Trump Administration Considers Federal Takeover of South Station Citing Safety Concerns as Governor Healey Opposes Move Following Union Station Amtrak Upgrade

The Trump administration has indicated plans to address issues of cleanliness, crime, safety, and security at Boston's South Station, raising speculation about a potential federal takeover similar to the recent federal assumption of management at Union Station in Washington, D.C. This move follows the inauguration of new high-speed trains and comes shortly after the White House took control of Union Station, which also received an Amtrak upgrade. Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey criticized the Trump administration’s hints at a South Station takeover, calling it "political theater" and expressing strong opposition to federal intervention in the state-owned transit hub. The administration's authority to assume control of South Station remains unclear. Separately, in Boston, a city employee is being terminated after allegedly Tasing a State Police trooper and facing gun charges during a traffic stop last month. Additionally, a North Andover police officer involved in a June shooting incident has pleaded not guilty to assault with a dangerous weapon.