During a Wednesday event unveiling new Acela trains at South Station , a Trump administration official suggested the federal government may take over the station — similar to its move with Union Station in Washington, D.C.

“Here in South Boston, we need to address the cleanliness, the crime, the safety, and security of the station for the rail workers, for the passengers, because the people of Boston deserve that,” Deputy Director of Transportation Steven Bradbury said, The Boston Globe reported.

He continued, “All the people up and down the Northeast corridor and Americans who travel on these trains, they need and deserve beautiful rail facilities.”

The remarks echoed what officials said earlier at events marking the trains’ departure from Union Station and later at a stop at Pen

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