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Posted by Flatman on Monday, January 25, 2016 8:27 PM
Unfortunately it sustained considerable damage. It has been moved so station repairs can be done, and hopefully it can be restored when the insurance question is resolved
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Posted by railfanjohn on Monday, January 25, 2016 9:42 PM

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IMHO there actually be 4 items that need consideration.

1.  Outside design of the building

2.  Inside layout of terminal and beauty of design. 

3.  Ease of access to board train and platforms.

4.  Platforms themselves. 

    Here are my picks

for #1  Hard to beat Washington Union station or Cincinnati.

for #2  LAX waiting room although it does need more lighting.  Tunnel  to platforms lacking.

for #3  San Diego  Ease of access from both station and light rail.  Dallas comes in a close second.

for #4  Sacremento.  Nice wide platforms great for railfans and the service stop passengers.  Access to platform from station is terrible.

Did not include train waatching possibilities as #5 as not enough experience.

 
 
LAX is an airport.
 
LAUPT is the train terminal in downtown Los Angeles!
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Posted by wallhd on Monday, February 1, 2016 7:36 PM
Color me different, but my favorite is Paddington Station London UK
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Posted by saguaro on Thursday, February 11, 2016 5:43 PM

My favorite station is Flagstaff, Arizona.

http://www.greatamericanstations.com/Stations/FLG

 

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Posted by Firelock76 on Saturday, February 13, 2016 8:55 AM

Wow, that Flagstaff station is classic!  Pure "railroad," and you could put it anywhere in the country and it would fit right in.

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