Good Day,
What railroads had scheduled passenger trains at this Union Terminal? This station looks fantastic!
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From Wikipedia, here is a list of the named trains that ran in/out of Cincinnati Union Terminal...
| Name | Operators | Year begun | Year discontinued |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cardinal | Amtrak | 1977 | |
| Cincinnati Limited | PRR, PC | 1971 | |
| Cincinnati Mercury | NYC | ||
| Cincinnatian | B & O | 1947 | 1971 |
| Cavalier | N & W | ||
| George Washington | C & O, Amtrak | 1974 | |
| Humming Bird | L & N | 1947 | 1968 |
| James Whitcomb Riley | NYC, PC, Amtrak | 1977 | |
| Metropolitan Special | B & O | 1971 | |
| National Limited | B & O | ||
| Northern Arrow | PRR | 1961 | |
| Ohio State Limited | NYC, PC | ||
| Pan-American | L & N | 1921 | 1971 |
| Pocahontas | N & W | 1971 | |
| Powhatan Arrow | N & W | 1946 | |
| Royal Palm | SOU | ||
| Xplorer | NYC | 1956 |
I caught the Amtrak Cardinal to Washington DC at the Cincy station a few years ago. It is still a terrific train station and has a super large S Gauge layout in it representing Cincy in the 40's.
It is still a terrific train station and has a super large S Gauge layout in it representing Cincy in the 40's.
I also understand it since has aquired 2 more layouts...
- Formerly Doug Dubay's 3 rail layout and
- B&O outside 3rd rail Traveling layout!
Years ago, watching Saturday morning cartoons on TV, I tuned in Super Friends to see Superman, Wonder Woman, Batman and other members of The Justice League of America swoosh out of their Hall of Justice - an accurate drawing of the Art Deco facade of Cincinnati Union Terminal.
It has aquired the old CG&E layout and it is is down stairs in the basement. It is the old O guage 2 rail layout that I saw as a kid. There are at least 2, S guage layouts. My family rode a train out of there to Chicago and on to Souix Falls SD around 1960.
I think it was the Milwaukee line. You can still visit the old switch tower up stairs. The terminal is very crowded now days.
Rob
"Cincinnati Union Terminal" published by the Cincinnati Railroad Club, Inc. provides a great pictorial and written account of one of America's great passenger train havens. And the MSRP is only $39.95. A must have if interested in the best of passenger era trains and/or the area.
What a great looking station. Joe
Frank,
I found this floor plan of the station that might be of interest...
http://www.cincinnativiews.net...n%20Main%20Level.jpg
Just curious. Is that really a terminal or are those through tracks as they appear to be?
Pete
Pete:
The track level photos I have seen of CUT in the glory days would all seem to indicate that they were through tracks.
My in-laws live in Dayton and we have visited CUT on many of our trips up there, including visits to CUT to see the holiday train displays. When you walk into the rotunda of CUT, throw your head back and look up at the huge mural, you can't help but feel this was a place built for all time. I've often felt the same way in Washington Union Station and 30th Street in Philadelphia. There is not an airport terminal built that can compare with these grand old railroad stations.
Curt
The old tracks and waiting areas above the tracks are long gone now. There is only a frieght yard and a couple thru- tracks out there now. The fabulous murals that used to be in the concourse area have been taken to the Cincinnati airport. I was there at Christmas time last year. Its still a really cool piece of history.
Rob
I lived in Cincinnati for 18 years and loved that station. I took the Cardinal to DC when it was all Superliner..The old concourse was removed so NS could run Double Stacks into Kentucky. Tower A, which controlled movements in and out of the terminal is open to the public and is great. It has a view that is awesome if you like trains. The only problem with CUT is it is Northwest of the downtown, even though it is the city of Cincinnati. That is why when they talk about current passenger rail it does not even fit into the discussion. And go at Christmas, it is great for model trains.
