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The Amshack's days are numbered, according to Durham transportation director Mark Ahrendsen. Future rail travelers will arrive at and leave from the Walker Warehouse in West Village II."NCDOT and the city and Blue Devil [Ventures] have reached an agreement," Ahrendsen said. "The plans are proceeding."More than five years ago, the state transportation department picked the Walker for a permanent rail-passenger station. It would replace the "interim" Chapel Hill Street depot that has served Durham since 1996. The modular facility is popularly called the "Amshack."When Blue Devil Ventures began reconstructing the former Liggett & Myers tobacco factory in 2006, the station was expected to be part of West Village II.But after anticipated federal money for a commuter-rail project fell through, the DOT backed off the idea of a new station in Durham. Re-negotiations among the three parties began last fall.Ahrendsen said the new station will be relocated and in use "by the end of calendar 2008."The DOT's Web site says August 2009.jim.wise@newsobserver.com
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