opens Up LIRR Concourse

The approximately $400 million project to modernize and widen New York Penn Station’s Long Island Railroad (LIRR) 33rd Street concourse is now complete, Skanska, AECOM and Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) reported

September 15, 2021
Intercity

Amtrak, PIP to Transform Philly’s Gray 30th Street Station by 2025 (Updated)

Amtrak has finalized a deal with the master developer for the William H. Gray III 30th Street Station Redevelopment Project in Philadelphia.