The Amtrak-funded $22 million Great Hall Restoration has been recognized with six awards from leading architectural, engineering, construction and real estate organizations or publications.
Customers of Amtrak, Metra and other users of Chicago Union Station today enjoyed a holiday lighting ceremony like no other in the station’s 93-year history, showing off a Great Hall painted in its original colors, made brighter by a restored skylight and improved lighting accenting the historic space that has been Chicago’s front door since 1925.
In about a year, customers of Amtrak, Metra and other users of Chicago Union Station will enjoy a Great Hall painted in its original colors, made brighter by a restored and protected skylight with improved lighting in a $22 million project.
Working closely with Amtrak, and its partners, Arup will advance design work in a number of areas including expanded concourses and entrances, widening of platforms, ADA compliance, pedestrian passageways and issues related to ventilation.
This RFQ and future phases of the Master Development process is part of a larger corporate program to leverage the substantial Amtrak asset portfolio.
As part of the ongoing work to improve Chicago Union Station, Amtrak, Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Chicago area transportation leaders from Metra and the Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) announced today a set of initiatives aimed at advancing the master plan to redevelop the station.
On Saturday, May 9, 2015, Amtrak and partners will officially kick-off Amtrak Train Days at Chicago Union Station. This is the first of many Amtrak Train Days celebrations taking place in dozens of locations across the county this spring, summer and fall.
Amtrak is changing traffic patterns for pedestrian flow at Chicago Union Station to improve temperature conditions for all passengers, other station users, vendors and railroad workers.
