The $90-million redevelopment of Baltimore’s historic Penn Station is moving forward despite dips in ridership and revenue due to the coronavirus pandemic for Amtrak, whose officials anticipate losing more than $700 million in adjusted operating earnings in fiscal 2020 and report a 95% reduction in riders.
Redeveloping Amtrak's eighth busiest station is “critical,” Stephen Gardner, a senior executive vice president of the rail line, said in a statement.