OFF THE RAILS

Opening for Amtrak station put on hold until platform matches certain specifications

By: Kristie Avery - Texarkana Gazette

Staff photo by Doug Strickland Paul Henley, Parks and Tourism director of Hope, Ark., looks Wednesday at the new platform of the train station where a wooden platform extension will be built in Hope. Amtrak requires that train platforms be 5 feet 4 inches from the center of the track, but Hope buil...

HOPE, Ark.—The Amtrak/Texas Eagle station has been derailed because of an issue with the station’s platform.

The platform, constructed by the city, was found to be close to 6 inches shy of what Amtrak requires for safety purposes.

Amtrak req...

Published: 07/20/2012