by Jeff Smith
Apparently, there was some hubbub over new signage, but also news on the station included in the article: https://www.thedailycatch.org/articles/ ... assengers/
Not A Sign of the Times: Amtrak to Remove Large New Marker at Rhinecliff Station, Following Concern from Town Supervisor, Passengers
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Meanwhile, several travelers welcomed the other new signage installed at the station.
Directly across from the marquee sign, at the other side of the train station entrance, Amtrak has installed a new set of blue signs directing drivers to short- and long-term parking. Passengers say the new directionals are welcome. “I hope those signs stay,” said Handel, who explained that the station previously had no clear signage directing visitors to the parking areas, a perennial struggle at the station (read our coverage). “I think these signs were long overdue,” he said.” I know they helped me because I don’t use the station frequently.”
The new signage comes as Amtrak prepares a two-year-long project to overhaul the station, repair the hub’s aging infrastructure and bring the train platform into compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) (read our coverage). It’s part of a $28-million project largely orchestrated by the office of Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) (read our coverage).
The biggest upgrades will be made to the station platform. Amtrak plans to replace the existing 520-foot-long lowered platform with a new, so-called high-level platform for train boarding and disembarking that will be even with train doors. Once completed, passengers will no longer have to use step stools to board, eliminating a major travel obstacle to the elderly and those with disabilities (read our coverage). Nearby Amtrak stations in Poughkeepsie and Croton-on-Harmon both have raised platforms.
Since last December, the historic train station building has been closed for renovations. And a new ticket office, waiting room, and restrooms have been built within two giant mobile trailers in the taxi pick-up lot in front of the Rhinecliff station (read our coverage).
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