[Magdalen] Railroads

[Roger Stokes]

On 01/06/2016 16:42, Cantor03--- via Magdalen wrote:
> In a message dated 6/1/2016 11:19:45 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> michaudme at gmail.com writes:
>
> 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.>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>   
> 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.

Kansas City's Union Station maintains its old style but now with a 
number of retail outlets (and USPS) in it.  They have done a good job in 
my view, and still serve as an Amtrak stop.

Roger