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Culpeper, Virginia
A mid-1980s campaign to rehabilitate the depot spurred broader revitalization. The depot now has tenants including the visitors center and Museum of Culpeper History, and Culpeper boasts an award-winning downtown popular with locals and tourists.
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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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Amtrak Recognizes Station Advocate
Community activist Dara Casey of Malvern, Ark., coordinated among Union Pacific Railroad, Amtrak, local businesses and municipal departments to renew the town’s station, including repainting the shelter; building new planters and benches; and cleaning up the surrounding area.
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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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