Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Washington Union Station, known locally as Union Station, is a major train station, transportation hub, and leisure destination in Washington, D.C. Designed by Daniel Burnham and opened in 1907, it is Amtrak's second-busiest station and North America's 10th-busiest railroad station.
The station is located in the Northeast quadrant of the city under the western end of Washington Union Station, the main train station for Washington. It has a single underground island platform. With a daily average of 9,848 tapped entries, Union Station is the third-busiest in the system, behind Metro Center and Foggy Bottom–GWU.
A union station is a type of railroad station used by more than one railroad company, line, or service provider, typically found in North America. Union Station , Union Terminal , Union Depot , or Union Passenger Station may refer to:
The Union Passenger Station in Tacoma, Washington, United States, opened in 1911. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. [ 1 ] It now serves as a courthouse of the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington .
The Federal (No. 173), was a southbound, Boston-to-Washington, D.C., overnight train carrying mail and passengers.When the train arrived in New Haven, a New Haven electric locomotive replaced the diesel along with adding several passenger cars from Springfield for the run to New York's Penn Station where PRR GG1 No. 4876, an electric locomotive, was coupled on; the train had 16 coaches and ...
Union Station in the early 20th century. In 1914, the company was the defendant in a landmark Supreme Court of the United States case, Richards v. Washington Terminal Company. [2] In 1981, Amtrak took over the terminal company's operations. [3] It currently owns a 99.7% interest in WTC, with the balance held by Amtrak employees.
The Washington Weekly Union, defunct 1850s newspaper in Washington, D.C. Washington Union Station, train station, transportation hub, and leisure destination in Washington, D.C. Union Station (Washington Metro), Metro station in Washington, D.C., serving Washington Union Station; Washington Theological Union, Roman Catholic graduate school of ...
Columbus Fountain, also known as the Columbus Memorial, is a public artwork by American sculptor Lorado Taft, located at Union Station in Washington, D.C., United States.A centerpiece of Columbus Circle, Columbus Fountain serves as a tribute to the Italian explorer Christopher Columbus. [2]