From Homework to Home Office. If the space under the stairs is large enough to house a desk comfortably, use the space as a teenager's homework area or your own home office. For a small space, go compact: a narrow desk with computer monitor mounted to the back wall, the base tucked into a space on the side of the desk.f the space under the stairs is large enough to house a desk comfortably, use the space as a teenager's homework area or your own home office.
Union Station (Washington, D.C.) For the Washington Metro station, see Union Station (Washington Metro). Washington Union Station is a major train station, transportation hub, and leisure destination in Washington, D.C. Opened in 1907, it is Amtrak's headquarters and the railroad's second-busiest station with annual ridership of just under 5 million.
More service to come. Experience a transportation transformation when four commuter rail lines open at Union Station in 2016 and 2018, bringing bus, light rail, commuter rail, and Amtrak all under one roof for easy connections across the metro area.