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Originally Posted by plinko
Is the plan to also move the adjacent historic office building? The one that was supposedly being renovated by LPA?
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Actually i believe the plan is to move the station only and to connect it to a new facility so that the historic section serves as a gateway. The additional REA Building would remain where it is.
The railroad wants the tracks straightened so that longer trains (such as the Zephyr) aren't wrapped around that bend just east of the station.
Here is an early rendering of the Historic and new Intermodal facility. In the rendering you can see the station moved (I think they want to move it 400 feet north). In the rendering the REA building remians.
The REA building is complete and though I'm not sure how many tenants occupy the building now, Starbuck's was the first to open in the renovated building.
(photo rendering courtesy of Sugit)...
BTW the train turing in the rendering will be the new 7th street alingment of the RT trains.