Union Station

Union Station Earthquake Damage Repairs Continue

HuffingtonPost.com | Rachel Tepper | Posted 12.07.2011

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WASHINGTON -- If you've walked through Union Station's usually majestic Main Hall recently, there's no ignoring the jarring scaffolding that lines the...

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Gray: There WIll Be No Streetcar Loop

The Huffington Post | Posted 12.07.2011

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WASHINGTON -- The partially-built H Street NE-Benning Road streetcar line needs to connect to Union Station somehow, and at a Tuesday night community ...

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Metro: Ceiling Panels In Stations Safe After Earthquake

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael Grass | Posted 01.08.2012

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WASHINGTON -- If you step into Union Station's Main Hall, you'll see black netting stretched across the great space. Look up, and you'll see why: Smal...

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Quake-Damaged Union Station Hall Reopens After Plaster Hits Person (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Posted 12.30.2011

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WASHINGTON -- The Main Hall of Union Station reopened Sunday afternoon after a piece of plaster fell from the earthquake-damaged ceiling and hit a res...

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Fantom Comics Leaving Union Station, Offers Cash In New Retail Space Search

The Huffington Post | Arin Greenwood | Posted 12.12.2011

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WASHINGTON -- On Oct. 4, Fantom Comics got 30 days notice that the store would be losing the lease on the prime Union Station space it's had for the p...

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A Movie Theater For Uline Arena?

The Huffington Post | Rachel Tepper | Posted 11.26.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Uline Arena, an under-used property adjacent to the Union Station rail yards with a serious history but no clear future, may be converte...

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By Bus, Rail, Train And Car: Tips To Beat Carmageddon

Posted 09.14.2011

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Metro: Hundreds of extra buses are being provided with shorter turn-around time between them.

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Free Trips to Tijuana

Jorge-Mario Cabrera | Posted 08.31.2011

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"If you want a free trip to Tijuana, stop by Union Station." That's the smart-alecky text message a friend of mine received as news of an immigration...

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America Stumbles Forward

Joel Epstein | Posted 08.23.2011

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I'm almost as delighted as Hizonner himself that Mayor Villaraigosa is the new president of the U.S. Conference of Mayors. What better perch from which to pitch the country on the merits of America Fast Forward?

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The Ken Burns of Colorado

Nathan Havey | Posted 05.25.2011

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As we in the West continue to hike the long trail toward building the kind of society we can all be proud of, lets all take a moment to put the next hill in context.

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The Portal to Denver's Progress (You're Invited)

Nathan Havey | Posted 05.25.2011

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Denver Union Station: Portal to Progress premieres at the Hayatt Regency on Friday. This new documentary film tells Union Station's story, and the broader narrative of Denver's history.

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Denver Blogs: Oh, NFL Sundays, how I missed thee

Westword | Westword | Posted 05.25.2011

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Our daily round up of local blogs. Enjoy, and happy Friday. Is the pessimism of Broncos fans waning, or do the Bengals just suck? (Or coul...

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Union Station redevelopment consumes some of LoDo's best free parking

Westword | Westword | Posted 05.25.2011

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View Larger Map Big news on the transportation front: The long-awaited redevelopment of Union Station into a new transportation hub got unde...

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Denver Blogs: Child, please

Westword | Westword | Posted 05.25.2011

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Our daily round-up of local bloggage. If you don't want to know what Bengals bloggers think about this week's Broncos-Bengals game, then y...

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Classism at Union Station?

Matthew Harwood | Posted 05.25.2011

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On Tuesday afternoon, ticketed passengers were held outside in freezing temperatures after some already spent countless hours battling the cold on the Mall or at the Capitol or along the parade route.

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Mr. Obama's New Wheels -- First Official Look

Steve Parker | Posted 05.25.2011

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I never liked the look of the Bush limo. It was too massive and appeared to be a truck that had started out as a tank. Obama's new limo looks more like an actual car, albeit a very big and heavy one.

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Amtrak Derailment Causes Rush Hour Problems For Metra Lines

Chicago Sun-Times | Mary Wisniewski | Posted 05.25.2011

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An Amtrak train derailment just south of Union Station is blocking all Metra trains going in or out on the Burlington Northern, Southwest and Heritage...

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Bridge Would Connect Trains To Michigan Avenue

Chicago Sun-Times | Posted 05.25.2011

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You know that old up-in-the-air railroad bridge over the Chicago River by Kinzie -- the one people like to use as a backdrop for funky, urban wedding ...

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A Civic Seance: Can the Spirit of Daniel Burnham Reshape Chicago?

Lynn Becker | Posted 05.25.2011

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With the airlines apparently limitless contempt for their passengers driving more and more travelers into Amtrak's arms, the importance of inter-city rail is finally shaking free from decades of Reagan-styled abuse and ridicule.

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