[Magdalen] Railroads

AT&T jhandsfield at att.net
Wed Jun 1 15:47:53 UTC 2016


Whereas in Europe, train stations used to have the best restaurants in town. I have no idea what they're like now. 

Jim Handsfield 
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> On Jun 1, 2016, at 11:42 AM, Cantor03--- via Magdalen <magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:
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> In a message dated 6/1/2016 11:19:45 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
> michaudme at gmail.com writes:
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> We in  New England bitchalot because so many of our wonderful old stations
> have  been converted to restaurants. New stations are built, but don't have
> comfy  waitingrooms or even  toilets.>>>>>>>>>>>>>
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> Big city railroad stations have been especially vulnerable to the  wrecking
> ball in the past (witness Penn Station in NYC), but some are being
> restored and recycled, such as Washington,DC's Union Station,
> or Saint Paul's Union Depot.  Some of them still serve as AmTrak  stops,
> and some have been entirely remodeled for retail purposes.
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> David Strang.
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