Trains
If people are essential to train stations, well, so are trains. The sleek metal cars contrast against older stations’ traditional architecture and building materials. They add color and vibrancy you just can’t find in stations long ago converted to hotels or offices or famous Parisian art museums. Doors open. Bells ring. Announcers announce. And people come and go.
London || Paddington Station || 1854
Rome || Stazione di Piazzale Flaminio || 1958
Yonkers (N.Y.) Station || 1912
Austin, Texas || Missouri Pacific Station || 1947
Bronx, New York || Fordham Station || Unclear!
Charlottesville, Virginia || Union Station || 1885 + 1915
Point of Rocks (Md.) Station || 1873
New London, Connecticut || Union Station || 1887
Providence (RI) Station || 1986
Alexandria, Virginia || Union Station || 1905
Boston || North Station || 2007 (current) + Zakim Bridge
San Diego || Santa Fe Depot || 1915
Staunton (Va.) Station || 1902 (current)
Odenton (Md.) Station || 1943 (current)
Glenwood Springs, Colorado || Denver & Rio Grande Western Station || 1904
Wilmington (Del.) Station || Two Trains
Nottingham (Eng.) Station || Three Trains