All Pictures were taken from a Cessna 172 from 1500-2000 feet above the ground.
These pictures could not have been taken without the help of
the Buffalo Air Traffic Controllers[ATC] who coordinated my plane with
other arriving/departing aircraft.
These were taken before NS expanded the yard.
Most of the pics are grainy due these pics having gone through a couple of
systems. I'm lucky to still have them.
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NS' Bison Yard in Sloan NY
The ROW of the LV is curving away at left. The untouched portion of NS' Bison yard is visible on the east side (bottom) of Harlem. Pictures were taken by Dan Syrcher from a Cessna 172 from 1500 feet above the ground before NS expanded Bison Yard in 1999 File="bison1.jpg" Size=110017 |
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The east end of NS' Bison Yard, close up shot with Harlem Rd. on the right.
Pictures were taken by Dan Syrcher from a Cessna 172 from 1500 feet above the ground before NS expanded Bison Yard in 1999 File="bison2.jpg" Size=79221 |
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The west end of NS' Bison Yard, close up shot with Harlem Rd. out of the picture to the lower right.
Visible are the hundreds of trailers waiting to be processed. You can also see the auto-cars on the north side. At the upper left the triangular resevoir is visible which was inside a wye created by the DL&W City Branch, Black Rock Branch and East Buffalo Yard approaches. All the those rails were pulled up in 1983. Pictures were taken by Dan Syrcher from a Cessna 172 from 1500 feet above the ground before NS expanded Bison Yard in 1999 File="bison3.jpg" Size=95421 |
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The west side of NS' Bison Yard yard looking back east.
Pictures were taken by Dan Syrcher from a Cessna 172 from 1500 feet above the ground before NS expanded Bison Yard in 1999 File="bison4.jpg" Size=94273 |
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NS' Bison Yard in Sloan NY
Harlem Rd. is at the left side of the picture. NS' ex-Erie RR Southern Tier line runs from the left to the upper right. The ROW of the LV is curving away at the upper left which eventually runs along the I-90. Pictures were taken by Dan Syrcher from a Cessna 172 from 1500 feet above the ground before NS expanded Bison Yard in 1999 File="bison.jpg" Size=102009 |
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Ex-PRR roundhouse area in West Seneca, NY
The old steam-era coaling tower adjacent to the car shops on the ex-PRR Buffalo Line. Aerial Photo by Dan Strycher File="prr-rnd1.jpg" Size=83963 |
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Ex-PRR roundhouse in West Seneca, NY
This roundhouse is still in operations by Eastern Railway Supply Inc. and the Ebenezer Railcar Service Inc. Aerial Photo by Dan Strycher File="prr-rnd2.jpg" Size=56276 |
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Ex-PRR roundhouse in West Seneca, NY
This roundhouse is still in operations by Eastern Railway Supply Inc. and the Ebenezer Railcar Service Inc. Aerial Photo by Dan Strycher File="prr-rnd3.jpg" Size=69669 |
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Ex-PRR roundhouse in West Seneca, NY
This roundhouse is still in operations by Eastern Railway Supply Inc. and the Ebenezer Railcar Service Inc. Aerial Photo by Dan Strycher File="prr-rnd4.jpg" Size=77730 |
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South Buffalo Railway tower operations are in the middle of the pic although difficult to see.
The Bethlehem Steel plant in Lackawanna, NY with the mainline on the right. You can see the NYC/NS Gardenville line crossing over the mainline merging to the north. Aerial Photo by Dan Strycher File="sbr1.jpg" Size=93279 |
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CN in the vicinity of the South Buffalo yard in Blasdell, NY.
This is part of NS' new connection from the Nickle Plate to the Buffalo Southern yard which NS has rights to use. Aerial Photo by Dan Strycher File="sbr2.jpg" Size=87584 |
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The Bethlehem Steel plant with the mainline at the bottom at Lackawanna, NY.
You can also see the merging ex-NYC Gardenville line from left to right. Aerial Photo by Dan Strycher File="sbr3.jpg" Size=95127 |
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The partial roundhouse in use for offices and shops for the South Buffalo Railway in Lackawanna, NY.
Aerial Photo by Dan Strycher File="sbr4.jpg" Size=76963 |
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South Buffalo Railway opertions tower close up in Lackawanna, NY.
Aerial Photo by Dan Strycher File="sbr.jpg" Size=85129 |