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[KevinKorell]

Albany, NY Times-Union, 1/20/14:

When will the ground be broken for the new Schenectady Amtrak train station?

The new station, when and if it will be built, will replace the old 1970s station with a classical station that will be a shot in the arm for the region.

Full story

[KevinKorell]

2017?? It needs it now. I was just there today, and it's the basic circa-1970's Am-Shack. To call the elevator there is a sign that says one needs to hold the button in until it gets there, and then once inside it's amazingly slow, so slow that if you were close to departure time you might finally get off the elevator to see your train already left. Maybe it's suitable for the number of trains that call there, but with the vast improvements the CDTA did to stations at Albany-Rensselaer and Saratoga Springs, they can make this a perfect trifecta.

[Sloan]

Schenectady's $15M Amtrak station upgrades begin

SCHENECTADY, N.Y. (AP) — Work has begun on a $15 million project that will replace the Amtrak station in Schenectady and alleviate delays for passenger trains.

http://www.seattlepi...gin-5836665.php

[KevinKorell]

The new Schenectady station and the new Albany-Schenectady track will both be very helpful in eliminating some delays, but the third part of the equation is to put in the 4th station track that the new Albany station accommodated for when it was built. Time gained on the new track going eastbound could be lost waiting for a slot at the Albany station. With overall delays being commonplace, and with each Lake Shore Limited needing multiple tracks to either join or split the two sections, there is simply not enough capacity there especially if the eastbound gets there around the time the westbound should be there.

[Sloan]

Schenectady Amtrak station project to begin this summer

 

A new train station for downtown Schenectady, on the drawing board since 2007, is expected to take shape starting this summer.

The first part of the project will be construction of a temporary station, to be located north of the station on the west side of the tracks along Erie Boulevard.

http://www.timesunio...his-6104160.php

Edited by KevinKorell, 02 November 2015 - 11:40 AM.
added headline & merged with another thread

[KevinKorell]

Shame that one cannot read any more of this item without registration. I'd like to comment more but can't without seeing the whole thing.  I can't immediately search for a suitable alternative, but perhaps somebody else can.

 

Just from the one paragraph we can see, yes it's been seemingly forever that this has been in the works.  The Schenectady station is the third in the Capital District Transit Authority (CDTA) threesome that also includes Albany-Rensselaer and Saratoga Springs, with the latter two having received their rehabilitations years ago.

[CNJRoss]

Kevin,

 

I pasted the article title to Google News Search and was able to open the entire article.

 

YMMV

 

Ross

[KevinKorell]

Progressive Railroading, 11/2/15:

 

New York State DOT plots new Amtrak station in Schenectady

 

The New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) late last week announced plans to build a new Amtrak station in Schenectady, N.Y., to connect travelers to New York City, Niagara Falls and other destinations.

More here.

[KevinKorell]

Albany, NY Times-Union, 3/4/16:

Amtrak Schenectady station project faces cost overruns

State transportation officials were poring through the lone bid to build Schenectady's new downtown train station Friday, trying to figure out how it came in $10 million over budget.

Full story

[KevinKorell]

Albany, NY Times-Union, 6/29/17:

 

Schenectady Amtrak station permanently closed

 

The Amtrak station off Erie Boulevard in Schenectady closed for the final time June 24 as Amtrak and the state Department of Transportation prepare for its demolition and eventual replacement.

 

Finally, progress.     Read more.