The little station that might. I lobby decorated with terrazzo floors.
Officials hope there are far busier times ahead for the station.
When Union Station reopened in May 1998 after years of neglect, hopes surged for more trains and riders to kick the only active depot on Florida's west coast back to life. They also envision a possible 2012 Olympics transit hub and improvements in basic Amtrak service. It could take 10 more years to pull off, some say. Like an Edward Hopper still life, a lone Amtrak agent is often the only human in the pre-World War I lobby. Its cool terrazzo floors gleam beneath greenish skylights.