(rshsdepot) Union Station (Dallas, TX)

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Bernie Wagenblast
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Many Eager For Dallas Union Station  Renovations
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Many Eager For Dallas Union Station Renovations Reporting Bud Gillett DALLAS  
(CBS 11 News) ¯ Even the dust from workers` activities can`t hide the 
grandeur  of the second story railway waiting room -- destined now to be a Great 
Hall.  
A restaurant, renovated ballroom and meeting rooms at historic Dallas Union  
Station all are rumored to be part of a package to be unveiled next week.  
The upgrades are part of an ongoing $55 million renovation here and at the  
nearby Reunion Tower.  
For train lovers, it is seen as more than merely a facelift.  
``I love it!`` Barbara Cowart exclaimed. ``I remember when this was a  
thriving train community, and I think it`ll be fabulous.``  
Barbara and Mike Cowart were taking their grandkids to Temple on Saturday.  
``It`s really fun riding trains,`` their granddaughter Ashlyn Bell. ``I love  
to spend time with them.``  
DART and the Trinity Railway Express already share Union Station with Amtrak, 
 and Mike Cowart senses the restoration and says it comes at just the right 
time.  
``You can expand your train service, your commuter service … in light of the  
gas crisis today its something people should really look into,`` he said.  
Woodbine Development and the Hyatt Regency Hotel first announced the project  
as part of a multi-million-dollar hotel expansion and renovation of Reunion  
Tower.  
One of its restaurant designers has ties with Spago, and the Beverly Hilton  
Circa 55 Restaurant . For Janet and Larry Keutzer, who took the train from  
Austin to stay at the Hyatt, a glittering new Union Station is just one more  
reason to come.  
``It`ll be nice to just walk through there and walk into the hotel,`` Janet  
Keutzer pondered.  
Larry Keutzer added he can`t imagine how planners will improve the  
already-nice-looking icon 



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