In May 1986 the DOVER HARBOR, a 1923 Pullman owned by the National Railway Historical Society, Washington, D.C. Chapter, Inc.,…
In April 1981 a serious leak caused a portion of the roof to collapse. Union Station was closed later that…
In June, 1981 the Washington Terminal Company was purchased by Amtrak. It took until December 1985 though to assimilate all…
For America’s Bicentennial Celebration the station was turned into a Visitors Center run by the National Park Service. It opened…
March 27, 1976 was the date that WMATA’s Red Line opened at Union Station.
May 1972 saw the last steam passenger excursion into Washington Union Station Reading engine No. 2102 Philadelphia-Washington round trip.
May 1, 1971 – Amtrak took over most of the Operations of the national passenger rail system and eventually established…
Sunday, January 3, 1954 last Union Station steam passenger train departs Washington to Richmond RF&P eng #622 “Carter Braxton” departs…
On the morning of January 15, 1953 the Pennsylvania Railroad’s Federal, the overnight train from Boston, crashed into the station.
In 1951 the Presidential Suite was reopened as a U.S.O. lounge and dedicated by President Harry Truman as a permanent…