In 1889, the Terminal Railroad Association was formed to consolidate the numerous train entries and exits into St. Louis. The primary goal of the group was to build a brand new Union Station. The new station would have three main sections, the Head House (which included the hotel), the Midway (where passengers would meet their family), and the Train Shed (the large roofed area over the loading platforms and tracks.) On September 1, 1894, Saint Louis Union Station opened as the largest, most beautiful table in the United States. After WWII, the public began to use other forms of transportation, and the last train pulled out of Union Station October 31, 1978. In August of 1985, Union Station was reopened as a hotel, shopping center, and eatery after a large remodel, the largest adaptive re-use project in the United States. Union Station was bought again by LHM in October of 2012, at which point the hotel became a Double Tree by Hilton. They have plans to invest $30 million in renovation projects to the hotel, meeting rooms, exhibit space, retail, outdoor space, and the return of excursion trains.
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