A trio of CR/PC U33C's crosses over a westbound freight at CP49A on the Buffalo Main This scene is mostly gone today. Two tracks, one to Chicago and one to downtown Buffalo and the north, are all that remain. The line running off the right is the ex-PRR Harrisburg line through FW, DM and Ebeneezer. All of the switches visible here and the signal bridge from which this was shot are gone. The tower is gone without even a trace of its existence left. Worked hard to bring the contrast in when scanning, but the negative just didn't want to cooperate. The only reason I leave this shot in the collection is because precious few views of CP49A in the late PC and early CR days exist. Judging by the placement of the tower north of the tracks it is a safe bet there were many more tracks at this location. In the near foreground you can still count 7 of them and it appears as if there was room for as many as 9 tracks (maybe even 10) back in the days of steam. This must have been an awesome spot to railfan! image/jpeg, 800x528 (256c) pcmain01.jpg

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