A high-profile domain case pending in U.S. District Court has focused attention on the ownership and management of Union Station, an important gateway to the nation’s capital.
Amtrak is seeking to lease the station, which is currently managed by a private company, to make long-planned improvements. The case highlights the complexity of the broadcaster governance structure that has been in place since the 1980s, which includes federal, nonprofit, and private entities.
Amtrak, the station’s tenant, has argued that taking over Union Station is necessary to modernize the nation’s second-busiest intercity rail hub, whose finances and ridership have been hit by the pandemic. ing.
here Who owns the station, which private and public companies are investing in it, and why Amtrak is seeking a bigger role in the historic rail hub.