It has ten cathedral-like windows of rose, amber, and green translucent plate glass, flanked by columnettes of blue Belgian marble and wainscoting of black Belgian marble. Worthy of special mention are the six immense chandeliers in the room, operated by pulleys. Of bronze and glass, each fixture is 13 feet high and 5 feet in diameter, and suspended 20 feet from the ceiling.
Florescent lamps illuminate the fixtures mercury vapor lamps in the base.
Omaha artist John Lajba designed the 11 life-sized sculptures in the Main Waiting Room. Each character represents a traveler from the 1903s, '40s or '50s. Walk close to the sculptures and they will tell you about life in these eras.