Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced that his department is taking management of the transportation hub away from Amtrak.

The U.S. Transportation Department said on Wednesday it planned to reclaim management of Washington Union Station, one of the country's biggest rail hubs.

The U.S. Transportation Department said on Wednesday it planned to reclaim management of Washington Union Station, one of the country's biggest rail hubs.

This is the latest example of the federal government exerting its power over the nation’s capital, where it deployed National Guard troops.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced that his department is taking management of the transportation hub away from Amtrak.

The Transportation Department announced it will revamp the Washington, D.C., Union Station transportation hub in a move directed by President Donald Trump.

Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the federal government could manage the major transit hub better than its nonprofit partner.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says the move is ‘not a powerplay’ as Trump seeks greater sway over the US capital.

Union Station is the second-largest Amtrak hub and part of the essential Northeast Corridor railway system.

Federal government will run Union Station, which it claims has ‘fallen into disrepair’ in latest bid to strengthen grip on US capital