The station currently serves Amtrak, MARC (MAryland Lines (later the Seaboard Coast Line), both of which terminated in The station served as a hub for the Pennsylvania Railroad, the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, the Southern Railway, and the Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railway,Īnd through trackage rights, the Atlantic Coast Line and Seaboard Air Union Station was built jointly with the B&O, and the architect wasĭaniel Burnham. Pittsburgh Express pulled into the station - construction started inġ903. Officially opened on October 27th, 1907 when the B&O Websites and other additional information sources of interest for the area:īelow are B&O (upper) and CSX era drawings of the area.Īlthough Union Station was completed 1908, it They are basically twoĪspect signals with a single marker, allowing three indications. Tunnel, there stands two full size B&O CPL signals. On the south side coming in from Virginia, just before going into the 1st Avenue These signals are unique, being the only two of their kind in existence. Standard Pennsy PL signals, with colored lenses in them (they are behind a motel on New York Ave). NE Corridor before getting into the throat are also CPL's, BUT, they are Signal on an extended arm, again, to make the signals easier to read from a In addition, the markers are placed farther away from the main Signals in the throat coming from New York Avenue are B&O dwarf CPL's placed on signal bridges.īoth signal and markers have a large background placed behind them for improved DO NOT do anything stupid, because there are cameras EVERYWHERE around the tunnel The tunnel portal at D St SE and New Jersey Ave SW. On the southern approach to Union Station, again, trains are above you, and one of the few places from public property to get shots are at Unfortunately, because the track level on the north side is above street level, there are really no good vantage pointsĮxcept for New York Ave, and you will need a step ladder to get above the fence (and that just might attract a little attention!). Open, and the throat of the yard, as well as the Metro system and DC Trolley. Garage, it gives you a commanding view of all of the tracks that are out in the One of our favorite spots to take pictures from is the top floor of the parking Walking out to the end of the platform to get engine shots. Platforms, no-one has given us any trouble once we got off a train, even when Inside and outside of the station has been no problem. Stopped us from taking pictures out the window of the thru track below. The one exception is the walkway down at the VRE end where there are other than Amtrak police running security, and they Least a half a dozen times in the past two years, and no-one has bothered usĪlmost anywhere we have gone. My best friend and I have been to Union Station at If they saw you with aĬamera, wham, into the office you went. You couldn't take pictures on Amtrak property. not too long ago, that Amtrak went thru a phase where If you come by car, you can also check out the Metro shops and the Ivy City yard just north of here along New York Ave. VRE and MARC are relatively inexpensive and offer senior citizen discounts. Getting to the station is best done by parking somewhere else and taking a train or the Metro in. It contains a very nice shopping and eating mall,Īnd is serviced by a station on the Red Line of the DC Metro. It's been beautifully restored, and serves as DC's link to the eastern seaboard and beyondīy Amtrak's passenger trains, and MARC and VRE commuter trains. Special Pennsy version of B&O CPL Signals (only two of their kind in the world)Īddress: 50 Massachusetts Ave NE, Washington DCīusses: Greyhound, Peter Pan, Circulator among others (inside the parking lot) ĭC Transit, in front and in the rear on H Street), and othersĪmtrak's Union Station. Special Dwarf versions of B&O CPL Signals Railfan Guide to Washington DC - Union StationĭC Guide Home Hiways Hotels Intro Railroad Sights Links Photos Busses
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