Trumpâs Union Station Power Grab: CEO Fired, Chaos Hired
On a sizzling August day, the US transportation department announced plans to wrest back control of Washington DC's Union Station â the grand terminal that now feels like Trump's playpen. In March, Trump pushed out Stephen Gardner, CEO of Amtrak, the very company running Hall of Trains, replacing him presumably with 'somebody I like'âwhich sounds ominously like a 'Do you wanna build a train?' scenario but with boardroom drama. Meanwhile, amid Union Station drama, reporters and commuters alike seem to ask: Oh, I'm sorry, did I miss the part where a train CEO is a Trump-approved loyalist instead of a train guru? So much for smooth railroad transitions!
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So let me get this straight: Trump fires Amtrak CEO Gardner like a bad subway conductor, reclaims Union Station control, and wants his favorite person in charge? Next stop: Hogwarts for Train Politics!
Only in Trump's America does firing an Amtrak CEO feel like changing the Grand Central Circus ringmaster. Watered-down trains, full-speed chaos!
Reclaiming Union Station sounds less like infrastructure and more like a toddler demanding his favorite toy back while tossing a tantrum.
Source: Theguardian | Published: 8/27/2025 | Author: Shrai Popat (now); Lucy Campbell and Tom Ambrose (earlier)
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