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Federal Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy pledged Wednesday that the massive overhaul of Penn Station — wrested away from the state of New York earlier this year — will “move at the speed of Trump” once it starts in 2027.

Standing outside an entrance to the country’s busiest rail station, Duffy said the federal government’s April takeover of the project from Governor Kathy Hochul and the MTA will help put one of President Donald Trump’s t

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