Interior

The interior space of the station sheds a modern light on the train station of past years in Providence and other buildings within the city. The elaborate marble work of the flooring can be found in City Hall and in the State House. Wooden benches and traditional ticket sales counters remind passengers of the historicism of the railways in America. The controversial final piece of the project defines the program and intent of the station in an inscription in the marble floor:

For my part, I travel not to go anywhere, but to go.
I travel for travel’s sake. The great affair is to move.
–Robert Louis Stevenson