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DOT Takes Over Management of D.C.’s Union Station From Amtrak

Officials frame the move as reclaiming a federally owned asset to improve safety.

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Policías del servicio de trenes Amtrak patrullan Union Station, el martes 26 de agosto de 2025, en Washington. (AP Foto/Mariam Zuhaib)
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Overview

  • Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the department will directly manage the terminal, replacing Amtrak and the Union Station Redevelopment Corporation.
  • The announcement came during Amtrak’s NextGen Acela debut at the station, where Duffy pledged to restore the facility and draw new tenants.
  • The step follows President Trump’s crime emergency in Washington and a deployment of more than 2,000 National Guard members and federal agents around key sites, including Union Station.
  • Attorney General Pam Bondi reported 1,178 arrests and 123 illegal weapons seized during the federal operation in the capital.
  • Civil-rights groups warn the intervention is being used to detain undocumented migrants and weakens local autonomy, while Trump disputes local data showing recent declines in violent crime.