As a railroad station.
subway station
Penn Station was named for the Pennsylvania Railroad, a Philadelphia company who acquired the land and built the station.
The Central Pacific Railroad was first built in Sacramento, California. The Central Pacific Railroad is the former name of the railroad network that formed part of the First Transcontinental Railroad.
It is not named for a state but for a railroad of the same name.
Central Pacific Railroad and Union Pacific Railroad Company.
reading railroad
The Pennsylvania Railroad was built by John Edgar Thomson.
It was first built in 1842.
great Britain
Because rival railroad companies united to build a shared passenger station. For example, Washington Union station was built in a joint operation by the Pennsylvania Railroad and the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.
Central Pacific Railroad and Union Pacific Railroad Company.