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An architects rendering of the proposed Train Hall renovation of Washington Union Station. T

Like a Business

This is Part 3 of series in which we travel by train to Vermont. You can read Part 1 here, and Part 2 here. The purpose of the Project is to expand and modernize Washington Union Station, the National Capital Region’s principal intermodal transportation hub. – Federal Railroad Administration 2022

Panoramic view of the inside of Union Station's Great Hall. It is ornate with marble floors, and people inside are dwarfed by the 96 foot tall arched ceiling.

Edelweiss

This is Part 2 of a series in which we travel by train to Vermont. You can read Part 1 here. We entered Union Station through an atrium on the west side of the building. Sort of "blown in" to be more accurate. I've since gathered

That Way!

We left Union Station, known as "WAS" in the indigenous dialect of the Amtrak, on Monday morning, riding on the "Vermonter" bound for St. Albans "and all intermediate stops along the way." One of those stops being Waterbury-Stowe, also known as "WAB,"