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Gainesville, Georgia
Located in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains and along the shore of Lake Lanier, Gainesville is named for Edmund P. Gaines, a hero of the War of 1812. The red brick depot was built by the Southern Railway in 1910 and is today largely used for railroad offices.
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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 Upgrades Celebrated in La Plata, Mo.
Amtrak and community leaders recently gathered at the station in this northeastern Missouri city to celebrate the completion of $6 million in improvements to the historic depot. Work focused on the roof deck, exterior façade and masonry repairs, extension of the concrete platform and more.
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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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