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Re: (rshsdepot) Buffalo, NY stations in 1926
Hi Gordy!
Get out your old Trains magazines, and find that terrific two part article
on Buffalo Central Terminal. I believe it mentions the old NYC station, with
a photo. The issues were in 1985, I think Sept. & Oct. Also, I frequently
check ebay to look at old depot post cards. Whenever the "New York Central
Station, Buffalo, N.Y." shows up, the card either is of Central Terminal, or
the old, pre-1952 Exchange St. Station.
LaVerne
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From: "Gordy Bjoraker" <Gordon.L.Bjoraker_@_nasa.gov>
To: "RSHS Depot" <rshsdepot_@_lists.railfan.net>
Cc: "John Dahl" <jcdahl_@_islechem.com>
Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2003 11:33 AM
Subject: (rshsdepot) Buffalo, NY stations in 1926
> I recently bought a reprint of a 1926 Official Guide. It is printed
> on heavy paper, so it won't crumble into dust. I checked which
> railroads used each of the stations in Buffalo before Central
> Terminal opened.
>
> a) Grand Trunk, Michigan Central, New York Central, PRR, & West Shore
> b) BR&P, Lackawanna, Nickel Plate, and Wabash
> c) Erie
> d) Grand Trunk, Lehigh Valley
>
> The New York Central and Erie stations were adjacent. Since this
> pre-dates Central Terminal, does anyone know where the New York
> Central station was located? I assume this was east of Exchange
> Street because through trains to Chicago used it, unless they did a
> backup move.
>
> I checked the "Grand Trunk" entry and it referred to CN (formed in
> 1921) trains from Niagara Falls routed via Lehigh Valley or New York
> Central into their respective Buffalo stations. West Shore still had
> daily service from Rochester to Buffalo via Clarence, NY. The Guide
> shows separate listings for NYC, MC, Big Four, and West Shore,
> although there is a common map at the beginning of the New York
> Central listing. Wabash had trains from Detroit operating via
> trackage rights over CN. It appears that PRR always used the NYC
> station, not the Lehigh Valley station.
>
> Gordy
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