POST THREE (Off to War by Union Station in Portland, Maine)

Union Station will be where Uncle Charlie 
gets on a train in Portland, Maine 
to enter the US Army.

 Union Station was a train station in Portland, Maine.

     The building was opened on June 25, 1888, serving trains of the Boston and Maine, Maine Central and Portland and Ogdensburg railroads. Designed by Boston architects Bradlee, Winslow and Witherell, it was inspired by the designs of medieval French châteaux. It was a primarily granite building, with an 188 foot (57 m) clock tower.

     The Maine Central ended passenger rail service to the station in September 1960, and it closed on October 30 when the Boston and Maine moved its remaining trains out of the facility. On August 31, 1961, the building was demolished, and a strip mall built on the property.

UNION STATION IN PORTLAND, MAINE

UNION STATION IN WINTER

                A panoramic view of the interior of Union Station

                Four months before entering the US Army

    December 22, 1942

Time to get on the train.