Some Train Stations from Around the World

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Durand, MI
Unmanned Amtrak station, sits in front of a busy diamond of intersecting GT main lines. You can see freight activity in the Durand yard from the station. Beautiful place

Fostoria, Ohio...was served by the Three Rivers...Right at the Station you have the CSX ex-B&O crossing NS, ex-Nickel Plate and about 500 feet East is the CSX ex-C&O crossing both..IT is really something to see!!! I will be in Findlay in August and planning on spending a day there...

Northport on the Long Island Railroad in 1952. My grandmother and I were delayed there for over 3 hours returning from a trip to my uncle's house. My grandmother spent the time lamenting our fate while this 6 year old had the time of his life sitting on the platform watching a parade of steam go by.

Jim

Washington DC Union over any other on the eastern corridor; Boston South Street a distant second; NY Penn or NY Grand Central - don't let it happen.

I could live with being held over at San Bernardino CA, Fullerton CA, Barstow CA, or Fort Worth TX.

The Amtrak station at Galesburg, IL on the site of the old Burlington station. If you don't see enough BNSF freight traffic here please turn around, you're facing away from the tracks. If you feel the effects of "train overload" just walk down the street to the Seminary St. Pub and have a beer, they have numerous brands on tap.
Just FYI, that train station in Tibet is 16,590 ft above sea level. Better have good lungs if you go there - we used to go on oxygen at 10,000 ft when I flew in P2V Neptunes in the Navy.

PRR Station, Pittsburgh, PA.

If you could get in (it's now the Pennsylvanian luxury condos), you would be staring up at one of the most beautiful stained glass ceilings I've ever seen.

Unfortunately, it's not open to public (as far as I know). Disclaimer - haven't seen it in years.

George

Victoria Station.

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there'll be another along any minute

Chicago Union

Jerry - We were just at Galesburg this past Sunday for their annual railroad days and you are absolutely correct. Heard railroad horns all day long. Half of them or more were on the former Sante Fe line that we couldn't see from the station, but we saw plenty of action at the station too.

There were four Amtrak trains while we were there and too many freights to count. One of the more thrilling ones was when we were on the station platform and had a long unit coal train going by on the one side and a long mixed freight on the other.

And did I mention that the weather was gorgeous? One of the best train watching days I have had in a long time.

Art

30th street station in Philly.... Beautiful.....

SEPTA terminal where you get on the Norristown High Speed Line!

Harpers Ferry Wv.

Surprisingly, the Los Angeles Union Station is a spectacular structure (really interesting architecturally) with lots of train activity.

See: http://gocalifornia.about.com/...ur/Union-Station.htm

Interesting: Union Station has portrayed most--if not almost all--of the aforementioned domestic RR stations in a thousand movies/TV programs.

Not the grandest, but one of my favorites....

While I walk through Penn Station in NY every day, there is nothing to compare with New York's Grand Central. Yes, that includes 30th. Street Station in Philadelphia and Washington's Union Station, both magnificent. Jerry

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Originally posted by Jerry Nolan:
If you feel the effects of "train overload" just walk down the street to the Seminary St. Pub and have a beer, they have numerous brands on tap.

Jerry, I'm proud to say I tried a few of those brands when I've visited the Seminary St. Pub.....

 

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I would have loved to have been around when the Union Terminal was opened in 1928 inside the Terminal Tower in Cleveland, architecturally it is amazing, from what I've read allot of trains moved in and out on a daily basis.

Paul

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Originally posted by Doc Holliday:
Some Train Stations from Around the World

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tra...orld-spend-time.html

Doc,

Great link, thanks for sharing. Here is another potential station:

Tanggula Station Tibet

Tangula Pass is the highest point along the railway. Geladandong Peak, the highest peak of the Tangula Mountain range can be viewed rising high against the blue sky. For centuries, Tanggula Mountain has been regarded as a dangerous place for mountaineers and a place closest to the heavens. However, the well designed trains pass through it without passengers noticing any change. Elevation: 5,068 meters


http://www.shanghaiexpat.com/Article1103855.phtml

Here are a video related to this railway line:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...LuvU&feature=related

Zurich's Main Station. Step outside and you are in the center of the City. U supply the fantasy.

I liked Milan Italy's huge train shed older Locals to TGV's to look at inside and Trolleys outside. Geneva Switzerland had lots of Electric pulled frieght and I was able to find a model train shop in walking distance. Those are my favorites I have actually had enjoyable layovers in.

I also had a day long layover at the Venice Italy station but that is cheating because it is a terminal. But a great view and lots to do.

Here is another that might be interesting for a while.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Artsmetier.jpg

It is a Parisian metro station that was redesigned by a Belgian Comic book artist and inspired by Jules Verne. The walls are all copper, brass and other metals. When the trains enter and leave the station those huge pistons and wheels turn and act as if the force of the train is powering some huge machine. Kind of cool.