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Because rival railroad companies united to build a shared passenger station. For example, Washington Union station was built in a joint operation by the Pennsylvania Railroad and the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.

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Since I asked, I will answer -- I just found out - a train station with tracks and/or facilities shared by two or more railway companies was called a "union station".

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