Erie Lackawanna Commuter by John F. Bjorklund

Aerial view of Conrail's ex-Erie Lackawanna Hoboken Terminal in Hoboken, New Jersey, in August 1979. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-57-01-01

Aerial view of Conrail's ex-Central Railroad of New Jersey Terminal in Jersey City, New Jersey, in August 1979. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-57-01-02

Eastbound Erie Lackawanna commuter passenger train at station in Dover, New Jersey, on July 27, 1975. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-57-01-15

Westbound Conrail locomotive and caboose next to ex-Erie Lackawanna commuter cars in Dover, New Jersey, on May 6, 1981. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-57-02-02

Eastbound Conrail (ex-Erie Lackawanna) commuter passenger train in Dover, New Jersey, on May 6, 1981. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-57-02-04

Eastbound Conrail (ex-Erie Lackawanna) commuter passenger train at station in Dover, New Jersey, on May 6, 1981. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-57-02-06

Conrail (ex-Erie Lackawanna) commuter passenger train at station in Denville, New Jersey, on November 11, 1979. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-57-02-17

Erie Lackawanna commuter passenger train in Murray Hill, New Jersey, on December 24, 1975. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-57-02-19

Westbound Conrail (ex-Erie Lackawanna) commuter passenger train at station in Dover, New Jersey, on May 6, 1981. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-57-03-01

Eastbound Conrail (ex-Erie Lackawanna) commuter passenger train near Denville, New Jersey, on May 6, 1981. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-57-04-06

Eastbound Conrail (ex-Erie Lackawanna) commuter passenger train near Mount Taber, New Jersey, on May 6, 1981. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-57-05-21

Eastbound Conrail (ex-Erie Lackawanna) commuter passenger train at station in Summit, New Jersey, on May 6, 1981. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-57-06-09

Conrail (ex-Erie Lackawanna) commuter track in Summit, New Jersey, on May 6, 1981. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-57-06-17

Eastbound Conrail (ex-Erie Lackawanna) commuter passenger train in Short Hills, New Jersey, on May 6, 1981. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-57-07-06

Conrail (ex-Erie Lackawanna) commuter passenger train at station in Summit, New Jersey, on May 6, 1981. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-57-07-18

Eastbound Conrail (ex-Erie Lackawanna) commuter passenger train pulling into station at Millington, New Jersey, on May 7, 1981. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-57-09-08

Eastbound Conrail (ex-Erie Lackawanna) commuter passenger train near Convent, New Jersey, on May 7, 1981. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-57-09-11

Eastbound Conrail (ex-Erie Lackawanna) commuter passenger train crossing Newark Drawbridge in Newark, New Jersey, on May 7, 1981. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-57-10-02

Westbound Conrail (ex-Erie Lackawanna) commuter passenger train crossing bridge in Millington, New Jersey, on May 7, 1981. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-57-11-16

Westbound Conrail (ex-Erie Lackawanna) commuter passenger train crossing over the Newark Drawbridge in Newark, New Jersey, on May 7, 1981. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-57-11-21

Passengers wait for eastbound Conrail (ex-Erie Lackawanna) commuter passenger train in Murray Hill, New Jersey, on May 8, 1981. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-57-12-02

Eastbound Conrail (ex-Erie Lackawanna) commuter passenger train approaching New Providence, New Jersey, on May 8, 1981. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-57-13-14

Conrail (ex-Erie Lackawanna) bridges and tunnels on commuter line in Hoboken, New Jersey, on May 8, 1981. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-57-14-03

Conrail (ex-Erie Lackawanna) commuter tracks in Hoboken, New Jersey, on May 8, 1981. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-57-14-07

Westbound Conrail (ex-Erie Lackawanna) commuter passenger train exiting tunnel at Hoboken, New Jersey, on May 8, 1981. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-57-14-08

Commuter trains at Conrail's ex-Erie Lackawanna terminal at Hoboken, New Jersey, on May 8, 1981. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-57-15-02

Inside Conrail's ex-Erie Lackawanna Hoboken Terminal at Hoboken, New Jersey, on May 8, 1981. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-57-15-08

Westbound Conrail (ex-Erie Lackawanna) commuter passenger train in Hoboken, New Jersey, on May 8, 1981. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-57-15-11

Conrail (ex-Erie Lackawanna) electrified commuter lines in Hoboken, New Jersey, on May 8, 1981. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-57-15-19

Westbound Conrail (ex-Erie Lackawanna) commuter passenger train at Hoboken, New Jersey, on May 8, 1981. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-57-17-04

Westbound Conrail (ex-Erie Lackawanna) commuter passenger trains in Hoboken, New Jersey, on May 8, 1981. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-57-17-07

Conrail's ex-Erie Lackawanna commuter terminal in Hoboken, New Jersey, on May 8, 1981. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-57-17-19

Conrail (ex-Erie Lackawanna) commuter passenger train lineup at Hoboken, New Jersey, on May 8, 1981. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-57-17-20

Westbound RDC commuter train on Conrail's ex-Erie Lackawanna commuter line in Hoboken, New Jersey, on May 8, 1981. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-57-19-07

Pantograph on Conrail (ex-Erie Lackawanna) commuter passenger train in Gladstone, New Jersey, on May 9, 1981. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-57-21-01

Westbound Conrail (ex-Erie Lackawanna) commuter passenger train near Gladstone, New Jersey, on May 9, 1981. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-57-22-15

Eastbound Conrail (ex-Erie Lackawanna) commuter passenger train in Peapack, New Jersey, on May 9, 1981. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-57-22-18

Westbound Conrail (ex-Erie Lackawanna) commuter passenger train on bridge in Millington, New Jersey, on May 9, 1981. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-57-23-04

Conrail (ex-Erie Lackawanna) bridge in Peapack, New Jersey, on May 9, 1981. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-57-23-16

Westbound Conrail (ex-Erie Lackawanna) commuter passenger train on bridge in Peapack, New Jersey, on May 9, 1981. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-57-23-19

Conrail's ex-Erie Lackawanna Hoboken Terminal in Hoboken, New Jersey, on May 10, 1981-05-10; . Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-57-24-02

Westbound Conrail (ex-Erie Lackawanna) commuter passenger train at station in Murray Hill, New Jersey, on May 9, 1981. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-57-24-07

Eastbound Conrail (ex-Erie Lackawanna) commuter passenger train nearing station in Murray Hill, New Jersey, on May 9, 1981. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-57-24-17

Westbound Conrail (ex-Erie Lackawanna) commuter passenger train at station in Denville, New Jersey, on November 27, 1981. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-57-25-01

Eastbound Conrail (ex-Erie Lackawanna) commuter passenger train in Denville, New Jersey, on November 27, 1981. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-57-25-05

Eastbound Conrail (ex-Erie Lackawanna) commuter passenger train at station in Denville, New Jersey, on November 27, 1981. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-57-25-09

Conrail (ex-Erie Lackawanna) commuter passenger train near Denville, New Jersey, on November 11, 1981. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-57-25-11

Eastbound Conrail (ex-Erie Lackawanna) commuter passenger train near Mount Taber, New Jersey, on November 27, 1981. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-57-26-10

Eastbound Conrail (ex-Erie Lackawanna) commuter passenger train at station in New Providence, New Jersey, on May 8, 1981. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-57-28-02

Conrail (ex-Erie Lackawanna) Hoboken Terminal ticket counter in Hoboken, New Jersey, on May 8, 1981. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-57-28-03

Eastbound Conrail (ex-Erie Lackawanna) commuter passenger train near Peapack, New Jersey, on May 7, 1981. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-57-28-05

Eastbound Conrail (ex-Erie Lackawanna) commuter passenger train nearing station in Millington, New Jersey, on May 7, 1981. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-57-28-06

Conrail (ex-Erie Lackawanna) electrified commuter line in Dover, New Jersey, on May 6, 1981. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2015, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-57-28-11