Amtrak finally arrives at St. Paul Union Depot
Lets Talk Trains
English - May 17, 2014 17:00 - 2 hours - 31.3 MB - ★★★★ - 32 ratingsHobbies Leisure hobbies trains railroad museums amtrak steam railfan railroads passenger rail freight rail Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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On May 7th, the City of St. Paul, Minnesota and the Ramsey County Railroad Authority finally got an Amtrak to start stopping at their newly renovated Union Depot. The depot opened last year, and is a mulitmodal station. Union Depot held a morning press conference during which various officials made speeches including President and CEO of Amtrak, Joe Boardman and Asst. Director of the FRA, Karen Hedlund. We will listen to President Boardman's remarks, We will also speak to the author of a book on Union Depot, John Diers. The Chairman of the Ramsey County Railroad Authority and the Director are guests, We also visit with Thomas Whaley, a member of the St. Paul Chamber of Commerce and one of the owners of the St. Paul Saints.