Menards, Please Make This Modern Amtrak Depot

If they made it, I'd get one or two.

That would be perfect on my layout as it is predominately passenger trains. 

I would get one for sure. @Menards you should have a look at this

Motion to APPROVE the Resolution. 

Mark the Menards Train Guy and Cabinet Bob, can a get a Second on the Motion? 

Im sure Menards can get the licensing necessary from Amtrak.

I prefer the arrow logo version myself.

Gotta' have am Amshack  for those folks waiting to board their Amcans! 

If Menard's made a small town post office, or drive-through branch bank, those would probably work to make an Amtrak station like that in the original post. They all look about the same, with the same amount of personality.

There are some newer Amtrak stations that are considerably more interesting. But nothing beats those older stations that remained, and have been converted for Amtrak use, like the old Santa Fe depot in Norman, OK. Just my opinion.

Breezinup,

 There are many beautuful stations certainly, and many offered by every manufacturer.  But this suggestion is pure early Amtrak, during those years Amtrak  first started resuscitating what the private railroads allowed to become abandoned decay.  This station was simple, effecient, economically better for Amtraks purposes.  I did not think much of them back then.  But after years of fantastic trips starting out from depots like this, it is part of the Amtrak history and should be modeled. 

http://www.lionel.com/products...rak-shelter-6-34102/

Lionel had a basic one

CSXJOE, Lionel did a fantastic job on those "Amshacks," I have two of them.

Those were at the smallest stops where the did not have enough traffic to warrant an actual station.  Similar structures often on platforms for stations.

If Menards built it, I would buy it.  the Amtrak Canton Ohio, Rail Passenger Station is an Iconic and Historical Amtrak Station and reflects many Amtrak stations across the United States.  Menards could build it with the original  Amtrak pointless arrow logo, or the Three sheets in the wind logo.  I would buy either for sure, but would prefer the pointless arrow one of course.  The cool thing about it, is that it has an adequate foot print, not too big not too small. I would say just right for most layouts and I think that Menards could build it based on other awesome offerings that they have brought the hobby.  I will keep my fingers crossed.    

Thank you Scott

I'm in for one

Clem 

It is pretty cool. It reminds me of a Septa stop on the Broad Street Subway located at Broad and Oregon and Broad and Patterson, the Stadium Stops in South Philly.

Yeah, those underground SEPTA Broad Street Subway stations are very scenic!   

Scott:

I have to thank you for bringing this Amtrak Rail Passenger Station idea to the table.  It is a wonderful idea as the only realistic Amtrak station that I have presently to use are those awesome Amtrak Am-shacks that Lionel made and as you know these are out in places where service is not as heavy and are not the main type of station that Amtrak uses.  Now if Menards can crank out this model (The one that you showed from Canton OH)  with realistic Amtrak markings, this will be a win-win as it is something that Amtrak presently uses and it is an Iconic Amtrak design of their stations that handle more passengers.   It would be easy to put on any layout and it would be a finishing touch to any Amtrak themed or even any layout, because as you know, Amtrak exists in a freight railroad world, so many freight trains will roll by the Amtrak station before Amtrak actually pulls in.  Again, excellent Idea and I am really hoping that Menards jumps in on this one and makes a few versions of it. 

Thanks again!

Brilliant Scott! Great suggestion. 

Here is the platform behind the Canton OH station, now abandoned along with the station.  The original Pennsy tiled underground subway from the station to the platform was still used at Canton.  It was always a treat to board the train this way.