I didnt know that Chicago and NYC had more than the one terminal but then
after u said that I remember hearing about Pennsylvania station so I guess
that was the case I didnt know that St. Louis was that busy but
consideration the river I can understand that it would have been a real hub
At 09:02 PM 12/6/2003, you wrote:
>In it's heyday, St. Louis Union Station was busiest
>terminal in the US, in terms of intercity traffic (it
>only had limited commuter traffic). Not only was St.
>Louis a major railroad gateway, but ALL railroads
>(except the IT) used Union Station (not like Chicago
>or NYC). In the 20's there were over 200 arrivals and
>over 200 departures, every 24 hours. It was a very
>busy place, indeed!
>John
>--- Scott Millick <smillick@wamusa.com> wrote:
> > I recently bought a blueprint of the Union Station
> > at St. Louis railroad
> > tracks and found it very interesting. The question
> > arose what was the
> > busiest railroad in the United States. I have been
> > told that the busiest
> > airport is O'Hara in Chicago and would assume that
> > Grand Central in New
> > York would have held the railroad title but never
> > have heard it officially.
> >
> >
> >
> > Scott K9SM
> > 'God please save us from the Good People'
> >
> > If you don't know what I mean you are part of the
> > problem.
> >
> > Remember another saying
> >
> > 'You can't fix stupid'
> >
> >
>
>
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