Completed in 1908, the station was the largest train station in the world at the time it was built. In fact, if put on its side, the Washington Monument could lay within the confines of the station.
Architect Daniel Hudson Burnham designed Union Station which first opened October 27, 1907 and cost more than $25 million. Learn more from Author Christopher Buckley in this C-SPAN Book TV Video. Read more.
