Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-26
Main Dining Hall

" make the finest and most Ella horats
banquet room in Washington. and 1t !:
Cslcu ated that more than thousand pee
pie can be accommodated in 1t at on'
time \ thoroughly modern ard vel
ada p,ed lunChrOom Will be operated II
connection with the dining room
To the east Of the dining room. lunch
room and womeT's waiting rooms and II
the east wing of the building is the state
reception suite and PTasid MS room, VIII
q private carriageway leading to it The
81 ate suite. which is for the use OF the
President Of the United Sta es. fore gr
diplomats or official parties depa! tins
from or arriving at the station. is a new
departure in station building. The Tnair
reception room of this suite contains
total area of 2.13n square feet aud the
general layout of TINS suite is such that
trains may be reached without coming IL
contact with the public.
Driveway at West End.
A. the extreme west end of the station
is located a carriage driveway for use OF
the general public. and from which en-
trance Is directly into the ticket corridor
In this ticket corridor, which is 1Ol fee
long by II feet wide. will be located sever
& KIT booths ard the baggage checking
cour 'ers, with the smoking room anC
package room adjacent
IT, terminal offices VIII BE- located on
the second floor of the building and on
rooms library. dornlitor.es. etc. and a
branch of the Railroad Y. NJ. c. A.
All the woodwork OF the station, includ-
ins he suites of offices for use OF the
terminal officers. etc. IS very artistic and
Is solid mahogany. All booths. counters.
seats. etc. viii be of this material and
TIE woodwork throughout will! be of the
best.
Largest of It's Kind
The passenger concourse, which extends
the entire length of the station on the
north side. and which is longer than the
Capitol building. Is by far the largest OF
its kind ever built. 1t Is. in fact. the
largest room under a single roof in the
world. The concourse contains 9I.J0G
square feet. as against 15.2oO feet in the
Grand Central station New York. and
bS:'2S feet In the conCourse of the Penn
syiVania terminal under construction II,
New York An ideea of the acLomnloda =
tions afforded IN this concourse will be
had when 1t is known that practically me
entlrr nited states Army could wait in
this station a one time.
Leading off from this concourse are the
entrances to the thirty-three passenger
tracks. These tracks are in the neighbor-
hood or 30 feet in length and 1t is estf-
mailed that on SpeCia, occasions such as
handling Inauguration crowds etc two
trains could be run in on each Of them,
or total Of about sixty-six trains.
The ornamental ironwork both inside
and outside Of the new station Is of the
finest and best workna nship. Instead of
being nodded In sand. as Is customary in
The manufacture Of this material all the
ironwork used In decorating the station
was nodded In pla with the result
that X has a much smoother surface and
the detail work of the decorative iron
work Is much better brought out
In the station Is also located a m1rtuary
chapeI for use of funeral parties waiting
for trains. access to which can easily
b. had rom the chapel without contact
with other passengers.
A branch police station will also b.
established In the station and have ample
detention facilities.
Cover 80 Passenger Tracks
Another departure from thu general Gus
tom In station building was made in
erecting the train sheds, which cover the
thirty-three passenger tracks. Inst ad
of building a completely closed shed that
would catch all the smoke. dirt. noise etc
the train sheds of the terminal are W
shaped each disjoined from the other
with gutter In the middle Of the "
shaped roof. This will afford an outlet
for all smoke, gases. etc. and provide
q much CLEANER tra.nshed.
The terminal express building which
will be used by all express companies
directly to the northeast OF the station.
This building is 40 feet long by 60 feet
wide and will amply take care of the
city's express bus. ness.
The terminal powerhouse which will
generate all power used in operating the
terminal property. Is located soma dis
tanCe from the station. The electric wires
are carried to the various buildings
through system of terra Gotta conduits
located in tunnels built in the bases of re-
fAinlnR NO ~ ,pI,
10 the station.
Two twenty-hve-stal roundhouses have
been constructed for use of the locomo-
tives of all the roads entering Washing
ton. as kewise d blacksmith shop eighty
by forty-tive feet in dimensions.
Extensive Train Shed.
The train va is 100 feet wide, one-half
being located on either side of the center
line of Delaware avenue. which was taken
as the axis of the terminal On the east
side 90 feet are used to accommodate the
business handled over the southern con-
neCtiOn by way of the tunnel under LIST
street. the plaza and station The remain
ing $50 feet, which will be on higher
level. will have tracks arranged for
handling the business OF the Baltimore
and Ohio and the Pennsylvania between
Washington and New York. and that of
the Baltimore and Ohio between Wash
ingtOn and points west. There are no
grade crossings In any part of the termi-
nal yards, all the streets and thorough
fares being crossed by overhead bridges
or by raising the level of the street and
carrying il over the tracks on handsomely
constructed bridges.
The new freight terminal is being con-
structed at New York and Florida ave-
rues, and VIII be most complete for han
ding MI the business furnished by the
city Of Washington. About so per cent
OF this business is inbound and 20 per
cent outbound. Washington is not a pro-
duvng city. but It's rapid growth and good
Character of buildings make 1t great
market for all kinds OF building mate
rial which IS handled in carload lots. In
vie. Of this, team or bulk unloa ding
tracks will be provided TO accommodate
about 20 cars, while the house tracks
viii take care Of about 30 cars.
Plans for Handling Traffic
That the Baltimore and Ohio and Penn
sylvaria have been very generous in the
construction OF the new union terminal
a. Washington as regards the facilities
for handling the current business at that
that matter. though difficulty was here
tOfoT' experienced by the roads in accom-
moda,ing visitors on this occasion-will
BE- seen by the following statistics. show
Ing the enormty of the terminal under
taking. The entire space occupied by the
terminal buildings and yard Is 100 acres
OF which ID acres are taken I'D in the
roundhouse. shops and engine yard 60
in the coach in, Ia