Towering sentinels that seemed so permanent. Canon EOS; Kodachrome

There was a water shortage in the New York City area in 1965, and a ban on washing cars...apparently it didn't apply to observation cars!

In a timeless scene except for the modernized board, train 643 waits to depart for Dover.

Called the "bubble car" because there was a plastic dome in the roof for catenary inspection.

Our beloved MU's pose in Hoboken the summer before the end. Canon F-1, K-64.

A pleasant find. Phoebe Snow had been killed off in 1966, but the observations occasionally ventured out of storage. The next summer they would go the LIRR. Honeywell Pentax H1a; Kodachrome

This was next to the last westbound Lake Cities. Honeywell Pentax H1a, Agfachrome.

Erie Stillwell in commuter service. Honeywell Pentax H1a; Plus-X

Classic old Terminal tower with the coach yard crammed with Lackawanna "Boonton" open platform cars and Erie Stillwells. Honeywell Pentax H1a; Plus-X

Threading the maze to the west. RS-3 and E-8 race their commuters out of Hoboken Terminal. Note the two-tone Erie paint on the Stillwells to the right. Honeywell Pentax H1a; Plus-X

Eastbound Boonton line train emerges for last lap into Hoboken Terminal. Honeywell Pentax H1a; Plus-X

NJT 4153 leads #1601 West from the E-route to track three leaving Hoboken. 24JUN83

NJT switcher at Hoboken terminal

NJT 4160 heads West past former DL&W MUs on their last day of service. 24AUG84