St. Louis, MO, St. Louis Union Station, Rolla Subdivision, MP 0.0, St. Louis Subdivision, MP 0.0

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  1. St. Louis Union Station, St. Louis, MO.

    Owned and operated by the Terminal Railroad Association (TRRA) Of St. Louis.

    FM
     

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  2. rranruc

    rranruc Member

    I enjoy seeing these great historical photographs.

    For me no trip to St. Louis would not be compete without a stop at the St. Louis Union Station. My jaw dropped when I was told that as many as 300 trains arrived and departed daily at its peak.

    Could you suggest any good books or websites about this station?
     
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  3. Hello rranruc

    I would check out:

    Amazon.com

    St. Louis Union Station, Images of America, Arcadia Publishing, paperback, by Albert J. Montesi, Richard Deposki

    or

    http://www.arcadiapublishing.com/Me...Code=0738519839&Product_Count=&Category_Code=

    There were some other hard bound books, but they are out of print. I would check with the St. Louis Public Library and or the book sellers in Railfan & Rail Road.

    The Terminal Railroad Assoc. of St. Louis website has a great magazine you can order

    http://trra-hts.railfan.net/speciss2001.html

    FM
     
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  4. A Post card of Union Stations Midway early 1900's

    FM
     

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  5. railroadguy65

    railroadguy65 Member

    St. Louis Union Station, St. Louis, MO - 1932 Sanborn Map and old photo of the the construction the train shed & yard - around 1890, photographer unknown. :)
     

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  6. meteor910

    meteor910 2009 Engineer of the Year Staff Member Frisco.org Supporter

    Neat picture!

    For those wanting detailed track maps of St. Louis Union Station to show the later iterations from this Sanborn map, join the Terminal Railroad Association (TRRA) Historical Society.

    They have lots of information and their publications are great.

    Ken
     
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  7. DanHyde

    DanHyde Member

    Hi guys,

    I have an original print of the trackage into Union Station.

    We found it years ago in the station when it was abandoned. It is about 2' x 5'.

    At the train show last weekend, some one was selling copies of the same print for $5. Not bad, really.

    The amount of double slips is amazing. The subway that is shown is where the current MetroLink runs under.

    Can you imagine what a large scale model would be?!

    I am afraid the wife would not be my wife anymore!

    Happy Valentines Day!

    Later,

    Dan
     
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  8. RichZ

    RichZ Member

    Unfortunately, the 2001 Special Double Issue on St. Louis Union Station has been sold out for at least a couple of years.

    The Union Station information desk used to have some specially-printed copies with a different cover, but I think they're long sold out, too. There's frequently Union Station coverage in other TRRA H&TS issues. The full list of back issues currently available can be found at the following.

    http://trra-hts.railfan.net/bkissues.html

    Click on the ones showing hyperlinks, and you'll find the detailed Table of Contents for that issue.

    The track maps mentioned being sold at a recent train show would have been offered by the TRRA H&TS, Secretary/Editor Larry Thomas was probably the one manning the show booth. The various maps and photographs used to be offered on the web site, but it got to be too much trouble for Larry to handle the onesey mailings in his spare time.

    So they are now only available at train shows, other historical society meets, etc.

    Cheers,
    Rich Zellich
    TRRA H&TS Webmaster
     
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  9. railroadguy65

    railroadguy65 Member

    :) 1908 Sanborn maps - St. Louis Union Station
     

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  10. railroadguy65

    railroadguy65 Member

    For some up to date views of the station, click the links below. :)

    Be patient while loading. It will take you there.

    If you do not have Micorsoft Virtual Earth 3D loaded, it will ask you to do so.

    It should take you to the link, if not, re click on these link after you install it.

    Type in your address and see your house, it is really cool. Make sure you click on birdseye view - so that you get a 45 degree view of your house.

    Front view

    http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v...989613129225&phscl=2.89734358770135&encType=1

    Back view

    http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v...689320226501&phscl=1.26473634747116&encType=1
     
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  11. yardmaster

    yardmaster Administrator Staff Member Administrator Frisco.org Supporter

    The Sanborn maps of the St. Louis Union Station trackage are almost overstimulating!

    In the late 1980s a friend loaned me his TRRA 1940s reprint of the trainshed trackage. In my naivete, I thought I could scale it down to N scale, make the switch and fit it in my parent's basement. Instead I needed something more the size of our church's fellowship hall!

    It was an interesting awakening to the concept of selective compression.
     
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  12. pbender

    pbender Member Frisco.org Supporter

    Chris,

    Funny you should mention that.

    I have always wanted to build an N-trak module with the twin-interlaced triple track wyes.

    Even without the trainshed trackage, that would be a work of art.

    Paul
     
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  13. SAFN SAAP

    SAFN SAAP Member

    Now I would love to do that in HO Scale!

    Wowzers!
     
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  14. DanHyde

    DanHyde Member

    Ya, Wowzers is right!

    The shed would be about 54 inches wide by itself! :eek:

    Just think what large scale would be.

    About 168 inches! :eek::eek::eek:

    Dan
     
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  15. meteor910

    meteor910 2009 Engineer of the Year Staff Member Frisco.org Supporter

    Picked up a neat postcard of St Louis Union Station at the drug store this morning.

    Ken
     

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  16. Sirfoldalot

    Sirfoldalot Frisco.org Supporter Frisco.org Supporter

    That was (is) a real beauty in it's hayday!

    I am still partial to Kansas City. I guess because I lived there for awhile.

    Just walking into the main lobby was impressive - sort of like Grand Central!
     
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  17. meteor910

    meteor910 2009 Engineer of the Year Staff Member Frisco.org Supporter

    Which main lobby are you talking about?

    I think they were each pretty darn impressive. The St. Louis Union Station lobby is the Marriott Hotel lobby today. Fantastic restoration!

    Kansas City Union Station was indeed a neat terminal, That is for a small town union station. :p;):D:rolleyes::)

    Just kidding! It is/was very impressive, and I like the place a lot.

    Ken
     
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  18. Sirfoldalot

    Sirfoldalot Frisco.org Supporter Frisco.org Supporter

    After searching what remains of my noggin, I am ashamed :eek: to say that I have not been in St. Louis Union Station lobby. :eek:

    Don't ask me why , probably too many bars between the airport and downtown. :D

    Was pretty familiar with Kansas City though. The O Scale club was in the "rafters" around one-half of the building.
     
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  19. meteor910

    meteor910 2009 Engineer of the Year Staff Member Frisco.org Supporter

    Sherrel,

    You really ought to visit St Louis Union Station some day.

    For many years, it was the biggest train depot in the world.

    I remember the place well as a kid. We went down there often, and I loved each visit. One particular faint memory, I was only about 4-years old, was when we went there to greet my Dad upon his return coming home from Japan at the end of WW2 - Captain, US Army. Nice! Many years later, I often caught SLSF No 9, The Meteor, there to go back down to MSM at Rolla.

    Attached are a few more St. Louis Union Station pictures, including a couple of pictures of the Great Hall. It now serves as the St. Louis Marriott lobby. Ina addition a picture of the impressive decor of the various halls, and a picture of the colored glass window over the station entrance doors.

    This window is surrounded top and sides by the famous "whispering arch". The window picture shows a female figure representing St Louis in the center, with one representing New York on the right and San Francisco on the left - both looking at St. Louis with envy. I love it!

    Come to St. Louis again and we will go down there for a visit.

    Ken
     

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  20. wmrx

    wmrx MP Trainmaster

    Ken,

    Will you extend that invitation to all of us "Kansas City Union Station" guys? :)
     
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