GRAND FORKS, ND (trfnews.i234.me) A $4-million project to make the Grand Forks Amtrak Station ADA compliant has been completed.
amtrak has announced a four million dollar project at its uh grand fork station has been completed to make the station compliant with the uh ada act um it includes a new 1100 foot long 12 foot wide concrete platform outside where you will get on the train and exterior improvements around the station include upgrades to the parking area and passenger drop off area and interior work consisted of a new entry door accessibilities with automatic door openers and men and women upgrades for ada compliant restrooms and minor modifications to the lobby to include a ticket window area new seating layout and new fire security system the contractor for this project was a cursed construction of colorado and again the final cost was about four million dollars to make the grand forks of amtrak station 88 compliant i’m neil carlson reporting for inews dot tv
Grand Forks Amtrak Station Project Finishes $4-Million Renovation
So hard sometimes to get the public to get behind housing improvements when they are taught to fight rather than protect
I’ve been watching Amtrak videos, especially Empire Builder, on YouTube thinking it might be a fun thing to do in retirement. Invariably the videos start with the wonderful stations in Chicago, or on West Coast, and totally skip the run through North MN and Dakota because it’s the middle of the night. Great if you live in Chicago or Seattle! From those points you leave at a convenient hour & arrive just in time to go to your meeting or check into your hotel. If I want to ride to Spokane I have to get on & off at 3 am both ends.
Amtrak always seems financially challenged! Maybe they could cut one train every week by scheduling a single midweek departure on 36 hours vs 24 hours turn around. Nobody is delayed more than 12 hours and I could adapt my schedule to allow boarding & departure mid day on both ends. If you don’t want to get dumped off in Chicago or Spokane at 3 AM just take the train on any other day.
More wasted pork.
Should have called it Scamtrak. It loose millions of $ each and every year only too be picked up by the American tax payers. Not only is it a costly way to travel it is just another governmental waste.