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Union station dc map5/11/2024 ![]() ![]() The tunnel portal at D St SE and New Jersey Ave SW. On the southern approach to Union Station, again, trains are above you, and one of the few places from public property to get shots are at Unfortunately, because the track level on the north side is above street level, there are really no good vantage pointsĮxcept for New York Ave, and you will need a step ladder to get above the fence (and that just might attract a little attention!). Open, and the throat of the yard, as well as the Metro system and DC Trolley. ![]() Garage, it gives you a commanding view of all of the tracks that are out in the One of our favorite spots to take pictures from is the top floor of the parking Walking out to the end of the platform to get engine shots. Platforms, no-one has given us any trouble once we got off a train, even when Inside and outside of the station has been no problem. Stopped us from taking pictures out the window of the thru track below. The one exception is the walkway down at the VRE end where there are other than Amtrak police running security, and they Least a half a dozen times in the past two years, and no-one has bothered usĪlmost anywhere we have gone. My best friend and I have been to Union Station at If they saw you with aĬamera, wham, into the office you went. You couldn't take pictures on Amtrak property. not too long ago, that Amtrak went thru a phase where If you come by car, you can also check out the Metro shops and the Ivy City yard just north of here along New York Ave. VRE and MARC are relatively inexpensive and offer senior citizen discounts. Getting to the station is best done by parking somewhere else and taking a train or the Metro in. It contains a very nice shopping and eating mall,Īnd is serviced by a station on the Red Line of the DC Metro. It's been beautifully restored, and serves as DC's link to the eastern seaboard and beyondīy Amtrak's passenger trains, and MARC and VRE commuter trains. Special Pennsy version of B&O CPL Signals (only two of their kind in the world)Īddress: 50 Massachusetts Ave NE, Washington DCīusses: Greyhound, Peter Pan, Circulator among others (inside the parking lot) ĭC Transit, in front and in the rear on H Street), and othersĪmtrak's Union Station. Special Dwarf versions of B&O CPL Signals to midnight.Railfan Guide to Washington DC - Union StationĭC Guide Home Hiways Hotels Intro Railroad Sights Links Photos Busses
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