The Florida star., 1905-04-07
CAPITALS UNION DEPOT
Fine Features Of Washington's Q
VAST Railway Station.
RIuH IN ARTBTIc ARRANGEMENT

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One Of the largest and most I'm
portant piece Of railroad work now
In progress In the country is the erec-
tion Of a new Union station In Wash
ingtoa and the construction OF the
necessary approaches TO IL. says the
New York Tribune. These terminal
improvements viii cost about $1,000
ooo, and the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road viii bear q large proportion Of the
expense. In addition Il will have to
lay iOt Of new tracks and make other
improvements required In the new
terminal scheme. involving an expendi-
fure of about t4Oo0.O00. This means
that the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
viii spend about slo0o0.O 600 on the en-
tire work The present expectation 10
DAT the work win be completed by the
fall OF Iooa and one Of the greatest
achievements and benefits will be the
elimination Of every grade crossing. as
all tracks will 20 either over or under
the street crossings. The terminal i'm
proyemsnts are being made by the Bal
timOre and Ohio railroad and the Penn
syIvania railroad
The new station will be Of mouu-
nental design and will stand on low
ground at Massachusetts, and Dela-
ware avenues. Its construction tn
wolves some decided changes In street
grades. To simplify these changes 20
some sxtent q plaza 500 feet wide by
loo feet long will be formed In front
Of the building. II viii be decorated
with balustrzdes. terraces and foun-
tains. To form the plaza aud bring the
streets 60 the proposed new level viii
require about 1900 cubic yards Of
earth. the all being thirty ave feet over
q considerable area. Nine streets will
lead into the grounds. three OF which
will Be new and two modified 90 better
IA the plaza scheme. Through these
radlRting strrets and avenues large
crowds will H. able To enter or leave
the station without difficulty. while ths'
plaza will provide ample space for
massing troops and taking care Of thu
crowds upon occasions W public CerSa
monies.
The station will face the dome OF the
capitol snd he less than half a NIL"
from IL The architectural tTr1tmcut
will be tn keeping with ltS character as
the Vesfibule or gateway 20 the 'a2i
tai City With this view its ArchIt,-'
turaI motives have bsrn drawn from
the triumphaI arChes ~ Rome The
main building viii l.. 80 feet l"ug aaa
from IS 90 l2O feet In height. !; il D.
Tug built OF white granite. The thTo-'
entrance arches will be CITY feet IL
height and thirty feet IN width Thcs'
central doorways will lead into an opea
sir ve~tIbuIe and thencr into The main
waiting room At the end I'Sv!.-ou>
win be two forty FOO: arChed caTriaEr
entrances. one leading 10 a suit -
apartments for IN" president - the
United States and his guests and the
Other % a general carrsSSs porch near
the tiekst aad baggage BOBBY The oeIl-
ual vc~<tbule and the PAv'isosss are
connected by an open air porticO AM
Constitute q Continuous covers@i porn
aloax the rroni OF the entire building
The general waiting RON viii be one
% the nncst In the country IL vii D.
10 fest hong hy $50 feet wide and cov.
cred with Roman barrNsi vsuit Su ts--'
high that Viii lie decorated w.th sunk
en- co1ers or panels after The 1an-
ner Of the baths u DI0clstian- Fiea1y
es natural light viii br supplied By =
ssniclrrulsr window at each end seN-
snfy Eve feet In diameter aud oy I've
ss<zscsrrulsr windows thirty s>et across
an eecn ssde At thr east srt ot thtS
AaIl viii be the diniag r>orn- luncA-
room and wonea's waiting rOoz7- AT
sAs xess end 0a 0pp0sitr siass u 30