Show NEW UNION STATION when tile the old union depot in ili chicago was opened in the wise roen regarded it as a white elephant and criticized the railroads for building it so big if those sages could return and view the new one to be opened soon expressing utility and service in the highest terms they would be struck dumb with amazement this project coers 35 33 13 1 3 acres and the ground Is valued at per acre to make room for it of 0 buildings had to be wrecked wreck eil 14 viaducts having haling a total length of more than two miles were rebuilt one street was elevated several feet and widened 20 feet for about one mile and a tremendous amount of excavating was nas necessary approximately pounds of steel alone being in used in this work the depot proper will be by feet and extends 20 stories above ground the upper portion to be used as a giant office bull building dIng the waiting room will be feet wide feet long and feet high with facilities for the use of travelers arranged easy of access the portion containing the waiting dining ticketing checking and other public conveniences ven lences arid the train shed outwardly appear to be seii sel pilate irato buildings in gs but will ile be connected underground by the largest con connours conco cours ursi in tills this country all located on the level of the platforms which will serve the passenger tracks or 18 16 feet below the surrounding ets ts trains will be dispatched from both ends of the train shad tive rive roads the burlington route pittsburgh fort wayne chicago pittsburgh Ch chicago lengo cincinnati st louis the two tso latter combined forming th pennsylvania sN enstein stein chicago Clil cago Alv aukee st paul find and the chicago Clil cago alton will use this station the longest platform will be feet the longest track will accommodate 16 cars and locomotive the train shed will have a capacity of passenger cars and 0 20 0 locore lo locomotives about trains an average of one every 51 minutes day arid and night will enter or leave it rind and a maximum of passengers can be accommodated dally daily in tills this one of tb the greatest depots in all the world |