How high-speed rail could finally give Dallas the glorious Union Station we deserve
October 14th, 2018
October 13, 2018 - Dallas Morning News - Robert Wilonsky, Columnist -
Thank God. We're finally going to talk about Union Station.
I've already spent more than a year talking about it. Complaining, really. Because in 2017, I saw Denver's Union Station up close. And ours is a piddling dump compared to theirs.
A century ago the Beaux-Arts building was built to serve as the gateway to the city. But today, even with Dallas Area Rapid Transit, the Trinity Railway Express and Amtrak converging behind the old Dallas Union Terminal, the place feels more like a dimly-lit trapdoor. And with high-speed rail on the horizon, the building might not even be a train station anymore.
https://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/commentary/2018/10/12/high-speed-rail-could-finally-give-dallas-glorious-union-station-deserve
Thank God. We're finally going to talk about Union Station.
I've already spent more than a year talking about it. Complaining, really. Because in 2017, I saw Denver's Union Station up close. And ours is a piddling dump compared to theirs.
A century ago the Beaux-Arts building was built to serve as the gateway to the city. But today, even with Dallas Area Rapid Transit, the Trinity Railway Express and Amtrak converging behind the old Dallas Union Terminal, the place feels more like a dimly-lit trapdoor. And with high-speed rail on the horizon, the building might not even be a train station anymore.
https://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/commentary/2018/10/12/high-speed-rail-could-finally-give-dallas-glorious-union-station-deserve