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Brattleboro is a train station in Brattleboro, Vermont served by Amtrak, the national railroad passenger system. It is the first station along the ''Vermonter'' line within the state of Vermont. ==History== The first depot in Brattleboro, a long one-storey building with a gabled roof, was built on the banks of the Connecticut River not far from the present site of Union Station.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Brattleboro, VT (BRA) )〕 In 1880, a larger and more substantial two story brick station was built to the south of the first depot. This depot later became a “union station” when the Boston and Maine Railroad built a trestle across the Connecticut River to connect with the Central Vermont Railway.〔 The current Union Station building was completed in 1915. From north to south, the station consisted of the main passenger building, a recessed baggage wing, and a freight building. The center of the passenger building, which is five bays across, is marked by a projecting pavilion topped by a gable that contains a stone plaque inscribed with “1915.”〔 Union Station closed in September 1966 and was sold to the town. A proposal to raze the building and create a parking lot prompted concerned residents to work with city officials to consider reuse options for the structure. In 1972, it reopened as the home of the Brattleboro Museum and Art Center. A year later, Amtrak took over the ground floor for use as a waiting room to serve passengers on the ''Montrealer'', replaced in 1995 by the ''Vermonter''. The station was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.〔 In the late 1990s, Brattleboro officials proposed a two phase multi-modal project to include a downtown parking garage and a refurbished Amtrak station. The project received $8 million from the Federal Transit Administration; $1.8 million in state grants; $4 million in local funds raised by bond issue; and $1.2 million through other sources. The garage, which also includes a local and intercity bus facility, was completed in 2003, but a new Amtrak station was never built.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Brattleboro (Amtrak station)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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