$15 million grant

[upinsmoke]

Sacramento just got a 15M grant for the downtown railroads.'

http://www.sacbee.com/2012/06/19/4573422/sacramento-scores-15-million-grant.html

 

[kennadog]

Sacramento just got a 15M grant for the downtown railroads.'

http://www.sacbee.com/2012/06/19/4573422/sacramento-scores-15-million-grant.html

Yeah. That is really a wonderful old building, that was left to decay by the railroad company. It could become a beautiful iconic buidling downtown and I really like that it will be repurposed and saved. I've taken AMTRAK a few times and really like that old building (I'm a train nut ), but was sad that it was so run down. Now it won't be!

 

[Section 101]

Yeah. That is really a wonderful old building, that was left to decay by the railroad company. It could become a beautiful iconic buidling downtown and I really like that it will be repurposed and saved. I've taken AMTRAK a few times and really like that old building (I'm a train nut ), but was sad that it was so run down. Now it won't be!

I was more shocked at this

The depot is the seventh busiest Amtrak station in the country, with 1.5 million annual users, including passengers on the popular Capitol Corridor inter-city trains.

Read more here: http://www.sacbee.com/2012/06/19/4573422/sacramento-scores-15-million-grant.html#storylink=cpy

 

[JB_kings]

I was more shocked at this

Yep. For California, only Union Station in LA has more traffic than Sacramento.

 

[kennadog]

I love to travel by train, although they could stand to improve AMTRAK. Still love it.

 

[upinsmoke]

Well if nobody else is going to say it i guess im going to have to "arena infrastructure"

 

[hrdboild]

That really is an iconic piece of architecture. When I saw the initial plans for the downtown arena I was a little disappointed they didn't use that old rail depot building as inspiration. Of course I'd be happy with any new arena that comes with a 30 year lease. It's good news at least that a small part of the railyard development project is still moving forward.

 

[gatoradeSD]

was part of the original arena plan to do something like this to the railyards?

 

[kennadog]

was part of the original arena plan to do something like this to the railyards?

Yes, this was always in the plans, arena or no arena.

 

[gatoradeSD]

so this can only be good. because if more arena talks come up this part of it is already done

 

[Trueblood]

Yep. For California, only Union Station in LA has more traffic than Sacramento.

I'm guessing that Chicago, Boston, New York, Philly, DC and LA are the only ones nationwide that are busier.

 

[pdxKingsFan]

I'm guessing that Chicago, Boston, New York, Philly, DC and LA are the only ones nationwide that are busier.

Would be my guess too, outside of that NE corridor I don't recall a lot of Amtrak traffic anywhere I've lived and those on the West all hit Sac at some point. I think we get one train each way per day up here essentially running the I5 route.

 

[JB_kings]

I'm guessing that Chicago, Boston, New York, Philly, DC and LA are the only ones nationwide that are busier.

Exactly.

#1 NY
#2 DC
#3 Philly
#4 Chicago
#5 LA
#6 Boston
#7 Sacramento

Sacramento passengers were only a few hundred thousand behind Boston and LA. So it's not like it's a big drop off. If they built the arena and developed more things as a destination, it could move up the list.

This city has always been poised to grow being that it was at a major intersection of North-South and East-West traffic for California. But gotta give credit to all the small minded thinkers that have controlled the town from growing. Yeah, thanks for kicking business in the rear at every opportunity and telling it to hit the road because "gubmint jobs" will take care of us. (please note heavy sarcasm!)

 

[PurpleHaze]

Exactly.

#1 NY
#2 DC
#3 Philly
#4 Chicago
#5 LA
#6 Boston
#7 Sacramento

Sacramento passengers were only a few hundred thousand behind Boston and LA. So it's not like it's a big drop off. If they built the arena and developed more things as a destination, it could move up the list.

This city has always been poised to grow being that it was at a major intersection of North-South and East-West traffic for California. But gotta give credit to all the small minded thinkers that have controlled the town from growing. Yeah, thanks for kicking business in the rear at every opportunity and telling it to hit the road because "gubmint jobs" will take care of us. (please note heavy sarcasm!)

Well put and the sarcasm is just very sad, dumb reality around here. To add to "major intersection" thought, look at the direct crossing of I-5 and I-80, two major N-S and E-W arteries that just happen to arrive together in Sac plus right next to our glorious Section 8 arena. There's very few U.S. cities where such major interstate freeways split in all four directions like they do in this long-standing transportion hub. But I guess all it really means is lots of business on the move and tourists looking around just motor on past us, never stopping for very long, never seeing any reason to stick around Sactown.

 

[kennadog]

Would be my guess too, outside of that NE corridor I don't recall a lot of Amtrak traffic anywhere I've lived and those on the West all hit Sac at some point. I think we get one train each way per day up here essentially running the I5 route.

And one each way running east/west - the California Zephyr from the bay area to Chicago. I've taken the train to and from Salt Lake a few times. And I took the train to Portland and then east to near Glacier Park. Then I came back from Colorado. I also took the train from Washington DC (nice station) to Sacramento once.