[KarlInOhio]

Cuomo asked Trump to lend his support to getting Amtrak — a quasi-federal entity — to turn over control of Penn Station to a private terminal operator.

How would that change the fact that rail lines need to be shutdown for repair? Maybe the new owner could have the repair crews working multiple shifts to get it done in less time, but I can't imagine a good Democrat like Cuomo demanding that from union workers.

Cuomo wrote that money is also needed for a “long term resolution for Penn Station,” as well as investment in alternative modes of transportation.

I suggest cars and airports which killed off the Railroad in the rest of the country.

[Governor Dinwiddie]

Cuomo wrote that money is also needed for a “long term resolution for Penn Station,”

No sympathy. They had a magnificent station, one of the largest and most magnificent public spaces in the world, but they tore it down 50 years ago because It wasn't modern. Typical New York arrogance—destroy any idea or social grace that wasn't invented last week:

The main waiting room, inspired by the Roman Baths of Caracalla, was the largest indoor space in the city — a block and a half long with vaulted glass windows soaring 150 feet over a sun-drenched chamber. Beyond that, trains emerged from bedrock to deposit passengers on a concourse lit by an arching glass and steel greenhouse roof.—The Destruction of Penn Station

This may sound unfamiliar for present-day residents of New York City, who know Penn Station as a miserable subterranean labyrinth.

The Original: