• Jefferson City Union Hotel Station

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Discussion related to Amtrak also known as the National Railroad Passenger Corp.

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  by Jeff Smith
 
https://www.newstribune.com/news/2023/f ... -may-take/
The Missouri Office of Administration is finalizing its renovation plans for Jefferson City's historic Union Hotel.

But it could be another three years before the Amtrak station is moved back inside.

Lawmakers appropriated $14.3 million last year to fix structural integrity issues within Union Hotel. Once fixed, the state plans to use the 168-year-old building for office and educational space, a museum gallery and to house the Amtrak station.

The Union Hotel and Amtrak station on its ground floor were closed to the public in 2019 after a state inspection found issues with the building's exterior masonry walls and overall structural integrity. The Amtrak station was relocated to a temporary shelter across the street in the Lohman Building parking lot.
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