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Chico, California
Chico is situated at the northeastern edge of the Sacramento Valley, at the foot of the Sierra Nevada Mountains and just east of the Sacramento River. Amtrak customers use a platform adjacent to the 1892 Southern Pacific depot, which now houses the Chico Art Center.
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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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Virginia Expands Richmond Service
An early morning train now offers a one-seat ride from downtown Richmond to the nation’s capital and other Northeast cities. It is the first expansion of service under the Transforming Rail in Virginia Program to grow and improve passenger, commuter and freight rail.
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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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