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FILE – In this April 8, 2014, file photo, construction workers listen to a safety talk by a manager in front of Union Station, undergoing renovation and expansion, in Denver. Rollout of the Government Accounting Standards Board's reporting rules for economic development tax breaks has not been without hiccups, with the nonprofit board issuing an April 2017 clarification about tax increment financing, or TIF, districts. The mechanism was used to develop Union Station and other projects nationwide. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley, File)

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Esther Kim, manager at Fantom Comics in Union Station, Washington, D.C., Tuesday, February 11, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Pedestrians disembark from a train at Union Station Friday March 7, 2014 in Los Angeles. Americans are boarding public buses, trains and subways in greater numbers than any time since the suburbs began to boom. Nearly 10.7 billion trips in 2013, to be precise, the highest number since 1956. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)

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Pedestrians prepare to board a train at Union Station Friday March 7, 2014 in Los Angeles. Americans are boarding public buses, trains and subways in greater numbers than any time since the suburbs began to boom. Nearly 10.7 billion trips in 2013, to be precise, the highest number since 1956. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)

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Pedestrians board a train at Union Station Friday March 7, 2014 in Los Angeles. Americans are boarding public buses, trains and subways in greater numbers than any time since the suburbs began to boom. Nearly 10.7 billion trips in 2013, to be precise, the highest number since 1956. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)

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Fantom Comics Fantom Comics, a comic book store in Union Station, holds Ladies Night, an event that allows women to indulge in a shared enthusiasm for one of the last markets that typically excludes them. Some of them already had met through social media.

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A funny thing happened: "As much as I want money for the store, I really want ladies into comics," says Esther Kim, manager at Fantom Comics in Union Station. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Esther Kim, manager at Fantom Comics and Chris Scott, left, unload new comic books at their store in Union Station, Washington, D.C., Tuesday, February 11, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Esther Kim, manager at Fantom Comics in Union Station, Washington, D.C., Tuesday, February 11, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Esther Kim, manager at Fantom Comics in Union Station, Washington, D.C., Tuesday, February 11, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Esther Kim, manager at Fantom Comics in Union Station, Washington, D.C., Tuesday, February 11, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Commuters make their way in and out of Union Station, Washington, D.C., Tuesday, February 11, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Commuters make their way in and out of Union Station, Washington, D.C., Tuesday, February 11, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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All aboard: A favorite of families from near and far at Union Station (Andrew S. Geraci/The Washington Times)

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People line up Monday at the DC Lottery store at Union Station to purchase Mega Million lottery tickets for a chance to win the $586 million jackpot. (andrew s. geraci/the Washington Times)

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People line up to purchase mega-million lottery tickets for a chance to win the $586 million dollar jackpot, at the DC lottery story at Union Station, in Washington, DC., Monday, December 16, 2013. (Andrew S Geraci/The Washington Times)

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People line up to purchase mega-million lottery tickets for a chance to win the $586 million dollar jackpot, at the DC lottery story at Union Station, in Washington, DC., Monday, December 16, 2013. (Andrew S Geraci/The Washington Times)