The Terminal Tower - Train Stations/Depots on Waymarking.com

Built for $179 million by the Van Sweringen brothers, the tower was to serve as an office building atop the city's new rail station, Union Terminal. Originally planned to be 14 stories, the structure was expanded to 52-floors with a height of 708 ft (216 m) and rests on 280 foot caissons.

Two major Railyards sit on the east and west sides of Cleveland. Linndale Yard to the west and Collinwood to the east. Passenger Trains would stop in these yards to have the Steam Engines removed and to be replaced by electric engines that would pull the passenger trains into the Terminal Tower. This was done because exhaust from the Steam Locomotives would have filled the offices in the Tower that was above the Terminal.

Is the station/depot currently used for railroad purposes?: Yes Is the station/depot open to the public?: Yes If the station/depot is not being used for railroad purposes, what is it currently used for?: Shopping mall. What rail lines does/did the station/depot serve?: Baltimore & Ohio; the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago, & St. Louis, the New York Central; and the New York, Chicago, & St. Louis, Station/Depot Web Site: Not listed

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