Busiest day at St. Louis Union Station

On December 22, 1945, the busiest day in the history of St. Louis Union Station. Train stations across the country were packed with soldiers returning home from World War II. On busy days, more than 100,000 travelers would make their way through Union Station, but this day was especially busy, as travelers reported lines of people at every door and hardly any floor space available for standing. 


Train Collision

On November 23, 1916 a Frisco passenger train collided head-on with a Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific freight train near Una, Missouri.  Dozens of people injured.