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 the American Institute of Architects. Members of Amtrak’s project delivery team provided attendees with a tour of the project, presentations on the many elements of the restoration effort and staffed a display in the exhibition hall highlighting the key components replaced during the restoration effort.
In addition, the project team previewed the above video of its work during the conference. The William H. Gray III 30th Street Station Façade Restoration project will be complete in the spring of 2019. Learn more about the station’s history and continuing work to enhance the customer experience by reading the station profile.
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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