And check below to see if the train station nearest you is slated for accessibility improvements. Here is a list of improvements planned for Amtrak stations around the country, arranged by state and improvement type.
For more, pick up the January 2010 issue of Trains Magazine.
New wheelchair lift (173 stations)
Arkansas
Little Rock
Texarkana
Walnut Ridge
Arizona
Flagstaff
Maricopa
Tucson
Williams Junction
Winslow
California
Bakersfield
Barstow
Colfax
Corcoran
Dunsmuir
Fresno
Hanford
Lodi
Merced
Modesto
Needles
Oakland
Ontario
Paso Robles
Pomona
Redding
Salinas
San Bernardino
Stockton (San Joaquin St.)
Truckee
Turlock-Denair
Victorville
Wasco
Colorado
Fort Morgan
Fraser-Winter Park
Granby
Grand Junction
La Junta
Connecticut
Mystic
Windsor
Windsor Locks
Florida
Sanford
Georgia
Gainesville
Jesup
Idaho
Sandpoint
Illinois
Gilman
La Grange Road
Plano
Rantoul
Summit
Indiana
Connersville
Dyer
Lafayette
Michigan City
Iowa
Burlington
Creston
Fort Madison
Mount Pleasant
Osceola
Ottumwa
Kansas
Dodge City
Garden City
Hutchinson
Newton
Topeka
Kentucky
Ashland
Maysville
South Portsmouth-South Shore
Louisiana
Lafayette
Lake Charles
Maryland
Aberdeen
Cumberland
Michigan
Albion
Birmingham
Dowagiac
Durand
Lapeer
Royal Oak
St. Joseph
Minnesota
Detroit Lakes
Red Wing
St. Cloud
St. Paul-Minneapolis
Staples
Winona
Mississippi
Greenwood
Jackson
Missouri
La Plata
Poplar Bluff
Montana
East Glacier Park
Glasgow
Havre
Malta
Shelby
West Glacier
Wolf Point
Nebraska
Hastings
Holdrege
Lincoln
McCook
Omaha
New Hampshire
Claremont
New Mexico
Albuquerque
Gallup
Lamy
Las Vegas
Raton
New York
Amsterdam
Plattsburgh
Port Henry
Port Kent
Ticonderoga
Westport
Whitehall
North Dakota
Devils Lake
Fargo
Grand Forks
Minot
Rugby
Williston
Ohio
Bryan
Elyria
Oklahoma
Ardmore
Norman
Oklahoma City
Pauls Valley
Purcell
Oregon
Klamath Falls
Pennsylvania
Greensburg
Huntingdon
Lewistown
Middletown
South Carolina
Camden
Denmark
Dillon
Kingstree
Yemassee
Tennessee
Memphis
Texas
Austin
Cleburne
Del Rio
El Paso
Fort Worth
Gainesville
Houston
Longview
Marshall
McGregor
Mineola
San Antonio
San Marcos
Taylor
Temple
Utah
Green River
Helper
Provo
Vermont
Fair Haven
Windsor
Virginia
Ashland
Clifton Forge
Culpeper
Lorton
Staunton
Washington
Bingen-White Salmon
Ephrata
Pasco
Spokane
Vancouver
Wishram
Wisconsin
Columbus
La Crosse
Wisconsin Dells
West Virginia
Hinton
Montgomery
White Sulphur Springs
Tactile edge strip on platform (39 stations)
Arizona
Maricopa
Yuma
Arkansas
Texarkana
California
Pomona
Salinas
Colorado
Fraser-Winter Park
Glenwood Springs
Granby
Grand Junction
La Junta
Connecticut
Hartford
Mystic
Florida
Jacksonville
Sanford
Winter Haven
Georgia
Savannah
Illinois
Galesburg
Gilman
Kankakee
Indiana
South Bend
Kansas
Hutchinson
Topeka
Louisiana
Lake Charles
Minnesota
St. Paul-Minneapolis
Montana
Shelby
New York
Buffalo-Depew
Port Kent
Rhinecliff
North Carolina
Charlotte
North Dakota
Grand Forks
Ohio
Bryan
Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
Pittsburgh
Rhode Island
Providence
Texas
Longview
Virginia
Staunton
West Virginia
Harpers Ferry
Hinton
White Sulphur Springs
New ADA compliant ATR (above the rail) concrete platform, 550 feet 8 inches (23 stations)
Arizona
Kingman
California
Chico
Colorado
Lamar
Trinidad
Florida
Okeechobee
Indiana
Rensselaer
Kansas
Lawrence
Louisiana
Hammond
Massachusetts
Amherst
Montana
Browning
Cut Bank
Libby
Whitefish
Nevada
Winnemucca
New York
Fort Edward-Glens Falls
Rouses Point
North Dakota
Stanley
Ohio
Alliance
Oregon
Chemult
Pennsylvania
Connellsville
Texas
Alpine
Beaumont
Wisconsin
Tomah
Platform repairs (10 stations)
Arizona
Yuma
California
Barstow
Colorado
Glenwood Springs
District of Columbia
Washington Union Station
Florida
Tampa
Pennsylvania
Downingtown
Mount Joy
Parkesburg
Texas
Cleburne
West Virginia
Harpers Ferry
New ADA compliant shelter station building (6 stations)
Colorado
Trinidad
Florida
Okeechobee
Nevada
Winnemucca
Ohio
Alliance
Pennsylvania
Connellsville
Texas
Beaumont
New station building
Florida
Sanford ($10 million)
Other ADA improvements
Bridgeplates for Northeast Corridor stations
Restroom upgrade, Penn Station, N.Y.
Parking lot, curb, and walkway improvements (121 stations)
Arkansas
Walnut Ridge
Arizona
Tucson
William Junction
Winslow
Yuma
California
Barstow
Colfax
Corcoran
Dunsmuir
Hanford
Needles
Redding
San Bernardino
Stockton (San Joaquin St.)
Truckee
Victorville
Wasco
Colorado
Fort Morgan
Glenwood Springs
Connecticut
Windsor
Windsor Locks
Georgia
Gainesville
Jesup
Idaho
Sandpoint
Illinois
Plano
Rantoul
Summit
Indiana
Connersville
Dyer
Michigan City
Iowa
Burlington
Creston
Fort Madison
Mount Pleasant
Osceola
Ottumwa
Kansas
Dodge City
Newton
Kentucky
Maysville
South Portsmouth-South Shore
Louisiana
Lafayette
Maryland
Cumberland
Michigan
Albion
Birmingham
Dowagiac
Durand
Lapeer
Royal Oak
St. Joseph
Minnesota
Detroit Lakes
Red Wing
St. Cloud
Staples
Winona
Mississippi
Greenwood
Missouri
La Plata
Poplar Bluff
Montana
East Glacier Park
Glasgow
Havre
Malta
West Glacier
Wolf Point
Nebraska
Holdrege
Lincoln
McCook
Omaha
New Hampshire
Claremont
New Mexico
Gallup
Lamy
Las Vegas
Raton
New York
Amsterdam
Plattsburgh
Port Henry
Ticonderoga
Westport
Whitehall
North Dakota
Devils Lake
Fargo
Minot
Rugby
Williston
Ohio
Elyria
Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
Oregon
Chemult
Klamath Falls
Pennsylvania
Downingtown
Greensburg
Huntingdon
Lewistown
Middletown
Mount Joy
Parkesburg
South Carolina
Camden
Denmark
Kingstree
Yemassee
Texas
Austin
Cleburne
Houston
McGregor
San Antonio
San Marcos
Taylor
Temple
Utah
Green River
Helper
Vermont
Fair Haven
Windsor
Virginia
Ashland
Clifton Forge
Culpeper
Washington
Bingen-White Salmon
Ephrata
Pasco
Vancouver
Wishram
Wisconsin
Columbus
La Crosse
Wisconsin Dells
