Irecently wrote an editor’s note on how Penn Station advocates were hoping Andy “Train Daddy” Byford would take the lead on the transit hub’s redevelopment. Then, on May 23, it was reported that Byford, already working at Amtrak, which is overseeing the redevelopment, was chosen to head the project. The Trump administration got the message about Byford’s qualifications. He had been working on the rollout of Amtrak’s next generation of high-speed trains after leaving his post as commissioner of transport for London. Byford earned his Train Daddy nickname while working as president of New York City Transit. His style of leadership made him the darling of straphangers during his tenure. Unfortunately he was not as popular with then-Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who was blamed for having a tense rela

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