No Smoking in the ticketing lobby today. You can make out the uneven wear from decades of foot traffic; undulations reflect in the polished marble floor of the North Hall waiting area. The Union Station in Kansas City was built as monument to train travel before the age of airlines or the personal automobile. Its usage peaked during WWII and then began a long decay until the building structure was rescued less than 10 years ago. There is some interesting history here which includes Harvey House and a gangland shoot-out. I felt wonderment as I strolled through.