Union Station (Columbus, Georgia)

The building was built in 1901 and was designed in the Second Empire style by the architectural firm, Bruce and Morgan.

[1] By 1932 Seaboard Air Line passenger trains stopped calling at the station, as the road's operations through Columbus became freight-only.

[3] At the opening of the 1940s service included:[4] Additionally, the Central of Georgia operated local morning and afternoon trains from Birmingham through Columbus to Macon.

[7] The Southern operated a local train from Columbus to Atlanta via Warm Springs, Griffin and McDonough.

[1] The building remains intact and serves as the chamber of commerce office for the metropolitan area.

Union Station in its earliest years