Just one year after Conrail came into being I hopped a train from Delaware
Ave. on the ex-NYC Buffalo Belt Line to Frontier Yard on the City's East
Side.
Credit my teenage (15 years old!) ignorance for the obviously
irresponsible acts of tresspassing depicted in this collection, but it is
worth preserving for the historical value of this middle 70's snapshot of
PC/Conrail in Buffalo.
I did have to walk about 4 miles home, no west/northbound trains ran for
over 3 hours that evening. Punishment for an irresponsible railfan? :)
Kids, don't try this at home!
The original photos were faded Kodacolor 64 prints which took some digital
image processing to clean up, but they still aren't great :(
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PC ex-NYC Buffalo Belt Line Trip May 15, 1977
Here's my train, looks like a transfer from Niagara Yard with GP9 7429 in the lead. It's eastbound at Delaware Ave. image/jpeg, 800x617 (24bit) File="pcride0.jpg" Size=94167 |
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PC ex-NYC Buffalo Belt Line Trip May 15, 1977
Eastbound between Colvin Avenue and Starin Avenue at about 15 mph image/jpeg, 736x482 (24bit) File="pcride1.jpg" Size=95946 |
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PC ex-NYC Buffalo Belt Line Trip May 15, 1977
Looking westbound near the Kensington Expreessway overpass image/jpeg, 709x417 (24bit) File="pcride2.jpg" Size=82584 |
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PC ex-NYC Buffalo Belt Line Trip May 15, 1977
Eastbound looking toward Ferry Street. Just because the photographer was a stupid teenager doesn't mean you should be! Kids, don't try this at home! image/jpeg, 689x445 (24bit) File="pcride3.jpg" Size=82491 |
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PC ex-NYC Buffalo Belt Line Trip May 15, 1977
Passing East Ferry Street on the way to Frontier Yard image/jpeg, 709x417 (24bit) File="pcride4.jpg" Size=82358 |
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PC ex-NYC Buffalo Belt Line Trip May 15, 1977
Approaching Box Avenue looking westbound back along the train image/jpeg, 727x417 (24bit) File="pcride5.jpg" Size=89816 |
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PC ex-NYC Buffalo Belt Line Trip May 15, 1977
Approachimng the Wonder Bread plant on the East Side Things look pretty much the same on this stretch today, all four tracks are still here image/jpeg, 727x410 (24bit) File="pcride6.jpg" Size=84954 |
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PC ex-NYC Buffalo Belt Line Trip May 15, 1977
Near Genessee Street, Central Terminal is visible in the haze straight ahead. image/jpeg, 714x410 (24bit) File="pcride7.jpg" Size=74849 |
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PC ex-NYC Buffalo Belt Line Trip May 15, 1977
Apprpoaching the signal bridge at CP Sycamore which guards the approaches to Frontier Yard image/jpeg, 736x482 (24bit) File="pcride8.jpg" Size=98328 |
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PC ex-NYC Buffalo Belt Line Trip May 15, 1977
Crossing over at CP Sycamore in preparation for entering Frontier Yard image/jpeg, 736x472 (24bit) File="pcride9.jpg" Size=105649 |
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PC ex-NYC Buffalo Belt Line Trip May 15, 1977
Looking back toward the CP Sycamore on the Belt Line from the approach to the West Shore side of Frontier Yard image/jpeg, 736x463 (24bit) File="pcride10.jpg" Size=98315 |
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PC ex-NYC Buffalo Belt Line Trip May 15, 1977
Frontier Classification Yard and the car shops are to the right image/jpeg, 736x380 (24bit) File="pcride11.jpg" Size=75100 |
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PC ex-NYC Buffalo Belt Line Trip May 15, 1977
Frontier Yard Diesel tracks, the shadows on the 2nd track are F Units. image/jpeg, 736x380 (24bit) File="pcride12.jpg" Size=71735 |
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PC ex-NYC Buffalo Belt Line in the summer of 1977
Frontier Yard. Note the C&NW GP30's and the PC GP38 image/jpeg, 729x482 (24bit) File="pcride13.jpg" Size=99878 |