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Union Station is a Chicago
Chicago

Chicago is the largest city in the U.S. state of Illinois and the Midwestern United States, as well as the List of United States cities by population city in the United States with more than 2.8 million residents....
 train station
Train station

|}A train station, railway station, railroad station, or station yard is a facility at which passengers may board and alight from trains and/or rail-transported freight may be loaded or unloaded....
 that opened in 1925, replacing an earlier 1881 station, and is now the only intercity rail terminal in Chicago. Union Station was built on the west side of the Chicago River
Chicago River

The Chicago River is 156 miles long, and flows through Chicago, including the Chicago Loop. Though not especially long, the river is notable for the 19th century civil engineering feats that directed its flow south, away from Lake Michigan, into which it previously emptied, and towards the Mississippi River basin....
 and stands between Adams Street and Jackson Street. It is, including approach and storage tracks, about nine and a half city block
City Block

City Blocks are a part of the fictional universe recounted in the Judge Dredd series that appears in the UK comic book 2000 AD ....
s in size, and almost entirely beneath streets and skyscrapers. Since the station is underground, exhaust from the trains is a problem which is demonstrated by its dark ceilings.






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Union Station is a Chicago
Chicago

Chicago is the largest city in the U.S. state of Illinois and the Midwestern United States, as well as the List of United States cities by population city in the United States with more than 2.8 million residents....
 train station
Train station

|}A train station, railway station, railroad station, or station yard is a facility at which passengers may board and alight from trains and/or rail-transported freight may be loaded or unloaded....
 that opened in 1925, replacing an earlier 1881 station, and is now the only intercity rail terminal in Chicago. Union Station was built on the west side of the Chicago River
Chicago River

The Chicago River is 156 miles long, and flows through Chicago, including the Chicago Loop. Though not especially long, the river is notable for the 19th century civil engineering feats that directed its flow south, away from Lake Michigan, into which it previously emptied, and towards the Mississippi River basin....
 and stands between Adams Street and Jackson Street. It is, including approach and storage tracks, about nine and a half city block
City Block

City Blocks are a part of the fictional universe recounted in the Judge Dredd series that appears in the UK comic book 2000 AD ....
s in size, and almost entirely beneath streets and skyscrapers. Since the station is underground, exhaust from the trains is a problem which is demonstrated by its dark ceilings. The Chicago Union Station Company
Chicago Union Station Company

The Chicago Union Station Company owns Chicago's Union Station and the approach tracks. It was originally owned equally by four companies - the Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne and Chicago Railway and Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St....
, now a subsidiary of Amtrak
Amtrak

The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak , is a government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971 to provide Inter-city rail train#Passenger trains service in the United States....
, owns the station.

History

Chicago Union Station C&a
On April 7, 1874 the Pennsylvania Company
Pennsylvania Company

The Pennsylvania Company was a major holding company, owning and operating much of the Lines West territory of the Pennsylvania Railroad, including the Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne and Chicago Railway, the PRR's main route to Chicago....
 (the owner of the Pennsylvania Railroad
Pennsylvania Railroad

The Pennsylvania Railroad was an United States railroad, founded in 1846. Commonly referred to as the "Pennsy," the PRR was headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania....
's "Lines West" territory), Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad

The Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad was a railroad that operated in the Midwest. Commonly referred to as the Burlington or as the Q, the Burlington Route served a large area, including extensive trackage in the states of Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Wisconsin, Wyoming, and throug...
, Michigan Central Railroad
Michigan Central Railroad

The Michigan Central Railroad was originally incorporated in 1846 to establish rail service between Detroit, Michigan and St. Joseph, Michigan. The railroad later operated in the states of Michigan, Indiana, and Illinois in the United States, and the province of Ontario in Canada....
, Chicago and Alton Railroad and Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway signed an agreement to build a union station
Union station

A union station or union terminal is a train station where tracks and facilities are shared by two or more railway companyies, allowing passengers to connect conveniently between them....
 on land owned by the Pennsylvania Company's Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne and Chicago Railway
Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne and Chicago Railway

The Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne and Chicago Railway was a major part of the Pennsylvania Railroad system, extending the PRR west from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania via Fort Wayne, Indiana to Chicago....
 between Van Buren Street and Madison Street
Madison Street (Chicago)

Madison Street is a major east-west thoroughfare in Chicago, Illinois. Prior to human intervention, the Chicago River emptied into Lake Michigan at the present day intersection of Madison Street and Michigan Avenue ....
 on the west side of the Chicago River
Chicago River

The Chicago River is 156 miles long, and flows through Chicago, including the Chicago Loop. Though not especially long, the river is notable for the 19th century civil engineering feats that directed its flow south, away from Lake Michigan, into which it previously emptied, and towards the Mississippi River basin....
.

The Michigan Central, which used the Illinois Central Railroad
Illinois Central Railroad

The Illinois Central Railroad , sometimes called the Main Line of Mid-America, is a railroad in the central United States, with its primary routes connecting Chicago, Illinois with New Orleans, Louisiana and Birmingham, Alabama....
's Illinois Central Depot, would have switched to the Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne and Chicago Railway
Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne and Chicago Railway

The Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne and Chicago Railway was a major part of the Pennsylvania Railroad system, extending the PRR west from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania via Fort Wayne, Indiana to Chicago....
 at Tolleston, Indiana. However, it quickly decided to keep using the Illinois Central Depot. The Chicago and North Western Railway
Chicago and North Western Railway

The Chicago and North Western Transportation Company was a Class I railroad in the Midwest United States. It was also known as the North Western....
 also considered switching to the new station from its Wells Street Station
Wells Street Station (Chicago)

Wells Street Station was a former passenger terminal of the Chicago and North Western Railway, located at the southwest corner of Wells Street and Kinzie Avenue in Chicago, Illinois....
, but instead built the Chicago and North Western Passenger Terminal in 1911. The other four companies went on to use the station when it opened in 1881.

Union22
The second Union Station was built by the Chicago Union Station Company
Chicago Union Station Company

The Chicago Union Station Company owns Chicago's Union Station and the approach tracks. It was originally owned equally by four companies - the Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne and Chicago Railway and Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St....
, owned by all the companies that used the first station but the Chicago and Alton (which used the new one anyway). The architect was Daniel Burnham
Daniel Burnham

Daniel Hudson Burnham, FAIA was an American architect and urban planner. He was the Director of Works for the World's Columbian Exposition and designed several famous buildings, including the Flatiron Building in New York City and Union Station in Washington D.C....
 of Chicago, who died before its completion. The firm of Graham, Anderson, Probst and White completed the work to Burnham's designs. Work began in 1913 and the station opened on May 16, 1925, though some construction on viaduct
Viaduct

A viaduct is a bridge composed of several small spans. The term viaduct is derived from the Latin via for road and ducere to lead something....
s carrying streets over the approach tracks went on into 1927. Construction was delayed by World War I
World War I

World War I, or the First World War , was a global military conflict which involved the Great powers, organized into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War I and the Central Powers....
, labor shortages and strikes
Strike action

Strike action, often simply called a strike, is a work stoppage caused by the mass refusal of employees to perform labour . A strike usually takes place in response to employee grievances....
. It is one of about a dozen monumental Beaux-Arts railroad stations that were among the most complicated architectural programs of the era called the "American Renaissance
American Renaissance

In the history of American architecture and the arts, the American Renaissance was the period ca 1876 - 1914 characterized by renewed national self-confidence and a feeling that the United States was the heir to Greek democracy, Roman law, and Renaissance humanism....
", combining traditional architecture
Architecture

The term architecture can refer to a process, a profession or documentation.As a process, architecture is the activity of designing and construction buildings and other physical structures by a person or a computer, primarily to provide shelter....
 with engineering
Engineering

Engineering is the discipline and profession of applying Technology and science knowledge and utilizing natural laws and physical resources in order to design and implement materials, structures, machines, devices, systems, and process that safely realize a desired objective and meet specified criteria....
 technology, circulation patterning and urban planning
Urban planning

Urban, city, and town planning is the integration of the disciplines of land use planning and transport planning, to explore a very wide range of aspects of the built and social environments of urbanized municipalities and communities....
.

Union Station Old Approaches
Upon its completion, Union Station was hailed as an outstanding achievement in railroad facility planning. Today, the monumental neoclassical
Neoclassicism

Neoclassicism is the name given to quite distinct Cultural movement in the Decorative art and visual arts, literature, theatre, music, and architecture that draw upon Western classical art and culture ....
 station is the last remaining railroad terminal still used by intercity trains in Chicago. The station's ornate Beaux-Arts
Beaux-Arts architecture

Beaux-Arts architecture denotes the academic Neoclassical architecture architectural style that was taught at the ?cole des Beaux-Arts in Paris....
 main waiting room, the "Great Hall", is one of the United States' great interior public spaces with its vaulted
Vault (architecture)

A Vault is an architecture term for an arched form used to provide a space with a ceiling or roof. The parts of a vault exert a thrust that require a counter Friction....
 skylight, statuary, and connecting lobbies, staircases, and balconies. The Great Hall is over high. Enormous wooden benches are arranged in the room for travellers to wait for connections.

During World War II
World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a Participants in World War II, including all of the great powers, organised into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War II and the Axis powers....
, Union Station was at its busiest, handling as many as 300 trains and 100,000 passengers daily. In 1969, the concourse at Union Station was demolished so that two office buildings and a new, modernized concourse could be constructed. In 1992, Union Station was renovated by Lucien Lagrange Associates. Union Station currently serves all Amtrak
Amtrak

The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak , is a government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971 to provide Inter-city rail train#Passenger trains service in the United States....
 intercity trains to Chicago, as well as Metra
Metra

Metra is a regional rail system that serves the city of Chicago, Illinois, United States and surrounding suburbs. The railroad serves over 200 stations on 11 different rail lines across the Regional Transportation Authority 's six-county service area providing over 80 million rides annually....
 commuter rail lines - the North Central Service
North Central Service

The North Central Service is a commuter rail line provided and operated by Metra in Chicago, Illinois, and its surrounding Chicago metropolitan area....
, Milwaukee District/North Line
Milwaukee District/North Line

The Milwaukee District/North is a regional rail line provided and operated by Metra in Chicago, Illinois, and its surrounding Chicago metropolitan area....
, Milwaukee District/West Line
Milwaukee District/West Line

The Milwaukee District/West is a commuter rail line provided and operated by Metra in Chicago, Illinois, and its surrounding Chicago metropolitan area....
, BNSF Railway Line
BNSF Railway Line

The Metra Burlington Northern and Santa Fe line is a commuter rail line in the United States, provided by Metra and operated by the BNSF Railway in Chicago and its surrounding Chicago metropolitan area....
, Heritage Corridor
Heritage Corridor

The Heritage Corridor is a commuter rail line provided and operated by Metra in Chicago, Illinois, and its surrounding Chicago metropolitan area....
 and SouthWest Service
SouthWest Service

The SouthWest Service is an American commuter rail line owned and operated by Metra, running southwest from Union Station in downtown Chicago, Illinois, to Manhattan, Illinois....
. Union Station remains a busy place: , approximately 54,000 people use the station on a daily basis, including 6,000 Amtrak passengers.

Unlike other major American intercity/commuter rail hubs, such as Grand Central Terminal
Grand Central Terminal

Grand Central Terminal ? often popularly called Grand Central Station or simply Grand Central ? is a Train station#Terminus at 42nd Street and Park Avenue in Midtown Manhattan in New York City....
 and Penn Station
Pennsylvania Station (New York City)

Pennsylvania Station—commonly known as Penn Station—is the major intercity train station and a major commuter rail hub in New York City....
 in New York
New York City

The City of New York is the List of United States cities by population in the United States, while the New York metropolitan area ranks among the List of urban areas by population....
, 30th Street Station in Philadelphia, and Union Station
Union Station (Los Angeles)

Union Station in Los Angeles, California, which opened in May 1939, is known as the "Last of the Great train station" built in the United States, but even with its massive and ornate waiting room and adjacent ticket concourse, it is considered small in comparison to other union stations....
 in Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California

Los Angeles is the largest city in the U.S. state of California and the List of United States cities by population in the United States. Often abbreviated as L.A. and nicknamed The City of Angels, Los Angeles is rated as a beta global city, has an estimated population of 3.8 million and spans over in Southern California....
, Union Station does not have any direct connection to local rapid transit
Rapid transit

A rapid transit, subway, underground, elevated railway or metro system is an railway electrification system public transport rail transport in an urban area with high capacity and frequency, and which is grade separation from other traffic....
 service: the Chicago Transit Authority
Chicago Transit Authority

Chicago Transit Authority, also known as CTA, is the operator of public transport within the Chicago, Illinois. It is the second largest transit system in the United States and fourth largest in North America....
's 'L'
Chicago 'L'

The 'L' is a rapid transit system that serves the city of Chicago in the United States. It is operated by the Chicago Transit Authority and is the third-busiest rail mass transit system in the United States, behind New York City's New York City Subway and Washington, D.C.'s Washington Metro....
 system does not stop at Union Station (one must walk approximately 1 block south of the station to board the blue line CTA train at Clinton). However, Chicago's highly centralized urban form means that most commuters can walk to their final destinations.

Services

Union Station New Approaches
Union Station served as a terminal
Terminal Station

Terminal Station is a 1953 in film English language film by Italian director Vittorio De Sica. It tells the story of the love affair between an Italian man and an American woman....
 for the following lines and intercity trains:
  • Chicago and Alton Railroad - only a tenant, later part of the Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad
    Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad

    The Gulf, Mobile and Ohio was a Rail transport carrier in the central United States, with its primary routes from Chicago to Mobile, Alabama and Kansas City, Missouri....
  • Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
    Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad

    The Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad was a railroad that operated in the Midwest. Commonly referred to as the Burlington or as the Q, the Burlington Route served a large area, including extensive trackage in the states of Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Wisconsin, Wyoming, and throug...
     (Burlington Route)
  • Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad
    Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad

    The Milwaukee Road, officially the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad , was a Class I railroad that operated in the Midwest and Pacific Northwest of the United States from 1847 until its merger into the Soo Line Railroad on January 1, 1986....
     (Milwaukee Road)
  • Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne and Chicago Railway
    Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne and Chicago Railway

    The Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne and Chicago Railway was a major part of the Pennsylvania Railroad system, extending the PRR west from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania via Fort Wayne, Indiana to Chicago....
     (PRR
    Pennsylvania Railroad

    The Pennsylvania Railroad was an United States railroad, founded in 1846. Commonly referred to as the "Pennsy," the PRR was headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania....
    )
  • Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad
    Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad

    The Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad, commonly called the Pan Handle Route , was a railroad forming part of the Pennsylvania Railroad system....
     (Panhandle) (moved to use the PFW&C
    Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne and Chicago Railway

    The Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne and Chicago Railway was a major part of the Pennsylvania Railroad system, extending the PRR west from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania via Fort Wayne, Indiana to Chicago....
     approach after April 23, 1917)
  • New York Central Railroad
    New York Central Railroad

    The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States....
     and Michigan Central Railroad
    Michigan Central Railroad

    The Michigan Central Railroad was originally incorporated in 1846 to establish rail service between Detroit, Michigan and St. Joseph, Michigan. The railroad later operated in the states of Michigan, Indiana, and Illinois in the United States, and the province of Ontario in Canada....
     (moved from LaSalle Street Station October 27, 1968)
  • Amtrak
    Amtrak

    The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak , is a government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971 to provide Inter-city rail train#Passenger trains service in the United States....
     (began May 1, 1971, moved from Dearborn Station
    Dearborn Station (Chicago)

    Dearborn Station was the oldest of the six intercity rail train stations serving downtown Chicago, Illinois during the heyday of rail in the twentieth century....
     May 2, 1971 and Central Station
    Central Station (Chicago)

    Central Station was an intercity rail passenger terminal in downtown Chicago, Illinois, located at the southern end of Grant Park at Roosevelt Road and Michigan Avenue ....
     March 6, 1972 (Floridian
    Floridian (Amtrak)

    The Floridian was an Amtrak route that ran from Chicago, Illinois to Miami, Florida and St. Petersburg, Florida. Its route mainly followed that of several former Louisville and Nashville Railroad passenger trains, including the Humming Bird ....
     moved January 23, 1972); Amtrak's Calumet and Indiana Connection commuter trains also ran into Union Station


Airport connections

Riders may easily connect to either O'Hare International Airport
O'Hare International Airport

O'Hare International Airport , also known simply as O'Hare Airport or O'Hare, is a major airport located in the northwestern-most corner of Chicago, Illinois, United States, northwest of the Chicago Loop....
, General Mitchell International Airport (Milwaukee)
General Mitchell International Airport

General Mitchell International Airport is a county-owned public airport located five miles south of the central business district of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, a city in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, Wisconsin, United States....
, and Midway International Airport, using nearby CTA
Chicago Transit Authority

Chicago Transit Authority, also known as CTA, is the operator of public transport within the Chicago, Illinois. It is the second largest transit system in the United States and fourth largest in North America....
 stations. For O'Hare, riders should walk to the any of the nearby Loop stations and ride to Clark & Lake for a connection to the Blue line
Blue Line (Chicago Transit Authority)

The Blue Line , consists of a long trunk line in the Chicago Transit Authority's rapid transit system which extends through Chicago, Illinois Loop from O'Hare International Airport at the far northwest end of the city, through downtown via the Milwaukee-Dearborn-Congress subway, and across the West Side to its southwest end at Forest Park,...
, which operates 24 hours a day (alternately, the Blue Line's Dearborn Street stops are a few blocks away from several of Union Station's entrances, or the Clinton/Congress station is two blocks southwest of the station). In addition, the Metra North Central Service also offers 11 trains daily directly from Union Station to O'Hare Transfer station where passengers may connect with the Airport Transportation System serving all terminals. For Mitchell (Milwaukee), riders can take the Hiawatha Amtrak route which runs directly to the Milwaukee Airport 7 times a day. For Midway, riders should walk to the Quincy/Wells CTA station and ride the Orange line
Orange Line (Chicago Transit Authority)

The Orange Line , is a rapid transit line in Chicago, Illinois, Illinois run by the Chicago Transit Authority as part of Chicago 'L' system. It is approximately long, and runs below grade and elevated on existing railroad embankments and new concrete and steel structures from Chicago Midway International Airport, the Southwest Side and downt...
.

CTA Bus
Chicago Transit Authority

Chicago Transit Authority, also known as CTA, is the operator of public transport within the Chicago, Illinois. It is the second largest transit system in the United States and fourth largest in North America....
 Connections

  • #1 Indiana/Hyde Park
  • #7 Harrison
  • #14 Jeffery Express (Madison Entrance)
  • #19 United Center Express (Madison Entrance)
  • #20 Madison (Madison Entrance) (Owl Service)
  • #X20 Madison Express (Madison Entrance)
  • #X28 Stony Island Express
  • #38 Ogden/Taylor (Madison Entrance)
  • #56 Milwaukee
  • #60 Blue Island/26th (Owl Service)
  • #120 Ogilvie/Wacker Express (Madison Entrance)
  • #121 Union/Wacker Express
  • #122 /Illinois Center/Ogilvie Express (Madison Entrance)
  • #123 Illinois Center/Union Express
  • #124 Navy Pier
  • #125 Water Tower Express
  • #126 Jackson
  • #128 Soldier Field Express (Game Day Only)
  • #129 West Loop/South Loop
  • #130 Grant Park Treasures (Summer Service Only)
  • #151 Sheridan (Owl Service)
  • #156 LaSalle
  • #157 Streeterville
  • #192 University of Chicago Hospitals Express


Layout

The concourse has an unusual layout: it is a double stub end station, with tracks coming in to platform from both the north and south, but (except for one at the east end) not connecting. Passengers can therefore walk down the middle of the station to get from any platform to any other without stairs or elevators. The northern platforms are usually used for Amtrak services to Milwaukee and the Metra Milwaukee District West, Milwaukee District North and North Central Service
North Central Service

The North Central Service is a commuter rail line provided and operated by Metra in Chicago, Illinois, and its surrounding Chicago metropolitan area....
 lines; the southern platforms are usually used for the rest of the services. On the lower concourse of the building, a food court can be found. Local flairs are found here, as well as bigger national chains.

See also

  • Chicago architecture
    Chicago architecture

    The architecture of Chicago has influenced and reflected the history of American architecture. The city of Chicago, Illinois features prominent buildings in a variety of styles by many important architects....
  • List of Union Stations
    List of Union Stations

    Union station are train stations used by more than one railroad company or line....
  • Ogilvie Transportation Center
    Ogilvie Transportation Center

    The Richard B. Ogilvie Transportation Center is a passenger terminal in downtown Chicago, Illinois, USA, currently serving the three commuter rail lines of Metra's Union Pacific District, which approach the terminal elevated above street level....


Major trains that served Union Station prior to Amtrak

Burlington Route
  • California Zephyr
    California Zephyr

    The California Zephyr is a 2,438-mile long passenger train route operated by Amtrak in the Midwestern and Western United States.It runs from Chicago, Illinois in the east to Emeryville, California in the west, passing through the states of Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, Colorado, Utah, Nevada, and California....
  • Denver Zephyr
    Denver Zephyr

    The Denver Zephyr was a passenger train operated by the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad between Chicago, Illinois, and Denver, Colorado....
  • Twin Cities Zephyr
    Twin Cities Zephyr

    The Twin Cities Zephyr was a passenger train service of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad . It was the second "Zephyr" service introduced by CB&Q following the record-setting Denver, Colorado-Chicago "dawn to dusk dash" of the Pioneer Zephyr trainset....
    s
  • Kansas City Zephyr
    Kansas City Zephyr

    The Kansas City Zephyr was a streamliner passenger train service operated by the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad between Chicago, Illinois and Kansas City, Missouri....
  • Empire Builder
    Empire Builder

    The Empire Builder is a passenger train route operated by Amtrak in the Midwestern and The West ern United States. Before Amtrak, the Empire Builder was operated by the Great Northern Railway ....
  • North Coast Limited
    North Coast Limited

    The North Coast Limited was a List of named passenger trains operated by the Northern Pacific Railway between Chicago and Seattle via Bismarck, North Dakota....
  • Mainstreeter
  • Western Star
    Western Star (passenger train)

    The Western Star was a List of named passenger trains operated by the Great Northern Railway between Minneapolis, Minnesota/Saint Paul, Minnesota, Minnesota and Seattle, Washington....


Chicago and Alton/Gulf, Mobile and Ohio
  • Alton Limited
  • Abraham Lincoln
  • Ann Rutledge
  • Midnight Special
    The Midnight Special

    The Midnight Special was the name of a passenger train formerly operated by the Chicago and Alton Railroad and its successor, the Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad....


Milwaukee Road
  • Twin Cities Hiawatha
    Twin Cities Hiawatha

    The Twin Cities Hiawatha was a List of named passenger trains passenger train operated by the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad , and traveled from Chicago to the Minneapolis-St....
  • Midwest Hiawatha
    Midwest Hiawatha

    The Midwest Hiawatha was passenger train service of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad. The service was inaugurated on December 11, 1940 and operate between Chicago's Union Station and Omaha, Nebraska, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, through northern Illinois and Iowa and South Dakota....
  • Pioneer Limited
    Pioneer Limited (passenger train)

    The Pioneer Limited was a List of named passenger trains operated by the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad on an overnight schedule between Chicago, Illinois, and Minneapolis, Minnesota/Saint Paul, Minnesota, Minnesota....
  • Olympian
    Olympian Hiawatha

    The Olympian and the successor Olympian Hiawatha was a named passenger train operated by the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad as train Nos....
  • Columbian
    Columbian (passenger train)

    The Columbian was a List of named passenger trains operated by the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad between Chicago, Illinois, and Seattle/Tacoma, Washington, Washington....
  • Olympian Hiawatha
    Olympian Hiawatha

    The Olympian and the successor Olympian Hiawatha was a named passenger train operated by the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad as train Nos....
  • City of San Francisco
    City of San Francisco

    The City of San Francisco was a streamlined passenger train operated jointly by the Chicago and North Western Railway, the Southern Pacific Railroad, and the Union Pacific Railroad....
  • City of Los Angeles
    City of Los Angeles

    The City of Los Angeles was a streamlined passenger train that ran between Chicago, Illinois and Los Angeles, California, via Omaha, Nebraska and Ogden, Utah....
  • City of Portland
    City of Portland

    The City of Portland was a Lists of named passenger trains operated by the Union Pacific Railroad and Chicago and North Western Railway between Chicago, Illinois, and Portland, Oregon....
  • Challenger
    Challenger (passenger train)

    The Challenger was a List of named passenger trains passenger train fleet jointly operated by the Union Pacific Railroad and the Chicago and North Western Railway ....
  • Sioux
    Sioux (passenger train)

    he Sioux was a named passenger train of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad that operated between Chicago, Madison, Wisconsin, and Rapid City, South Dakota, via Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin and northern Iowa....


Pennsylvania
  • The Admiral
  • Broadway Limited
    Broadway Limited

    The Broadway Limited was the Pennsylvania Railroad's premier named passenger train, operating one train daily in either direction between New York City and Chicago, via Philadelphia....
  • Cincinnati Daylight Express
  • The Fort Pitt
  • Pennsylvania Limited
  • Pennsylvanian


External links

  • ; the Great Hall and redevelopment plans.
  • - see "Historical Architectural Projects" pages