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Another executive charged in Amtrak 30th Street Station bribery case involving cash, overseas vacations — and a German shepherd
The owner and president of an Illinois-based masonry restoration firm was accused of conspiring to bribe an Amtrak manager who oversaw a $100 million renovation project at 30th Street Station, ...
Contractor Allegedly Tried To Bribe An Extra $52 Million Out Of Amtrak With A Purebred Puppy And Luxury Watches
The federally-owned railroad awarded a $58 million contract in 2015 to Mark 1 Restoration to clean the station's monumental ...
After all these years, we still haven’t come up with a better name than ‘30th Street Station’?
The train station's name wasn't just poorly chosen — it was a missed opportunity, writes Jim Ludlow, who offers his own ...
Engineering News-Record15d
Chicago Contractor Charged in $325K Amtrak Bribery Scheme
A large-scale redevelopment of 30th Street Station—which is Amtrak's third ... On its website, Mark 1 lists numerous projects around the country including state capitol buildings in Minnesota ...
Chicago Tribune15d
Chicago-area contractor accused of bribing Amtrak official with trips, steaks and a puppy in Philadelphia train station project
who allegedly approved tens of millions of dollars of extra payments for MARK 1 over the course of the project to restore the facade of Philadelphia’s 30th Street train station, nearly doubling ...
Trains16d
Owner of masonry firm charged in Amtrak bribery case
The owner of an Illinois masonry company has been charged in regards to a bribery case related to restoration of Amtrak’s 30th Street Station in Philadelphia, becoming the fourth person charged in the ...
CBS News28d
Philadelphia power outage causes issues at 30th Street Station, shuts off traffic lights
The issues extended to 30th Street Station, where elevators and escalators were out of service, SEPTA said. A spokesperson for Amtrak said the station was using backup generators. Traffic lights ...
NBC 10 Philadelphia28d
Lights go out in part of 30th Street Station, traffic lights outside also go down
"ADA passengers should travel to Suburban Station for bus service," SEPTA posted on X. Norristown,Thorndale,Trenton,Warminster,Newark,West Trenton: Due to a PECO power outage at 30th Street ...