Remnants of a clock are left on a pillar in the Union Depot concourse area in St. Paul, Minn. Monday, Dec. 3, 2012. An open house and celebration of the completion of the Union Depot's restoration is being held December 8, 2012.
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Forty-one years after the last train pulled out of St. Paul's Union Station, the rail hub is ready for trains to return. The landmark station reopens Saturday after a $243 million facelift. The depot will host a new bus hub with intercity bus service returning in 2013, Amtrak trains later in the year, and light rail service in 2014. St. Paul hopes the depot can spark a transportation renaissance for the city.
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A variety of decorative stone and terracotta details are featured in the concourse area of Union Depot in St. Paul, Minn. Monday, Dec. 3, 2012. An open house and celebration of the completion of the Union Depot's restoration is being held December 8, 2012.
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Remnants of a clock are left on a pillar in the Union Depot concourse area in St. Paul, Minn. Monday, Dec. 3, 2012. An open house and celebration of the completion of the Union Depot's restoration is being held December 8, 2012.
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The Union Depot concourse features skylights, restored tile flooring and a palette of paint colors matching that from the 1920s in St. Paul, Minn. Monday, Dec 3, 2012. An open house and celebration of the completion of the Union Depot's restoration is being held December 8, 2012.
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