Re: (rshsdepot) Buffalo, NY

["James Kelling" <james.kelling_@_nara.gov>]

Don't forget the huge New York Central terminal, which opened in 1929 and 
is still standing, though derelict and devoid of trains.

>>> root_@_net.bluemoon.net 04/17/03 02:31PM >>>
On Thu, 17 Apr 2003 Don Dorflinger related:

>
> If my recollection serves me correctly, the DL&W Passenger station is
> long gone, and only a portion of the trainsheds remain. Are we talking
> about the freight house???
>

The headhouse is long gone and what remains was the trainshed above and 
the
baggage/express/freight area below. In the photo Jim attached the 
headhouse
was in the foreground and attached to the trainshed where the mirrored 
windows
are.

I am fortunate to have had the opportunity to explore the abandoned ruins 
of
the terminal area in the mid 70's as a teenager when I used to go on 
frequent
day trip safaris around the Buffalo area on my bicycle. It was quite a 
place
in its day and it's a shame (like so many others) that it was demolished.

Buffalo had three good sized stub end passenger terminals downtown at one
point, DL&W, Erie and LV. The Erie's was the first to go, in the 30's I 
think,
then the LV in the middle 50's and finally DL&W's, a couple decades after 
the
1962 abandonment.

There are some good photos and data pages at the LOC website:

http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=3Dhhphoto&fileName=3Dny/ny0100/
ny0199/photos/browse.db&action=3Dbrowse

That's the shortest functional URL to get right to the pages (LOC's URL 
scheme
is an abomination) so beware of wrapping lines when doing a copy and paste 
to
a browser.

Henry

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The Railroad Station Historical Society maintains a database of existing
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The Railroad Station Historical Society maintains a database of existing
railroad structures at: http://www.rrshs.org

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