pebbleworm
Lead Service Attendant
- Joined
- Apr 21, 2009
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The long drawn out saga of the Fort Madison, Iowa station moving from the 1960's Santa Fe station in Shopton back downtown is moving ahead again, with the OK given to build a new platform at the old Santa Fe depot downtown:
http://tristatesradio.com/post/fm-depot-platform-be-built
This can only be a good thing for the town, and hopefully passengers. There is a museum in the depot complex that hopefully will open at train times, a nice park and river view, and if nothing else, downtown Fort Madison is a pretty little town. It would be nice if the move brought some new residents and businesses to town-it worked for Creston Iowa once:
http://www.crestonnewsadvertiser.com/2013/09/18/gits-closing-its-doors/ap56g0n/?page=2
but that business is now closing. At the very least, the local real estate ladies should leave some listing sheets in the depot. A brick Victorian you can buy by writing a check should be attractive to someone!
http://tristatesradio.com/post/fm-depot-platform-be-built
This can only be a good thing for the town, and hopefully passengers. There is a museum in the depot complex that hopefully will open at train times, a nice park and river view, and if nothing else, downtown Fort Madison is a pretty little town. It would be nice if the move brought some new residents and businesses to town-it worked for Creston Iowa once:
http://www.crestonnewsadvertiser.com/2013/09/18/gits-closing-its-doors/ap56g0n/?page=2
but that business is now closing. At the very least, the local real estate ladies should leave some listing sheets in the depot. A brick Victorian you can buy by writing a check should be attractive to someone!