In 1924, the Davenport, Rock Island & North Western Railway Co, and its Co-owners, the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (The Milwaukee Road) and the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad, Constructed the Union Passenger Station to replace three separate stations located in Davenport’s downtown area. The Georgian/Federal Revival style station served passengers traveling into and out of Davenport as well as handled freight and baggage in the adjacent Package Express Building. During this period, the Arsenal Bridge, the Crescent Railroad Bridge (completed in 1900) and the north-south and east-west rail lines that crosses here made Davenport an important railroad center.