Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-10-21
PALATIAL R. R. STATION.
yEW WASHINGTON STATION The
FINEST IN TIE WORLD.
Construction of Structure and Build
ing Of Adjacent Largest OF Freight
Yards TO Cost So. ooo.Ooc.

With all the talk relative TO Govern
mcnt c0ntrol OF railway rates. and the
probability OF Congress giving the SUD-
ject at least consideration, the busy
solens OF the Senate and House this
winter may not appreciate that within /
a radius OF eight miles OF the Capitol /
building there Is work Of railroad ira-
prOvenent going on having value OF
over 81 100000.
Inst acroSs the Potomac River. be-
tween Washington and the historic !
but sleepy town OF Alexandria. the |
PENNSYLVANIA railroad il well along IN
constructing the largest freight yards
in the United States. at cost OF
ST.Oc0OOO while the Pennsylvania and
Baltimore and Ohio railroads are ex-
pending $15.OOO.OoO in the city itself in
eliminating grade crossings and erect
iuS new Union Station-a station
which. when completed. viii be the
I largest passenger station in the world.
[ even exceeding that at Hamburg, Ger
many.
Compares in Size with Capitol
The new station. IL itself but five
! feet shorter than the Capitol building.
viii face plaza 900 feet wide 10y about
/ loo feet long. decorated with artistic
balustrades. terraces and fountains.
Nine streets will lead into the plaza.
/ which itself will provide a space for
| maSSing troops and spectators FOR pub
/ lie ceremonies. To give the required
elevation TO the station 50 as TO admit
the two passenger tunnels from the
south il was necessary TO I'LL in the
site ~ the station. some 1.Oo0OoO
cubic yards Of earth being required TO
form the new plaza. the NIL for con
siderable area being over 30 feet in
depth.
Sanitary Train Sheds.
Unlike most railroad stations. the
architectural beauty OF the Washing
ton station will not DE married 10y the
usual gigantic semi-circular train shed,
lut each pair of tracks viii De covered
over with sort OF umbrella train shed
which viii protect alighting and de-
parting passengers from the elements
, but VIII also allow the smoke and gases
10 rise into the atmosphere. The bag
gaze trucks viii pass 10 the cars
through tunnels 10 the end OF tht
tracks. where the trunks and parcels
viii Doe brought 10 the surface 10y Gle
vators. 50 that 40 no time VIII the pas
f ~tu-erS be- I'm danger OF collision Wit
The baggaseulen. The train cOucours'
viii Dee the largest single room IN lL
world. nearly 200 feet long. the enur'
vista being uuDrukcn uy me usua
labyrinth ~ pillars The ceiling Is z
De constructed in what is technically
known ar Of the self-suppor type
There viii De .,3 passenger tracks, =
on the main roor level and six on tn
tunnel floor where trains from tn
south viii arrive through the doubl
tunnel under Capitol HllL \ featur
81 the station viii Dee tile absence %
stairs. 50 that even "a large crowd
for which Washington is famous dur
u iu- inaugural or convention times
rr..rr rr.frf d.. rn DANGER of accident (
\. the passenger arriving or departing.
W Presidential and Diplomatic
Pc Entrance.
= There viii De special entrances an
also rooms Tor guests OF the nation. III
i Diplomatic corps and Tor she Pre>ider
II of the United States. who viii thus I
IN enabled % quietly seek their trash VIII
j. out hindrauce.