
Construction beams and netting line the ceiling of Union Station as contractors continue their repair and maintenance efforts on the historic icon, in Washington, DC Tuesday, May 28, 2013. (Andrew S Geraci/The Washington Times)

Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. makes a phone call from an Acela train at Union Station in Washington. (AP File Photo/Evan Vucci)

Light snow falls during morning rush hour at Union Station, Washington, D.C., Thursday, January 24, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

Light snow falls during morning rush hour at Union Station, Washington, D.C., Thursday, January 24, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

Light snow falls during morning rush hour at Union Station, Washington, D.C., Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

Light snow falls during morning rush hour at Union Station, Washington, D.C., Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

Light snow falls during morning rush hour at Union Station, Washington, D.C., Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

Mayor Vincent Gray (above, right) and D.C. Taxicab Commission Chairman Ron M. Linton take in the display of possible taxi cab colors at Verizon Center on Monday. The District is asking for public input before it decides which color scheme will become the uniform design for all cabs in the city. Examples of four of the 10 designs (below) will move from Verizon Center to Union Station for the Inauguration and then to the Washington Auto Show before a final choice is made. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

Mayor Vincent Gray (above, right) and D.C. Taxicab Commission Chairman Ron M. Linton take in the display of possible taxi cab colors at Verizon Center on Monday. The District is asking for public input before it decides which color scheme will become the uniform design for all cabs in the city. Examples of four of the 10 designs (below) will move from Verizon Center to Union Station for the Inauguration and then to the Washington Auto Show before a final choice is made. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)