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WASHINGTON – The Transportation Department plans to manage the capital’s Union Station rail, subway and bus hub as part of the Trump administration’s increasing control of DC to fight crime and homeless encampments.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced the move Aug. 27 after President Donald Trump took control of the police department and mobilized hundreds of National Guard troops to DC, including at Union Station.

The department is negotiating a cooperative agreement with the non-profit Union Station Redevelopment Corporation, which controls the station, and Amtrak. The federal government’s renewed control of the station is expected in September, Duffy said.

Union Station serves as a hub for Amtrak rail service, the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority subway and regional bus lines. With more than 5.6 million rail passengers in 2024, Union Station is the second-busiest Amtrak station in the country, behind New York's Moynihan Train Hall at Penn Station.

But the station within sight of the U.S. Capitol has also served as a magnet for homeless encampments that federal authorities have removed. Duffy raised concerns in March about crime at Union Station and said Amtrak, in leasing the station, had to provide a plan to reduce and prevent crime at the station.


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