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#11 KevinKorell

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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.

 

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Posted 05 July 2017 - 03:40 PM

 

 

Schenectady Amtrak station demolition to start soon

 

Work expected to be done by late 2018

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Posted 13 July 2017 - 08:39 PM

Progressive Railroading, 7/13/17:

 
Amtrak station underway in Schenectady
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Rendering 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

The Daily Gazette, Schenectady, NY 7/12/17:
Editorial: Train station shows little accountability
Why 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.

 

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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.

 

 

 

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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.

 

 

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Posted 10 September 2018 - 08:56 PM

Daily Gazette, Schenectady, NY, 9/10/18:

 


Gold dome arrives at new Amtrak station

 

 

A gold-colored dome that will go on top of the new Schenectady Amtrak station arrived at the construction site last week.

 

 

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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.

 

 

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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.

 

 

Good news

 

Another new train station to visit someday........



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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.

 

 

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