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Section rendering of proposed Penn Station redevelopment showing train hall, concourse and platforms beneath Madison Square Garden.

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Penn Station Renderings Reveal Design for $8B Reconstruction Beneath Madison Square Garden

Halmar-Skanska-led team plan to break ground on rebuild of nation's busiest rail hub, in Manhattan, by the end of that year

Bryan Gottlieb

June 9, 2026

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Can New York City finally remake Penn Station without moving Madison Square Garden? Newly released renderings offer the clearest answer yet.

Aerial view of Penn Station rail infrastructure in Manhattan

Transportation

Halmar, Skanska Advance Penn Station Rebuild as Delivery Phase Begins

Joint venture inherits active-rail construction, single-level concourse conversion and complex staging beneath Madison Square Garden in Manhattan

Bryan Gottlieb

May 21, 2026

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After months of delays, Amtrak and US DOT names joint venture as master developer to inherit active-rail construction, single-level concourse conversion and complex staging beneath Madison Square Garden in Manhattan.

Aerial view of Madison Square Garden above Penn Station in Midtown Manhattan.

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Amtrak’s Penn Station Shortlist Puts Delivery Risk at Center Stage

Three teams advance under a P3 model that must reconcile live rail operations, aging infrastructure and competing visions for Madison Square Garden

Bryan Gottlieb

January 22, 2026

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Amtrak's shortlist names three finalists for New York City’s Penn Station redevelopment.

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Five Minutes With Diaa Elmaddah, Jacobs Program Manager

Project director on LIRR Third Track Expansion offers lessons on handling large capital projects

Aileen Cho

January 3, 2023

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Rail veteran talks about the success of the $2.6B Long Island Rail Road third-track expansion.

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MTA Chugs Toward Finish Line In East Side Access Marathon

Tom Stabile

May 11, 2022

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The $11-billion project to link Long Island, NY to Manhattan's Grand Central Terminal via train lines is set to finish in late 2022 after a decades-long journey.

Track Expansion Is a Medley of Moving Parts

Aileen Cho

May 12, 2020

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Long Island Rail Road’s $2.6-billion expansion features an unusually intense outreach program and a jacking method from Europe

NJ Transit Rail Ops Exec Dies April 18 of COVID-19 Complications

Debra K. Rubin

April 25, 2020

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Ray Kenny, 69, was tapped in 2019 to boost NJT operations, including positive train control deadline; line confirms that CEO Kevin Corbett is on home quarantine after positive test.

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Items Tagged with 'Long Island Rail Road'

ARTICLES

Penn Station Renderings Reveal Design for $8B Reconstruction Beneath Madison Square Garden

Halmar, Skanska Advance Penn Station Rebuild as Delivery Phase Begins

Amtrak’s Penn Station Shortlist Puts Delivery Risk at Center Stage

Five Minutes With Diaa Elmaddah, Jacobs Program Manager

MTA Chugs Toward Finish Line In East Side Access Marathon

Track Expansion Is a Medley of Moving Parts

NJ Transit Rail Ops Exec Dies April 18 of COVID-19 Complications

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