(rshsdepot) Richmond, VA

["Bernie Wagenblast" <brwagenblast_@_comcast.net>]

From Progressive Railroading.

Bernie Wagenblast
Transportation Communications Newsletter
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/transport-communications

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FTA continues to fund facelift for historic Virginia station

The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) recently awarded a $1.5 million 
grant to the city of Richmond, Va., to continue restoring the century-old 
Main Street Station.

The grant will help fund platform and parking lot improvements, a ticket 
office expansion and bus terminal work. The city also will restore the 
station's train shed - the last of its kind in the country and a national 
historic landmark, according to a prepared statement.

Completed in December 2003, the first phase of the restoration included 
rehabilitating the main station building, and constructing a platform and 
parking facility.

After all renovations are complete, the station will become a multi-modal 
facility, integrating rail service with trolley, bus, airport shuttle, taxi 
and limousine services.

So far, FTA has provided $42 million for the project.

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The Railroad Station Historical Society maintains a database of existing
railroad structures at: http://www.rrshs.org

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End of RSHSDepot Digest V1 #1099
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The Railroad Station Historical Society maintains a database of existing
railroad structures at: http://www.rrshs.org