| Description |
156 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm |
| Contents |
Style and substance: What makes a railroad terminal? Terminal components ; Union stations ; Station architecture ; The role of the terminal in America. -- Eastern icons: New York, Hoboken, Newark, Boston, Portland, Bangor, White River Junction, St. Albans, Philadelphia, Washington. New York City ; In the shadow of Gotham ; Boston ; Northern New England ; Hinterland New England terminals ; Philadelphia ; Washington Union Station. -- Through the heartland: Cincinnati, Cleveland, Detroit, Milwaukee, St. Louis. Cincinnati Union Terminal ; Cleveland Union Terminal ; Detroit ; Milwaukee ; St. Louis Union Station. -- Chicago: the crossroads. Dearborn Station ; Central Station ; Grand Central Station ; La Salle Street Station ; In the shadow of Chicago: Joliet Union Station ; North Western Terminal ; Chicago Union Station ; Epilogue. -- Southern delights: Richmond, Jacksonville, Tampa, Atlanta, Louisville, Nashville, Chattanooga, New Orleans. Richmond Union Station ; Florida ; Tampa Union Station ; Atlanta, Georgia ; Louisville Union Station ; Nashville Union Station ; Chattanooga's Terminal Station ; New Orleans. -- Heading West: St. Paul, Portland, Seattle, Omaha, Denver, Oakland, Kansas City, Dallas, Los Angeles. St. Paul Union Depot ; Portland Union Station ; Seattle Union Station ; Omaha Union Station ; Denver Union Station ; Oakland Pier ; Kansas City Union Station ; Dallas Union Station ; Los Angeles Union Passenger Terminal ; Lights... camera... station! -- Ties that bind: Montreal, Toronto, Hamilton, Winnipeg. Montreal ; Central Station ; Toronto Union Station ; Hamilton, Ontario ; Winnipeg. |
| Subject |
Railroad terminals -- United States.
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| Added Title |
Railroad terminals |
| ISBN |
0760308322 (hardcover : alkaline paper) |
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9780760308325 (hardcover : alkaline paper) |
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