Portland looks for Union Station buyer after Amtrak backs out [Video]

PORTLAND, Ore. — The 128-year-old Union Station, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is for sale.

Well, kind of — the city is looking to find a buyer for Union Station but says it’s not in a hurry, and a potential buyer needs to have a transportation focus.

“There’s long been a recognition that the economic development agency is not the best entity to own a rail facility, especially one that’s absolutely critical to this particular part of the United States,” Shawn Uhlman said, a spokesperson for Prosper Portland. “It has long been envisioned that some transportation focused entity, an organization with a transportation mission would own the facility long term.”

Portland acquired the property that houses Union Station in 1987 as part of …