(LVRR) Re: Last LV Buffalo station?

["Bill K." <pontiac_@_dreamscape.com>]

For what it's worth, if you happen to get to the Buffalo area the station
itself's still there, although you need the aforementioned Archer book for a
diagram of the track arrangement and some photos of trains using the
station.  This itself is somewhat tough both because of west end coverage
being hard to find and because the station was only used such a short time
for passenger trains.

The building remained in LV use through about 1970 when it was sold to other
concerns.   Seems like it's an office building today.

Seems like the LV actually contracted out the construction of this facility
using the money the state had paid them in compensation for the old station
and ROW used as the ROW for the Thruway, I recall some list debate a while
back as to why they didn't just see about sharing space in another road's
station and kept all the money for other uses.

Bill K.



- ----- Original Message -----
> Message: 2
>    Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2002 00:28:08 -0000
>    From: "cripete" <pjboylanboylan_@_netscape.net>
> Subject: Re: Last LV Buffalo station?
>
>
> ey_@_y..., "lvc420" <tdbachus@e...> wrote:
> > Hi,
> > I was wondering if anybody knew where I could get some
> > information/photos/track arrangements on the last LV passenger
> > station in Buffalo.  I know it was built by the state of NY at
> > Dingens St, near E. Buffalo yard, to replace the old one closed for
> > highway construction.  According to a topo map I have seen, it had
> a  trailing point connection to the main line just west of the yard
> and  was stub ended.  Any help would be appreciated.
> > Tim Bachus
>
>
>
>    Tim :
>  The LV Bible, Bob Archer's "History of the Lehigh Valley",on pps.
> 288-289; has photos and diagram of station layout.
>
>     The chart is taken from the Simmons-Boardman periodical- "Railway
> Age", that came out every two weeks. So go to research library
> archiving " Railway Age", and look in editios from July through Sept.
> 1955 and you are likely to find much information a/c they weren't
> building many Passenger stations then, so it got attention. Also look
> in McGraw-Hill's construction industry periodicals for same period ,
> for similar reasons.
>
>    Archer, Robert- is how you will find his book catalogged in
> libraries carrying it. You will also find used copies on ABE , if you
> wish to buy it. It is pretty much the keystone of most LV fan
> librarys, unless you are very wealthy and can buy old historical
> materials.
>   Good-Luck, Peter
>
>
>
>

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