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The Kelso Multimodal Transportation Center (also known as the Kelso-Longview Amtrak Station and previously as the Kelso Burlington Northern Train Depot) is a train station located immediately south of Kelso, Washington, United States that also serves the neighboring city of Longview (located just across the Cowlitz River from the station). The station is served by Amtrak's (the National Railroad Passenger Corporation) Amtrak ''Cascades'' and ''Coast Starlight''. Greyhound Lines provides national and regional bus service, while Community Urban Bus Service (CUBS) provides local transit. Shuttle vans, taxis and rental cars can also be hired at the station. ==History== The Kelso Train Station was originally built by the Northern Pacific Railroad. The first small depot was a wooden structure in the 100 block of Front or First Avenue. By 1906 the citizens of Kelso petitioned the Northern Pacific Railroad for a better passenger and freight depot. This was granted and a new, brick passenger and a wood freight depot was built. A grand opening reception was held February 12, 1912.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Kelso Train Depot )〕 In 1970 the Northern Pacific Railway merged with several other railroads to create the Burlington Northern Railroad. The station remained in active freight service until the early 1980s when Burlington Northern suspended freight service there and transferred that service to the Portland, Oregon hub. The station became an Amtrak stop in 1981. The station was manned by a ticketing agent until the 1990s when the station was locked up due to vandalism. In the mid-1990s the station underwent extensive remodeling to make it look like the passenger stations of a bygone era. The station's interior and exterior received face-lifts and rebuilds, and a clock tower was constructed outside the station. The clock can be seen from across the Cowlitz River at the Cowlitz County Hall of Justice and as far north as the higher points in the Beacon Hill neighborhood of Kelso. The refurbished station was formally dedicated on September 23, 1995.〔 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「Kelso Multimodal Transportation Center」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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