On the right is the Coast Starlight preparing to depart the Sacramento Valley Rail Station on January 6. This view shows the station, looking west from the east end of the platform on a chilly winter day. On the left in the shrink wrap is the historic REA building with the plastic designed to protect the rapidly deteriorating building, which was applied last winter by the developers who plan on converting it into a shop/office/restaurant complex. However, it’s been almost a year, no progress is evident,