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Re: (rshsdepot) Albany, New York



- - JaneNicholson has used her beautifully renovated DAR station at Annapolis 
Royal, Nova Scotia for office space.
- - Bob Bona has used the renovated CNR station in Elmsdale Nova Scotia for a 
headquarters for a teen support group, and is seeking tenants for the 
downstairs space.
- - The Hank Snow Society in Liverpool NS has used the town's railway station 
as a museum dedicated to the former country music superstar.
- - The Antigonish Heritage Society has used that town's old station as a 
local heritage centre.
- - The Middleton NS DAR station has been preserved and used as a support 
centre for the mentally challenged.
- - The Pugwash NS railway station has been used as a library, and is about to 
be expanded for a local heritage centre on the adjoining grounds.
- - The former H&SW station at French Village NS is now used as a coffee shop 
and bicycle repair centre for those who use the old railbed as a trail.

Where there is a wil, there is always a way.

Jay Underwood
Nova Scotia Railway Heritage Society
Elmsdale, Nova Scotia
Canada

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> >Visit the Nova Scotia Railway Hall of Fame:
> >www.nsrwyhalloffame.com
> >Visit the Nova Scotia Railway Heritage Society:
> >http://novascotiarailwayheritage.com/
> >

- ----- Original Message ----- 
From: <gblatham_@_aol.com>
To: <rshsdepot_@_lists.railfan.net>
Sent: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 4:50 PM
Subject: Re: (rshsdepot) Albany, New York


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> "A new use for the building might reopen it to the public. But this 
> presents the same challenges that led to the building's vacancy starting 
> in 1968. Exactly what do you use an old train station for?"
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> Passenger trains.
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> GBL
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