Article by Chelsea Limbird

History

Providence was the first city between Boston and Washington, the most traveled rail route in the nation, to build a new train station in the center of the city since the 1930s. The architectural firm of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, based out of New York City, designed the $23.5 million project while the local Gilbane Building Company completed the task of general contracting for the railroad relocation and renovation phases. Setbacks in the grand opening of the Providence Station arose from engineering difficulties and increased the price of the structure by over one million dollars. The Federal Railroad Administration and Capitol Properties took on the burden of the cost for the station and garage, respectively.
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