WTEN-TV, ABC-10 in Albany, NY, 6/29/17:
Schenectady Amtrak station abruptly closes ahead of slated construction
A local train station abruptly closed days before the July 4 holiday weekend, and some travelers aren’t happy.
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Posted 01 July 2017 - 12:57 PM
WTEN-TV, ABC-10 in Albany, NY, 6/29/17:
Schenectady Amtrak station abruptly closes ahead of slated construction
A local train station abruptly closed days before the July 4 holiday weekend, and some travelers aren’t happy.
More here.
Kevin Korell
OTOL Board Leader
Lakewood, NJ
Posted 05 July 2017 - 03:40 PM
Schenectady Amtrak station demolition to start soon
Work expected to be done by late 2018
https://dailygazette...n-to-start-soon
Posted 13 July 2017 - 08:39 PM
Progressive Railroading, 7/13/17:
Amtrak station underway in SchenectadyRendering of the new Schenectady Station Photo – Gov. Andrew Cuomo's officeCrews have kicked off the demolition of a 1970s-era Amtrak station in Schenectady, New York, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced earlier this week.The demolition will make way for a new $23 million station that will connect travelers to New York City, Niagara Falls and elsewhere.
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Posted 14 July 2017 - 09:09 PM
Editorial: Train station shows little accountabilityWhy not spend less, use extra money for other needs?There’s no doubt Schenectady has long needed a new train station to replace that embarrassing rusty tin can that travelers endured for the past 40 years.
We’ve got new development, a new casino, a vibrant downtown and many other reasons for people to visit the city by train.
Having a nice, clean, modern train station will give visitors a positive first impression of our city and encourage more people to use the station, helping draw more visitors and more business here — boosting the local economy for many years to come.
SNIP
Couldn’t Schenectady have gotten a nice new train station for the original estimated price tag of $15 million instead of $23 million?
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Posted 31 December 2017 - 11:58 PM
Well, they did not make it by 2017. I thought work began already.
Daily Gazette, 12/29/17:
Work to start on train station
Construction on the new Schenectady rail station should start in January, now that the state comptroller's office has signed off on the work.
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo released a statement Friday saying work on the long-delayed, much anticipated downtown project will start soon.
Story is here.
Kevin Korell
OTOL Board Leader
Lakewood, NJ
Posted 26 April 2018 - 05:38 PM
WRGB-TV, CBS-6 in Albany, NY, 4/26/18:
NEW LOOK: Schenectady Amtrak station taking shape across from new casino, slated for fall
NYSDOT officials say the new Amtrak station in Schenectady is just months away from completion.
It's one piece of a city revitalization plan a county legislator says is 15 years in the making.
Kevin Korell
OTOL Board Leader
Lakewood, NJ
Posted 13 September 2018 - 06:15 PM
Daily Gazette, Schenectady, NY, 9/13/18:
Dome placed atop Schenectady's new Amtrak station
The gold-colored dome has been placed atop the new Schenectady Amtrak station.
Crews lifted it up Thursday morning as the station on Erie Boulevard gets ever closer to completion.
Kevin Korell
OTOL Board Leader
Lakewood, NJ
Posted 17 October 2018 - 08:32 PM
Albany, NY Times-Union, 10/17/18:
Schenectady Amtrak station opens ahead of schedule
Schenectady's new $23 million Amtrak station opened Wednesday, two weeks ahead of schedule, as Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul touted the building as the latest improvement to the Empire Corridor, the busy passenger rail line running from Manhattan to Buffalo and Niagara Falls.
Another new train station to visit someday........
Kevin Korell
OTOL Board Leader
Lakewood, NJ
Posted 17 October 2018 - 08:37 PM
Schenectady, NY Daily Gazette, 10/17/18:
Schenectady's new train station officially opens
The new Schenectady Amtrak station officially reopened Wednesday with a ceremony attended by local and state officials.
Kevin Korell
OTOL Board Leader
Lakewood, NJ
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