Amtrak Station

Being «the first» to review this baby is a genuine pleasure.
Many of us are already familiar with the resources within this building — namely the All Saints Cinema, but also VA services and Leon County Human Services (maybe there’s more — I’m not sure).
When I heard a few weeks ago that Amtrak was coming through with an Inspection Train — and local commissioners and city representatives were involved — I knew that there’d be some sprucing up of this important landmark — and sprucing up there was.
100% of the exterior seems to boast of a fresh coat of paint. the large freight/​baggage cart definitely got the once-​over. It all looks very good.
Once regular Amtrak passenger service resumes in TLH, I believe many of us will enjoy affordable and leisurely travel opportunities that can take us to the four corners of the continental U.S. (naturally, a «Transfer» would be in the cards).
Here’s to this landmark returning to its once given role!

The station is one of the oldest railroad buildings in Florida. It was originally built in 1858 by the Pensacola and Georgia Railroad, which provided freight and passenger service east to Lake City. Until 2005, it was a stop on Amtrak’s Sunset Limited Line, that used to run to Jacksonville, Florida. However, Hurricane Katrina knocked out some of the tracks from New Orleans and, once the tracks were rebuilt, Amtrak had rerouted the actual cars to other lines, suspending service indefinitely from New Orleans to Jacksonville. However, many politicians and potential passengers have come out in support of restoring the Eastern Sunset Limited service. And, hopefully, the Tallahassee station will, once again, be in the business of handing Amtrak traffic soon.