CHICAGO – On November 29, 2018, Amtrak unveiled Chicago Union Station’s renewed Great Hall, painted in its original colors and made brighter by a restored skylight and improved lighting accenting…
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PHILADELPHIA – Amtrak’s William H. Gray III 30th Street Station Façade Restoration project was recently featured at the Forum for Architecture and Design, hosted by the Philadelphia chapter of…
SALEM, ORE. – On Sept. 25, 2018, community members were joined by officials from the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) and rail enthusiasts to celebrate the centennial of the…
WESTERLY, R.I. – In August 2018, the Westerly depot became the new temporary home of the Artists’ Cooperative Gallery of Westerly, which exhibits artwork by members and visiting artists. The…
SAN BERNARDINO, CALIF. – On July 21, 2018, San Bernardino’s civic leaders and residents, joined by visitors from across Southern California, gathered to mark the centennial of the city’s railroad…
RALEIGH, N.C. – Amtrak began serving the new Raleigh Union Station on July 10, 2018, relocating from the smaller Cabarrus Street station about two blocks to the southeast. Located on…
WASHINGTON – In early April 2018, Amtrak led a training program for station host volunteers in Claremont, N.H., which is a stop on the daily Vermonter and an easy jumping-off point for enjoying bicycling,…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) recently announced the availability of $1.5 billion to fund investments in road, rail, transit, intermodal and port projects that will have…
MARKS, MISS. – A crowd gathered on the evening of May 4, 2018, at the city’s new train station to greet the northbound City of New Orleans (Chicago-Memphis-New Orleans). As the…
JOLIET, ILL. – On April 11, 2018, Amtrak moved into a new train station designed as part of the Joliet Gateway Center. Customers were welcomed with complimentary coffee and donuts…
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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