Erie Railroad 4-6-2 steam locomotive no. 2736 leading a westbound passenger train out of Jersey City, New Jersey, circa 1950. The Manhattan skyline is visible in the background at right.Beautiful-Living-671 t1_itujbwn wrote
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The Wikipedia page has the only front-facing photo I know of. Here are two of the rear from Kenneth French's "Railroads of Hoboken and Jersey City":
You have to remember this was built just before the Columbian Exposition. That fair was revolutionary in popularizing neoclassical architecture, and nearly every train station after followed that model. Pavonia terminal was just a wooden Victorian shack by comparison and not of much visual interest.
It was also quickly swallowed up by the ferry house in front of it, making photos even more difficult. But it is strange that there is nothing of the interior available.
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