Arcade at Night - A Washington Union Station Impression
by Steve Ember
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Arcade at Night - A Washington Union Station Impression
Artist
Steve Ember
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Photograph - Photograph
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This continuous vaulted ceiling loggia, with its statuary-topped entrances to the Waiting Room and Main Concourse, runs the entire 626-ft length of the front elevation of Washington's Union Station.
The magnificent structure, designed by architect Daniel Burnham in the early 20th century, and completed in 1908, serves as the southern terminus of Amtrak's high-speed electrified Northeast Corridor, as well as transiting point for trains arriving from points south and west on its lower-level tracks. It is here that through trains pause for power change from diesel to electric, or vice-versa.
The station is also a busy terminus for two commuter railroads, with the Virginia Railway Express serving communities in Washington's Virginia suburbs, and MARC, the Maryland Commuter Rail agency, carrying passengers to Washington's Maryland suburbs, Baltimore, and as far north as Perryville. The station also accommodates intercity bus services from its parking deck, a stop on Washington's Red Line Metrorail subway service, and a streetcar line along H St NE.
While normally bustling with departing and arriving travelers, Saturday nights are usually less busy, but this particular Saturday night was in April 2021, when the covid pandemic was still having its effects on discretionary travel.
This new impression of an unusually "quiet" Union Station now makes its first appearance.
©2023 Steve Ember
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April 29th, 2023
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