(rshsdepot) New Orleans, LA

[Bernie Wagenblast <brwagenblast_@_comcast.net>]

Photo links:
http://www.byrnes.org/railfan/amtrak/image_51.jpg  (current station)
http://nutrias.org/~nopl/exhibits/ccmem/union.jpg  (station replaced by
current station)

N.O. Terminal To Become Transportation Central
Facility To Host RTA, Traffic Signal System


NEW ORLEANS -- New Orleans' Union Passenger Terminal is being revamped into
a transportation center for the city.

Until now, freight lines shared the building with passenger traffic, but on
Friday, the freight leases were canceled.


In one of his last official actions as mayor, Marc Morial, along with Amtrak
officials, terminated the 50-year freight agreement, giving the city total
control of the station.


After some upgrades, it will become the nerve center for operations of the
Regional Transit Authority and the city's automated traffic signal system.

It also may eventually serve as a remote airport terminal.




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