DROP TABLE Appears to Fail

I cannot recall issuing a DROP TABLE command from psql that did not work,
but seem to have this as a new experience.

When I look at the database table list with '\d' I see

public | station_type | table | rshepard
public | station_type_statype_seq | sequence | rshepard

and I want to drop and recreate these with a typo fixed. But, the drop
commands do not appear to work:

# drop table station_type

# \d

public | station_type | table | rshepard
public | station_type_statype_seq | sequence | rshepard

I fail to see what I'm doing incorrectly and would appreciate a clue stick
to set me on the proper path.

TIA,

Rich