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#1 nshvlcat

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Posted 30 March 2015 - 06:59 AM

The  Memphis DailyNews is reporting in its March 30, 2015 edition that Memphis Central Station is getting a much needed makeover.

 

http://www.memphisda...tation-project/

 

The station also contains a really nice trolley and train museum on the ground floor.

 

http://www.mrtm.org/

 

https://www.facebook...37551445?ref=hl



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Posted 30 March 2015 - 09:32 AM

As I recall from this group's 2011 visit to Memphis, the station is really showing its age, and there are many aspects that should be modernized.  The waiting room needs to be spruced up, with perhaps better access and egress, and the wide stairway could use escalators or an additional elevator to support it.   There was also a serious sinkhole problem several years ago that forced a temporary reroute of the City of New Orleans to a belt line and bussing to/from a temporary station platform somewhere else. I hope that sinkhole issue was fixed permanently, especially seeing that they plan to mess with the parking lot by the building.



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Posted 30 March 2015 - 06:43 PM

Thank you Mr. Korell for that extra information.  I was not aware of a sinkhole problem in the past as I was probably living in Nashville at the time.  I certainly agree with your assessment of the station.  I was there in Dec 2014 mostly to see the train museum.  I noted the outdated appearance of the station.  There is most certainly room for improvement.  I hope the renovation addresses all of the station's needs.



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Posted 31 March 2015 - 12:13 AM

Here is our thread on the Memphis sinkhole near Central Station.  As indicated, it was April 2008, so 7 years ago.  I can't promise that all of the article links will still work, but at least you can get the gist of the situation from our posts.



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