After Amtrak relocated its passenger stop in 1983 the fate of Union
Station was uncertain for
some time. The handsome old building was eventually refurbished and reutilized, and
the results are quite splendid. Part of it has become
the gateway to the city's Federal Courthouse. Its public
rotunda features glass sculptures and other artwork.
Because of the slope of downtown the level of the mainline rails, in
heavy use by BNSF, Union Pacific and Amtrak, is substantially lower
than that of these
streets.
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