I am currently reading H. Roger Grant's
Railroads and the American People, in which he devotes a
lengthy chapter on stations. The first union station was
built in Indianapolis in 1853. Located in the heart of
the city, it brought together facilities of several
railroads, uniting them. The word "depot," a French term
for storage places of goods, was considered irrelevant for
such large buildings, which soon began to be built in
other cities in which railroads connected. Many large
and more permanent - built of brick or stone - structures
were built, including Denver's, built in 1881 and rebuilt
in 1913 to its present appearance. A number of these
structures have been preserved, although no longer serving
railroads. Denver Union Terminal is now under development
for our Regional Transportation District for mass transit
by light rail.
John Manion
Denver, CO
On Oct 26, 2015 9:07 PM, "'Robert
McNay'
CptMatt@ameritech.net
[CBQ]" <
CBQ@yahoogroups.com>
wrote:
Hi,
I was talking to a kid in
the neighborhood about trains and he asked
me a question I couldn’t answer.
Why are so many train
station in the US named Union Station?
Can anybody help me out?
Thanks
Rob Mc.