(erielack) Buffalo 1900

[Dale Madison <gobills_@_ncweb.com>]

At 05:33 19.04.2007, you wrote:
>Up to about 1900, when electric trolleys spread throughout Buffalo, the 
>Erie maintained a commuter service on its Black Rock Branch. The stations 
>you list were all commuter stations. When the commuter service was 
>discontinued, the Walden, Delevan, International Jct and Colvin stations 
>were closed and eventually demolished. The others had team tracks and were 
>operated as freighthouses, except Main Street, which was used by the 
>International Railway Company (IRC) for trolley commuter service to 
>Niagara Falls and Lockport.
>
>I have never seen photos of Colvin or International Junction. If anyone 
>has these, I would sure appreciate a copy.
>
>One station you are missing is East Buffalo, located in the Erie's East 
>Buffalo Yard. There is a photo of it in my East Buffalo Yard article in 
>the Diamond. East Buffalo was retained into the 50's as it was on the Main 
>Line, at the junction where the Black Rock/Niagara Falls line headed north.


Thanks Ron and John for your information.  Given maps are not always up to 
date with respect to railroad names and railroad features, looking at city 
street development, I'm going to presume it's a 1900 -1910 map.

Ron, what issue of the Diamond was your article in?

And you allude to having seen pictures of many of the stations, save Colvin 
and International Junction.  Were they ever pictured in the Diamond?  Or on 
the web?

Many thanks again.

Dale



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