Local and state leaders gathered with Petaluma community members Thursday afternoon as Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit officials celebrated the long-awaited milestone of breaking ground on the city’s second train station. The noon groundbreaking ceremony took place at Corona Road and North McDowell Boulevard, where the new Petaluma North Station is set to be built starting this month, with an expected completion in late 2024. The groundbreaking comes after the Petaluma council in May approved an agreement between the city and SMART to begin station construction.