As vehicular traffic increased throughout the s the city deemed it a traffic hazard and removed the arch in In operations to the terminal changed when the Union Depot Company was dissolved.
To reflect the current standing of railroads serving the Mile High City the Denver Terminal Railway Company was created in its place jointly owned by the railroads serving the facility which included:.
Following this management change the group elected to embark on yet another overhaul of Union Station in an attempt to keep up with growing passenger traffic. They aimed for an airy feel with open spaces by combing the vestibule, hall, and waiting rooms into one surrounded by the ticket offices, toilets, barber shop, and parcel checkroom. Interestingly, the station's unique " Union Station, Travel By Train " neon sign was not erected until Today, it remains largely unchanged.
One of the building's more interesting historical footnotes is that it once served both standard and narrow gauge trains as well as interurban trolley operations. It was acquired by Tramways in and subsequently electrified. As with most interurban operations hard times befell the company and it ended streetcar service just after World War II.
In all passenger services ended and the narrow-gauge lines were abandoned. There was also a branch to Eldorado Springs that operated only during the summer. The system used a 11, volt AC system although cars were equipped for DC pickup that opened in During the station's heyday which lasted from the time of its second grand opening in through roughly World War II it served some eighty daily passenger trains of the Union Pacific, Rio Grande, Santa Fe, Burlington, and Rock Island.
It was during the s that Denver Union Station declined as with almost all other railroad stations nationwide as a major rail hub.
At that time Brian Solomon notes in this book, " Railroad Stations ," the facility was down to just 40 daily trains and by the s few trains still called there. The city spent many years developing and planning the property's future, envisioning it as a multimodal hub served by buses, light-rail transit service, and Amtrak's long-distance trains.
The Great American Stations. The newest Denver destination is Over years old. Copyright Denver Union Station. Medallions and flutings decorate the stone here. An electrical fire started by a chandelier in the ladies room destroyed much of the central portion of the station and resulted in a larger depot being built in In , this new center section was replaced again with an even larger Great Hall to accommodate increased use.
The renovation completed in was spurred by dilapidation. Rail travel thrived in the U. The economic potential of the site was eventually realized and, after restoration, the building now services bus lines and expanded light rail and houses retail space, the Crawford Hotel and a redesigned public square in the front. References Carter-Birken, P. Paglia, M. Denver International Airport. Denver Ordnance Plant.
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