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…
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The New York Times recently published an article chronicling the lives of seven Midwestern communities and their train stations, including Cincinnati Union Terminal and Kansas City Union Station, which were transformed…
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…
RICHMOND, VA – Amtrak, the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation (DRPT) and the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) hosted a ceremony on June 28, 2018, to celebrate completion…
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,…
Train stations, by function and design, are often considered an extension of a community’s “public realm”: common spaces such as parks, streets and civic buildings where people interact with one…
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…
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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