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I have a simmilar story. In the small city of Melville, Saskatchewan, which has a very big CN yard the future of the old station is uncertain. The station which was quite large (two stories) was used as offices of CN until this year when CN closed off the station and built a new, much smaller building. Via Rail serves the town, but passengers use a very small modern depot. CN actually offered to give the station to the city. The only problem was that it would cost at least $1.5 million (Canadian dollars) to renovate. The city council wasn't sure about taking it because of the cost and were undecided. In a few months there has been no news about it. Melville does have a much smaller wood station that is preserved in another part of town that apparently houses a railroad museum, which is never, ever open. In front there is displayed CN pacific 5114 of 1919 with a flatcar and caboose. <br /> <br />Anyone hear of something called "The Great American Station Foundation"? A few years ago I was in Minot, N.D. and there was an Amtrak train that stopped in town for a day to promote this cause. This was a group that was intended to promote the restoration of disused railroad stations around the country and was started by a $2 million fund from Amtrak according to the borchures I still have. At that time the station in Minot was unused except for a small portion that was a bar. I don't know what's happened with it now. This foundation sounded like a good idea, but I don't recall hearing anything about it since then.
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