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Bob Watt · April 28th 04, 05:34 PM posted to uk.transport.london

On 26/04/2004 20:08, in article
, "Stephen Furley"
wrote:

Bob, I am in New York at the moment, I had a look at Hoboken Terminal
yesterday afternoon. There is one model still there, I'm not sure
which RR company it was from, but it was dark red in colour.

That sounds like the one I remember, but I can't remember which RR it
represented.

there is a Hudson News outlet on the station
I don't know if it was there when you saw the models, but it has
entrances from both inside the waiting room, and outsine, on the
station concourse. The model I saw was on top of the part inside the
waiting room, and difficult to see, unless you are standing in just
the right place. It was almost certainly there before, but I just
didn't notice it.

I don't remember the Hudson News outlet, but my visits there were almost
thirty years ago - indeed, they were pre-Conrail, in the days of E-L.

There seems to be some refurbishment work taking place on the old
ferry terminal building now.

That's good - I must have seen Hoboken terminal at its lowest ebb, and it
was obvious that refurbishment or demolition must follow soon. The
surrounding area was pretty well at rock bottom as well, and I understand
there's been a lot of redevelopment. In particular, coming up to street
level at Pavonia was like emerging into a nuclear wasteland.

Thanks for the information - time I visited NYC again.