Union Station, Washington, DC

Union Station, Washington, DC
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From William Wright, who is writing his dissertation on the history of Union Station:

Over the years, many of you on the have been very helpful -- either in person or online -- as I've been writing my history of Union Station, and I want to give those of you who are interested the chance to see how I've been using what I've learned.

Now available for downloading from www.washingtonunionstation.com are my first three chapters, which describe railroads in 19th century Washington, planning the station, and its construction. Please be aware that the chapters, because they include pictures and maps, are in large (550 - 700 kb) pdf files.

I welcome your comments, corrections, and suggestions, and would particularly like to hear from people who know of material that describes the experiences of individuals, whether travelers or workers, at the terminal before 1950.