Amtrak's corporate headquarters, Washington DC Union Station
Visited Amtrak Washington DC Union Station on December 3, 2017.
Washington, D.C. (District of Columbia) is the capital of the United States.
Amtrak's corporate headquarters are located at 400 North Capitol Street, NW in Washington.
Union Station - Washington DC, District of Columbia, United States
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Major train station and tourist attraction with many shops and restaurants.
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- ... Then onto Union Station, Capitol Hill all very empty and eery ...
- ... As we have a early start tomorrow traveling into the Union Station we decided to do a dry run, just so we knew where to go when we didn't have luggage, We were glad we did ...
- ... On Tuesday Megan and I went to a $5 movie at Union Station after work ...
- ... Last stop was Union Station for a look around the building and the monuments outside before finding some dinner and a beer (surprise, surprise?) ...
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- Walking to Union Station by Cestlavie from a blog titled Washington DC & LVC Orientation
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- Other- Union Station by Washdcmike from a blog titled Hundreds of pictures of Washington DC
- Inside Union Station by Amanda_escapes from a blog titled Monumental amounts of sightseeing
- Union Station by Shaneandsam from a blog titled Washington, DC
- A. Union Station by Bharden from a blog titled And it snowed!
- DC Union Station by Dionne07 from a blog titled Obama
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- Union Station by Antonymgibson from a blog titled Day 22 A Capitol Day
Washington DC: Union Station
Washington Union Station is a major train station, transportation hub, and leisure destination in Washington, D.C. Opened in 1907, it is Amtrak's headquarters and the railroad's second-busiest station with annual ridership of just under 5 million and the ninth-busiest in overall passengers served in the United States. The station is the southern terminus of the Northeast Corridor, an electrified rail line extending north through major cities including Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York City, and Boston and the busiest passenger rail line in the nation.
An intermodal facility, Union Station also serves MARC and VRE commuter rail services, the Washington Metro, the DC Streetcar, intercity bus lines, and local Metrobus buses.
At the height of its traffic, during World War II, as many as 200,000 passengers passed through the station in a single day.
When the Pennsylvania Railroad and the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad announced in 1901 that they had agreed to build a new union station together.
After two years of complicated and sometimes contentious negotiations, Congress passed S. 4825 (58th-1st session) entitled An Act to provide a union railroad station in the District of Columbia which was signed into law by 26th President Theodore Roosevelt on February 28, 1903.
The first B&O train to arrive with passengers was the Pittsburgh Express, which did so at 6:50 a.m. on October 27, 1907, while the first PRR train arrived three weeks later on November 17. The main building itself was completed in 1908.
The 1981 ceiling collapse deeply alarmed members of Congress and officials in the new Reagan administration. On April 3, despite a budget austerity push, administration officials proposed a plan to appropriate $7 million to allow the Department of the Interior to finish its authorized $8 million roof repair program.
The station reopened in its present form on September 29, 1988.
In June 2015, the Union Station Redevelopment Corporation released the first ever Historic Preservation Plan to guide future preservation and restoration efforts at the Washington Union Station complex.
In January 2017, the expansion and refurbishment of the Washington Union Station was listed as one of the priority infrastructure projects of the Donald Trump administration at an estimated cost of $8.7 billion.
Union Station Great Hall - District of Columbia Awards for Excellence in Historic Preservation
The Union Station Great Hall Project received the State Historic Preservation Officer's Awards at the 2017 District of Columbia Awards for Excellence in Historic Preservation.
[Part 1] Cross Country Amtrak Travel HI Washington, DC 06/19
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Union Station Celebration. Washington DC.
Union Station was celebrating its 100 birthday in 2008. At the same time in front of the station the management team decided to show historical, present, and the future bus fleet, which is captioned in this video footage.
UNION STATION | WASHINGTON, DC | DAY ONE
Washington Union Station is a major train station, transportation hub, and leisure destination in Washington, D.C. Opened in 1907, it is Amtrak's headquarters and the railroad's second-busiest station with annual ridership of just under 5 million[5] and the ninth-busiest in overall passengers served in the United States. The station is the southern terminus of the Northeast Corridor, an electrified rail line extending north through major cities including Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York City, and Boston and the busiest passenger rail line in the nation.
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National Train Day at the Washington Union Station
First annual National Train Day on May 10, 2008. At Washington D.C.'s Union Station, the Main Hall and Tracks 10-14 were displaying model trains, concerts, booths representing numerous railroads and DC locals, performers and entertainment, and Amtrak, MARC, and Dover Harbor and Hickory Creek displays.
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(Bonus shots of Metro and the Capitol Limited are included)
Washington DC
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. The signing of the Residence Act on July 16, 1790, approved the creation of a capital district located along the Potomac River on the country's East Coast. The U.S. Constitution provided for a federal district under the exclusive jurisdiction of the Congress and the District is therefore not a part of any U.S. state.
The states of Maryland and Virginia each donated land to form the federal district, which included the pre-existing settlements of Georgetown and Alexandria. Named in honor of George Washington, the City of Washington was founded in 1791 to serve as the new national capital. In 1846, Congress returned the land originally ceded by Virginia; in 1871, it created a single municipal government for the remaining portion of the District.
Washington, D.C., had an estimated population of 658,893 in 2014, the 23rd-most populous city in the United States. Commuters from the surrounding Maryland and Virginia suburbs raise the city's population to more than one million during the workweek. The Washington metropolitan area, of which the District is a part, has a population of 5.8 million, the seventh-largest metropolitan statistical area in the country.
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Union Station in Washington, D.C.
Union Station in Washington, D.C. All photos by John Douglas Parran.
HI - Washington, DC Hostel Video : Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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Hostelling International is a member based organization. Having a current membership is not required to stay here, but there is an additional USD 3 fee per person per day for non-members. Please ask the hostel about purchasing a money saving Hostelling International membership upon arrival.At check-in, all guests must present a valid passport and proof of on-going travel.A private bathroom is available in some rooms upon request.
Please contact the property for details.Each bed has a free locker. Please bring your own lock or purchase one upon arrival for USD 4 each.
The hostel cannot provide free locks.All guests must reside more than 45 miles away from Washington DC city limits. Guests are required to show a photo identification and credit card upon check-in.
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Washington DC Travel Tips: 10 Things to Know Before You Go to DC
Things you NEED to know BEFORE you go to Washington DC. DC is often referred to as The District. You could easily spend a week in DC, especially if you want to see George Washington’s house in Mount Vernon and Thomas Jefferson’s house in Monticello. The City is laid out in a grid pattern with lettered streets running east-west, numbered streets running north-south. Diagonal streets — usually named after states — often intersect at circles (30 circles)
Dupont Circle is my favorite circle. Comprised of four quadrants (NE, NW, SE, and SW), which spread out from the U.S. Capitol.
Getting in
There are three Airports -- none of them actually in DC
Reagan (DCA) -- right next to DC -- connected by Metro or $20 Cab Ride
Washington Dulles (IAD)
Baltimore-Washington (BWI)
Amtrak to Union Station
Or Drive
Transportation in DC
Walk
One of the 10 of the most walkable cities in the USA
Travel + Leisure rated D.C. as the third rudest city in America,
Metro
Smart Trip Card
Capital Bike Share
175 stations across the city
Sign up for a day, or three
Taxis/Uber plentiful
Driving: Beware -- traffic is miserable and oneway streets abound
Parking is expensive -- Use parking panda
Museums
Smithsonians are free
Most on the national mall
Air and Space has 2 locations -- one by Dulles
Newseum and Spy Museum are expensive
My favorite is the Bureau of Engraving and Printing
No reservations required September 5, 2017 through March 2, 2018
Washington Monument elevator is really cool -- but it’s often broken
Best gift shops are in the museums
Government Stuff
Capitol Building or the White House, make sure to book your tickets in advance.
Capitol tour, reservations online or through your Congressional representative or senator.
Capitol Visitor Center provides a limited number of day-passes starting at 9 a.m.
White House, reserve a few months before your trip. Thru congressional representative.
Time to visit
Cherry Blossom Season
Not the summer when all the school kids are there
And the Summer is oppressively hot and humid, especially in August
And maybe not when the govt is in full swing
I like Winter -- no crowds at all
Hotels
Can be really expensive, as can parking
My favorites are the Park Hyatt and the Mayflower
Stay outside of DC in Arlington or Alexandria for cheaper hotels
Just a short metro ride in to the city
Food
The national mall and monument area has almost no food
Union Station and Le’fant plaza good for lunch, or around the white house
Avoid the Chinese food in Chinatown -- it’s all really awful
But George Bush’s favorite Chinese restaurant is just 20 minutes driving outside of DC
Peking Gourmet Inn in Fall Church -- Awesome Peking Duck
My Favorites: Potbelly
My Favorites: Moby Dick House of Kabob
My Favorites: Ben’s Chili Bowl
DC is more than just monuments and the National Mall
Get out and see the real DC
Georgetown
Penn Quarter
Adams Morgan
Smithsonian Zoo
U Street
Walk the red line
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Botanic Gardens Holiday Display Washington DC 4K
Visiting Washington DC in December must include a family tour of the US Botanic Garden which is one of the Top 10 things to do in DC over the holidays. So why visit a tropical enclosure when on is thinking about Christmas, snow and other winter holiday celebrations at this time of year. Model trains and plant based models of famous landmarks in DC and around the country is one reason. Trains and the winter holiday are a natural because who doesn't want to remember a classic Lionel train go around a holiday tree.
In this video we capture some of the 2017 Botanic Garden exhibit featuring a road trip around the USA. Thomas the train and many others make their debut on the tracks as one explores landmarks along the famous Route 66, Niagara Falls and other landmark destinations from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean.
The exhibit include many models that are made from plant materials. This years exhibit includes materials such as coriander seeds, willow sticks, pine cone scales and over 70 more plant materials in the construction of structures like the Smithsonian Castle and US Capitol building.
This is one of the best family attractions in the DC area over the holidays so when you are planning that visit to the US Air and Space Museum travel two blocks down and see this holiday spectacular in DC. Other attractions to visit over the Christmas holidays in Washington DC include - Christmas tree display (all 50 states), US Capitol, DC Wharf for ice skating to just name a few.
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National Train Day 2010, Union Station, Washington DC, US - Part 1
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