on and returned to regular use in September 1985. The "Union Station" signs remain illuminated continuously, while the "Go by Train" signs flash on and off, in a sequence of "Go", then "Go by", then all three words, then off and on and repeat. In 1987, ownership of the station and surrounding land was transferred from Portland Terminal Railroad to the Portland Development Commission (now Prosper Portland) as part of the Downtown/Waterfront urban-renewal district. Shortly afterwards, Union Station underwent a renovation. It was rededicated in 1996. In 2004, the roadway in front of the station was reconfigured, providing a new connection to the northwest and a forecourt. In addition, the area is being redeveloped, including new housing where railroad tracks once were. See also North Bank Depot – former train station located nearby Tourism in Portland, Oregon References External links "All Aboard!" at Union Station, 1896 Oregonian article on Union Station opening Amtrak stations in Oregon Railway stations in Portland, Oregon Union stations in the United States Railway stations in the United States opened in 1896 Railway stations on the National Register of Historic Places in Oregon Clock towers in Oregon Romanesque Revival architecture in Oregon Transit centers in the United States National Register of Historic Places in Portland, Oregon Former Union Pacific Railroad stations in Oregon Former Northern Pacific Railway stations Former Southern Pacific Railroad stations in Oregon Old Town Chinatown 1896 establishments in Oregon Northwest Portland, Oregon