Alexandria, VA Union Station
This was built in 1905 for the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad, the Washington Southern Railway, and the Richmond, Fredricksburg, & Potomac Railroad. It is now used by Amtrak and the Virginia Railway Express. Seven Amtrak routes use this station, all the ones that run south from DC -- the Crescent, Silver Star, Silver Meteor, Carolinian, Palmetto, Cardinal and some trips of the Northeast Regional. I was here for less than 15 minutes and saw 3 Amtrak trains arrive during that time, so apparently it's pretty busy (well, a lot of trains stop here, but it's possible not too many people board here.) Unfortunately, it was Saturday when no VRE trains run.
Alexandria, VA Union Station
This was built in 1905 for the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad, the Washington Southern Railway, and the Richmond, Fredricksburg, & Potomac Railroad. It is now used by Amtrak and the Virginia Railway Express. Seven Amtrak routes use this station, all the ones that run south from DC -- the Crescent, Silver Star, Silver Meteor, Carolinian, Palmetto, Cardinal and some trips of the Northeast Regional. I was here for less than 15 minutes and saw 3 Amtrak trains arrive during that time, so apparently it's pretty busy (well, a lot of trains stop here, but it's possible not too many people board here.) Unfortunately, it was Saturday when no VRE trains run.