PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Oregon Department of Transportation has been granted $13.6 million for a modernization project of Portland’s Union Station, along with other railway upgrades.
KPTV-TV reports (http://bit.ly/naavSk ) the money from the U.S. Transportation Department will fund facility upgrades at Union Station, a roof replacement, seismic upgrades and energy conservation measures.
The money will also go toward identifying improvements along Amtrak’s Eugene-to-Portland route.
Ridership on the overall Cascades route, which runs from Eugene to Vancouver, B.C., increased by 10 percent last year, setting a record for the route.
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Information from: KPTV-TV, http://www.kptv.com/
