Why are all train stations called union station?

Question

Why are all train stations called union station?

Answer 1

Union Pacific Railroad

on the east coast lots are called Penn Station from the old Pennsylvania Railroad.

So .... they have history

Answer 2

some are called the  Onion station

Answer 3

Trains were an extremely, extremely integral part of linking the two Northern countries in North America.  Therefore many stations along trans-continental lines were to unite the States or all of Canada.

Obviously there were unions also working (and many dying to build some of these lines).  If you find some cities off of the beaten trail in terms of traditional trading cities in times past, they probably have stations with other names.

Answer 4

Not all stations are called union stations.  The term union is included in a station's name only when it served more than one railroad (at the time it was built) and often times these stations were financed by all of the railroads using the building.  Here in the U.S. the union term remains with the station's name mostly just for historical and sentimental purposes as most still standing, outside of large metropolitan cities (like New York and Los Angeles), are served only by Amtrak today (if at all).

Answer 5

There not where did you hear that.

Answer 6

Not all.   A "Union station" is ( was ) served ,by most of the railroads   serving a particular city.

Washington Union Station., for example.

  Others were named for the Railroad which served  it  or a street, or a particular  part of the city.

   New York - Penn Station

   Philadelphia - 30th Street Station

   Boston - North Station South Station, =

(Not very imanginative, is it?))

    

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