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Title: Udris Steers Union Station Ahead
Description: Union Station had its first year in the black in 2007, reporting a profit of about $200,000, but CEO Andi Udris must attract private funding in addition to tax-generated income in order to survive. Article includes chart showig attendance from opening of Station in 1999 through 2007.
Date: 2008-01-11
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Union Station: A Terminal Case?
Description: Article about the plans for future use of Union Station, in light of its decreasing use by Amtrak and the Kansas City Terminal Railway Company as a railroad station.
Date: 1979-07
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: Kansas City's New Union Station
Description: Photos of the interior and exterior of the new Kansas City Union Station at Main and Pershing Roads, "the largest union station in the world" in 1914.
Date: 1914-05
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: The Union Depot
Description: Discussion of possible locations to build a new union depot or new railroad station. Relocating in the West Bottoms is not recommended because it is unsightly and difficult to access. Other locations mentioned include on the Belt line at 21st Street and at the foot of Holmes Street on the Armour-Swift property.
Date: 1903-04
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: Huge Expanse Lies under Union Station
Description: Article about the "modern mail-sorting wonder" of the underground complex connecting the Main Post Office to Union Station and its part in helping Kansas City become a transportation and communication leader, starting in the 1930s.
Date: 1988-02-24
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Our Union Station Is 50 Years Old
Description: Large photo and history of Union Station.
Date: 1964-10-25
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Other Clock Restored at Union Station
Description: The double dial lamp post clock which visitors to Union Station usually saw first, is now on display at the Station's Grand Hall by the Harvey House.
Date: 2000-07-26
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Union Station Finance Plan Hits Roadblock
Description: Article reviews Union Station's financial problems and states, "It appears increasingly likely Union Station will not get the additional taxpayer support it wants and will have to develop other alternatives to stem its financial bleeding." Union Station includes Science City and the Kansas City Museum housed in the R. A. Long mansion on Gladstone Boulevard.
Date: 2004-05-14
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Union Passenger Station, Kansas City, Mo.
Description: Article about Kansas City's Union Station, describing its construction and design, with photos and illustrations, listing the people and companies responsible for several of its parts and aspects, including the main architect, Jarvis Hunt.
Date: 1915-06
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: City Severs Management Contract with Union Station
Description: On December 5th the Kansas City Council passed a unanimous vote to sever a 20-year management agreement with Union Station Kansas City, Inc. As of May 1, 2014, the city's Parks and Recreation Department will take over management and programming at the Kansas City Museum. The relationship between Union Station and the Museum was strained after the recent unexpected firing of museum director Christopher Leitch, as well as the museum losing its accreditation in 2005.
Date: 2013-12-11
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: KC Rail Experience Opens at Union Station
Description: Both the "Good Things in Northeast" and "Upfront in Historic Northeast" columns feature in this issue the new railroad exhibit at Union Station entitled "KC Rail Experience. Captioned photographs show some of the exhibit's highlights.
Date: 2005-09-28
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Sweeney Automotive School and Union Station
Description: View looking west in the Pershing Road area, including Sweeney Automotive School, Union Station, a streetcar, and numerous automobiles.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Union Station and Sweeney Automotive School
Description: View looking west from the Signboard Hill area near Union Station and Sweeney Automotive School. Includes the backsides of several billboards.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: New Union Station from Main St. Viaduct
Description: Postcard of passengers making their way north on Main Street from Union Station
Object Type: Postcard

Title: Main Waiting Room at Union Station
Description: Postcard of the main waiting room inside Union Station.
Date: 1915
Object Type: Postcard

Title: Union Station During Liberty Memorial Dedication
Description: Postcard of Union Station during the Liberty Memorial dedication.
Date: 1921
Object Type: Postcard

Title: Union Station and Kansas City Skyline
Description: Looking north from Liberty Memorial.
Date: 1950
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Union Station and Kansas City Skyline
Description: Looking north from Liberty Memorial.
Date: 1930
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Union Station and Downtown Kansas City Skyline
Description: Looking north from Liberty Memorial.
Date: 1945
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Union Station and Dowtown Kansas City Skyline
Description: Looking northeast from Liberty Memorial.
Date: 1945
Object Type: Photograph

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