On June 25, 2015, I made these photographs at New York’s Penn Station. This is Amtrak’s busiest station, and a terminal for Long Island Railroad and NJ Transit suburban trains.
Once it was one of the world’s most elegant railway terminals, built in a style inspired by the Roman baths of Caracalla; but today Penn Station is mostly functional, with little in the way of elegance to inspire the traveler.
However, good and interesting photographs should not rely on great architecture as a crutch to draw the eye of the viewer, right?
Photos exposed with a Panasonic Lumix LX7 digital camera.
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Haven’t been there for about 5 years. Is the train board still that wonderful electro-mechanical device, or has it been replaced by an LED? I always liked the sound of the letters flipping over as the sign updated. The sound prompted everyone to stop and look up for the new information. As I recall the machine was (is) from an Italian company–a real masterpiece from where passenger trains are not buried in the basement.