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SACRAMENTO -- It's a moment when history meets the future.

The Sacramento Valley Station unveiled its $31 million full restoration.

Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-Sacramento), kicked off the ceremony almost 91 years after its original construction. She was instrumental in securing $15 million in federal funding to improve transit in her hometown.

"Here at the confluence of two great rivers, this is where Sacramento began. And when you think about the railroads, it really brought us together with the rest of the country," Matsui said.

Improvements include construction of a second floor, a third floor, and a rooftop area. This adds an additional 25,000 square feet of mixed use, leasable space for offices, food vendors and retail. But they kept a lot of the old charm -- most notably by the restoration of iconic 1863 Transcontinental railroad mural.

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