Amtrak did not renew their lease, so they will be closing June 19th. To do the repairs on the stairs on that side of the station will require utilizing some of that space. So that will be one less place with decent food in the station.
At Train Days, two different Amtrak employees told me that the Metropolitan Lounge would move to a space under and on both sides of the south staircase in the Great Hall. The entrance will be just to the north of the south staircase.If the south & north waiting areas will become combined, what will happen with the Metropolitian Lounge? :huh:
Good to hear; this project was supposed to be happening several years ago, and it got mysteriously delayed for no-stated-reason. I would have guessed funding, but Amtrak's actually got less funding now than when it got delayed, so I don't really get it.At Train Days, two different Amtrak employees told me that the Metropolitan Lounge would move to a space under and on both sides of the south staircase in the Great Hall. The entrance will be just to the north of the south staircase.If the south & north waiting areas will become combined, what will happen with the Metropolitian Lounge? :huh:
The one employee said it would happen about August; the other said that construction would start in August and the move would be in 2017.
That ought to be interesting when I pass through the station on an upcoming trip.At Train Days, two different Amtrak employees told me that the Metropolitan Lounge would move to a space under and on both sides of the south staircase in the Great Hall. The entrance will be just to the north of the south staircase.If the south & north waiting areas will become combined, what will happen with the Metropolitian Lounge? :huh:
The one employee said it would happen about August; the other said that construction would start in August and the move would be in 2017.
Please tell me its location was added to the thread title after I'd made my Post #2 - otherwise I'll feel like a real maroon! :blink:Chicago Union Station.
I'm reasonably certain it was.Please tell me its location was added to the thread title after I'd made my Post #2 - otherwise I'll feel like a real maroon! :blink:Chicago Union Station.
It was, I wasn't thinking when I posted, the 2 Joe's are on a mini adventure to the race track at Arlington Park!Please tell me its location was added to the thread title after I'd made my Post #2 - otherwise I'll feel like a real maroon! :blink:Chicago Union Station.
Dylan's, it's about a half block away on Clinton.We will have a layover at Chicago Union Station June 26th. Five adults. Looking for a sports bar or bar and grill within walking distance. Any suggestions? We've tried Lou Mitchell's before (because that was the only thing we could visibly see from the station) but would rather find a sports bar type atmosphere.
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