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Page 10 Issue 501 • June 2008 Union Station. Today, it is a non-profit 501c3 organization. Today, Union Station is home to Science City, a family-friendly interactive science center, the H&R Block City Stage Theater, the largest IWERKS 3-D movie screen in the region, and two restaurants, one of which is the Harvey House Diner, a 50s-style tribute to the restaurants once owned and operated by Fred Harvey for the Santa Fe Railroad. 7. Atlanta. Atlanta had two union stations: Union Station and Terminal Station, with Union Station the smaller. Opening in 1930, Union Station served the Georgia Railroad, Atlantic Coast Line, and Louisville and Nashville. It replaced earlier stations on the same site. Terminal Station opened in 1905 and served the Southern Railway, Seaboard Air Line, Central of Georgia, and the Atlanta and West Point Railroads. After Amtrak was created in 1971, both stations closed as passenger train service shifted to Peachtree Station. Both stations were razed in 1972, although Southern retained one platform for its use at Terminal Station. Remnants of the platform from Union Terminal can still be seen behind the Atlanta Journal Constitution building. 8. Cleveland. The Van Sweringen brothers built the Cleveland Union Terminal for all trains coming into Cleveland. Initially, it was to serve “The Rapid,” their commuter rail line from the Shaker Heights area of Cleveland. Its concept was similar to Grand Central Station in New York City, with a mix of retail businesses and offices above a railroad station. The “Vans,” as they were known, once controlled more than 30,000 miles of track in their railroad empire. Railroads did not like using the station for two reasons: they had to deviate from the quicker route along Lake Erie and because steam power was prohibited in downtown Cleveland. Thus, railroads using the terminal had to change locomotives at a yard outside to bring trains into the station, then reverse the procedure as they continued their journey. For these reasons, the Pennsylvania Railroad never used the terminal, even though they had considerable traffic through Cleveland. 9. Texarkana. Union Station in Texarkana, Arkansas was built as a joint effort between the Missouri-Pacific, Texas & Pacific, Cotton Belt and Kansas City Southern railroads. In 1876, the US Congress passed a bill requiring the station to straddle the state line, with entrances and exits in both states. The Missouri Pacific and the Texas and Pacific had through traffic at the station. The Kansas City Southern and Cotton Belt passenger trains both had to make back-up moves to access the station since they didn't have through traffic serving the station. When Amtrak trains stop at the station, each end of the train sits in a different state. 10. Chicago. Chicago’s Union Station was owned and built by a partnership named The Chicago Union Station Company (made up of the Pennsylvania Railroad; the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad; the Michigan Central Railroad; and the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway). The prior station was owned by these railroads, plus the Chicago and Alton, but the C&A opted out of station ownership when the current station opened its doors in 1925. It is the only major inter-city rail hub in the US that doesn’t provide direct connections to rapid transit service. The Chicago Union Station Company still owns the station and the company is now a subsidiary of Amtrak.
Issue 501 • June 2008 Page 11 Spring Meet Contest Winners Dave Kreitler / Photos by Dave Kreitler A modeling contest was just one of the many features at this year's Trains, Trains, and More Trains Show. The contest had six categories with two additional awards for Best in Show and Most Whimsical. The six categories were: Locomotives and Rolling Stock, Structures, Vehicles and Maintenance, Dioramas, Photography and a special event category: Peanut Butter Lids, where the goal was to build a small diorama that fit on a lid from a jar of peanut butter. 16 models were brought in for display. The contest area was open Saturday and Sunday and TTMT attendees browsed the models and voted on their favorites in each category. Plaques were awarded for Best in Show, Most Whimsical, and Best Peanut Butter Lid. Gold, silver and bronze medals were awarded for 1 st , 2 nd , and 3 rd place in each category. The 16 models only represented four people: David Faussett, Jack Hamilton, Dennis Hill and Chris Fife. I would like to thank them because without them, there would have been no models to view. No photographs were brought in for the Photography category. So, congratulations to our winners. Thank you for sharing your work! Best in Show & 1 s t Place Dioramas David Faussett: Engine House with Turntable Dioramas Vehicles and Maintenance 2 nd Place David Faussett: Engine House 1 st Place David Faussett: Snow Plow Flanger
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