of the Victoria Station chain began running into financial difficulties in the mid-1980s, causing gradual shutdowns of the franchise restaurants. In May 1986, the company filed for Chapter 11 protection in the U.S. bankruptcy court. Eight months later, it was reported in January 1987 that the company had a restructuring plan in place that would require it to sell a number of restaurants. A new company, called Victoria Station Acquisition Corporation and was controlled by Lowell Farkas, purchased the Victoria Station trademark and 11 of the restaurants for $6.5 million and the assumption of a $1 million tax liability. There was a similar chain called "Twickenham Station" in Alabama and Florida during the same time span. They were not connected. (Huntsville AL, Montgomery AL, Mobile AL, Pensacola FL) Promotions Singer Johnny Cash produced a promotional album of train songs for the chain, titled Destination Victoria Station, which was then sold in the restaurants. This included the title song of the same name written and performed by Cash specifically for the album. The chain was a sponsor of the United States Ski Team at least from 1977 to 1979 For several years, the Park City Ski Area (Mountain Resort) -- at which the US Olympic Ski team practices -- named one of its ski lifts Victoria Station. Alfred Hitchcock flipped the railroad switch for the official opening of Victoria Station Universal City, on May 2, 1977. That restaurant included a funicular which carried patrons 600 feet up from the lower parking lot. Known locations in the U.S. The following locations in the U.S. are known to have at one time housed a Victoria Station restaurant: Albany, New York - Sand Creek Rd. (site is now Barnsider restaurant) Amarillo, TX (now demolished) Arlington, TX (now demolished) Alexandria, VA (demolished - Public Storage now on site) Altamonte Springs, FL (was on West SR 436, now demolished) Atlanta, GA (there were at least three, all now demolished. One was near Cumberland Mall (2785 Cumberland Pkwy SE, Atlanta, GA 30339) one near Northlake Mall, and another on Piedmont, just south of Lindbergh) Austin, TX (now houses a Longhorn Steakhouse) Birmingham, AL (opened 1975 on Morris Avenue, now home to Kinetic Communications) Bloomington, MN (now an Olive Garden restaurant) Boston, MA (located near South Station, now demolished, old photo at ) Burlingame, CA (now Kincaid's Bayhouse) Burlington, MA (128 Middlesex Turnpike. Location closed in 2005, building