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Alpine, Texas
Alpine is known as the “Heart of Big Bend” in a nod to nearby Big Bend National Park—the largest protected area of Chihuahuan Desert ecology in the country. The modest 1946 Spanish Mission Revival style depot features light Art Deco detailing.
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Amtrak’s Station Planning Guidelines
The Station Program and Planning Guidelines have been developed to assist communities and planners in the planning, design, construction, rehabilitation and redevelopment of Amtrak-served facilities.
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Station Revitalization Efforts in N. Carolina
Two recently published reports examine the impact that revitalized rail stations have on their communities and present strategies used in repurposing historic depots – while also highlighting challenges.
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Amtrak established the Great American Stations Project in 2006 to educate communities on the benefits of redeveloping train stations, offer tools to community leaders to preserve their stations, and provide the appropriate Amtrak resources.
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