Concourse
Vestibule

The concourse or “gate” area located on the south side of the Main Waiting Room was where passengers had their tickets checked before passing to their designated train. To reach the train, passengers walked through the doors below the “To Trains” signs and onto a long walkway connecting Union Station with the Burlington Station. Long stairways descended to the tracks and waiting trains below. In 1937, the stairs were replaced with escalators. Passengers returning to Omaha arrived through the center gate. First-Class passengers and reservations with assigned seats entered the gates on the east. All other ticketed passengers entered through the gates on the west.

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