The St. Louis Union Station Midway, between the waiting room and the trains, looks neglected less than two months before the station would see its last intercity passenger train.

Former ATSF station of Stockton, now Amtrak

side view of the old D&RGW station

Nearly 83 years after it opened (as Los Angeles Union Passenger Terminal), the entrance foyer and the great hall of Los Angeles Union Station still looks fantastic. In fact, as someone who has be... (more)

The Town of Yemassee purchased this station from CSX, and keeps it looking nice. It is an active station, served by Amtrak's Palmetto and Silver Meteor.

The stained glass in the ceiling of Baltimore Penn Station is beautiful. I wonder how many people walk right on through on their phone without bothering to look up?

Just three people are visible in this image (if you look close) on a Monday afternoon during the summer. Normally this scene would be flooded with people, but shows how the COVID-19 pandemic rock... (more)

CNJ line from Cranford through Elizabeth to Bayonne. A RDC shuttle ran this line until sometime after 1979. At left on the overpass the North East Corridor.

Glenwood Springs is a charming community along the Colorado River. This station originally opened on June 18, 1904 and was built by the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad (D&RGW), served today... (more)

The 35,000-square-foot Main Concourse in New York City’s Grand Central Terminal is a spectacular space, particularly in the rush hours as commuters head to and from the terminal’s 44 platforms... (more)

New York's new $1.6-billion Moynihan Train Hall at poor, old Penn Station is getting a lot of well-deserved praise. But New York City's other great station, Grand Central Terminal, is still grand... (more)

A few weeks ago, Mitch Goldman posted a photo of the restored Baltimore & Ohio station in Oakland, Maryland. Coincidentally,... (more)

I was standing on the platform of Utica station waiting for some action and I got into conversation with an employee of the Adirondack Scenic railroad. During the conversation he asked if I had be... (more)

Passengers wait on a train in the historic depot originally built to serve the Southern and ACL railroads. It has a diamond off the edge of the main platforms, and sits inside a triangle of track... (more)

With a hotel and eateries, Union Station isn't all about the trains anymore although the local commuter rail and Amtrak still serve this beautiful building.