Modern Federal · Railroad stations

Aerial view of Washington, D.C., with Union Station and tracks leading into it from the north

Washington (d.c.), District Of Columbia · 1850–1939

Aerial view of Washington, D.C., with Union Station and tracks leading into it from the north, Washington (d.c.), District Of Columbia, 1850–1939
Aerial view of Washington, D.C., with Union Station and tracks leading into it from the north, Washington (d.c.), District Of Columbia, 1850–1939. Railroad stations — Modern Federal Architecture, from the Library of Congress record.

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