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[Congressional Bills 110th Congress][From the U.S. Government Publishing Office][S. Res. 664 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]110th CONGRESS  2d SessionS. RES. 664Celebrating the centennial of Union Station in Washington, District of                                Columbia._______________________________________________________________________                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES                           September 17, 2008  Mrs. Dole (for herself, Mr. Gregg, Mr. Lautenberg, and Mr. Cochran) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee                     on Environment and Public Works            December 11 (legislative day, December 10), 2008             Committee discharged; considered and agreed to_______________________________________________________________________                               RESOLUTION Celebrating the centennial of Union Station in Washington, District of                                Columbia.Whereas, on February 28, 1903, President Theodore Roosevelt signed into law the         act entitled ``An Act to provide a union railroad station in the         District of Columbia, and for other purposes'', and Daniel Burnham, a         noted architect from Chicago, Illinois, was chosen to design the         building;Whereas, on October 27, 1907, Union Station officially opened at 6:50 a.m. when         the Baltimore and Ohio Pittsburgh Express pulled in to the station;Whereas the building was ultimately completed in 1908;Whereas, in 1924, 5,000 cheering fans met the victorious Washington Nationals at         Union Station after they defeated the Boston Red Sox to capture the         American League pennant;Whereas, in 1951, President Harry Truman dedicated the Presidential Suite at         Union Station as a ``home away from home'' for members of the Armed         Services;Whereas, in 1968, in preparation for the bicentennial of the United States, the         decision was made to transform the building into a National Visitor         Center;Whereas Congress then passed the Union Station Redevelopment Act of 1981 (Public         Law 97-125; 95 Stat. 1667) to return Union Station to its original use         as a transportation center;Whereas, in 1983, the Union Station Redevelopment Corporation was created to         oversee the development of the station into an operating railroad         station, to restore the architectural and historical elements of the         structure, to explore collaboration with the private sector in the         commercial development of the station, and to withdraw the Federal         Government from active management of the station;Whereas the renovation and restoration of Union Station began on August 13,         1986, with the ringing of an old train bell;Whereas the restoration of Union Station was the largest public-private         restoration project accomplished in the United States;Whereas the restoration took 2 years and the grand reopening was held on         September 29, 1988;Whereas, in 2008, Union Station includes more than 210,000 square feet of retail         space, including 50,000 square feet of restaurant space;Whereas Union Station is the corporate headquarters for Amtrak and contains         200,000 square feet of Amtrak passenger and baggage facilities;Whereas 32,000,000 people visit Union Station annually; andWhereas Union Station is the most visited tourist destination in Washington,         District of Columbia: Now, therefore, be it    Resolved, That the Senate--            (1) celebrates the centennial of Union Station in         Washington, District of Columbia;            (2) applauds the efforts of the people who worked to         preserve this national treasure; and            (3) encourages the people of the United States to continue         to visit and learn about Union Station and its storied history.                                 <all>