A head house is an American railroad term for the part of a train station which does not house the tracks and platforms. In the context of rail transport, it usually refers to the portion of a large passenger terminal which contains the ticket counters, waiting rooms, toilets and baggage facilities. It might also include the passenger concourses and walkways between the platforms and other facilities.
Famous quotes containing the words head and/or house:
“A king’s head is solemnly oiled at his coronation, even as a head of salad.”
—Herman Melville (1819–1891)
“If a man can write a better book, preach a better sermon, or make a better mouse-trap, than his neighbor, though he build his house in the woods, the world will make a beaten path to his door.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)