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From: "Dan Syrcher" sst703 -AT- verizon -DOT- net
Date: Sun Mar 27 23:02:57 2011
Subject: This is the patch of pine trees where the embankment disappears or ends. If the line existed, it would bump up against Wehrle Dr before curving to the left and crossing Gunville Rd and intercepting the West Shore RR.
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From: "Dan Syrcher" sst703 -AT- verizon -DOT- net
Date: Sun Dec 10 21:50:11 2006
Subject: It is with great misfortune that this picture came out lousy. They had stopped pulling on the boxcar to reposition the cranes so I wasn't paying attention. But I turned to look at it and realized it had started to fall from the bridge and immediately snapped the picture without waiting for the focus to line up. I guess it's better than nothing. It's not like I can ask them to repeat it.

So, this picture shows the car disengaged from the bridge and falling.
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From: "Dan Syrcher" sst703 -AT- verizon -DOT- net
Date: Sun Mar 27 22:55:08 2011
Subject: I am now standing on where I project the ROW to be looking East. At this particular point, there is nothing but flat lands and swamps. Wehrle Dr is immediately on my left.
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From: "Dan Syrcher" sst703 -AT- verizon -DOT- net
Date: Tue Apr 3 21:51:51 2007
Subject: I was flying to the south of the yards in Buffalo, NY. The altitude was 5500 feet above sealevel. The view is looking north, northwest. In the lower portion of the picture you can identify the Lehigh Valley wye that comes from the line along the NYS Thruway. You then can see the NS Bison Yard including the new section along with the ex-DL&W line exiting to the NW going over the CSX Frontier Yard to the top of the picture. The Central Terminal is to the far left but unfortunately it is just out of view. It was very bumpy flying today so I have no idea why the camera worked this time.
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16-RR_Yards_BUF.jpg 281176 bytes

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From: "Dan Syrcher" sst703 -AT- verizon -DOT- net
Date: Sun Mar 27 22:48:37 2011
Subject: This is a similar view that I had while driving my car and looking for the row as I passed it. If it wasn't for the recently fallen snow highlighting the row, I would have never located it.
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From: "Dan Syrcher" sst703 -AT- verizon -DOT- net
Date: Thu May 3 13:27:20 2007
Subject: This is a look from above at the location of the new Ethanol Plant in Buffalo. The central cluster of elevators is where it will be. I don't know for certain which elevators will be used.

The Central Terminal can be located in the far upper left hand corner. New York Centrals elevator, Concrete Central, can be seen about middle right with the bridges crossing the Buffalo River to its left. LaFrarge is at the bottom just left of center.
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From: "Dan Syrcher" sst703 -AT- verizon -DOT- net
Date: Thu May 3 13:33:40 2007
Subject: This is another view of the Ethanol plant looking more northerly. Again the freight house of the Central terminal can be made out just barely in the upper right and just below the wing strut. It was a beautiful day for flying!
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From: "Dan Syrcher" sst703 -AT- verizon -DOT- net
Date: Mon Sep 17 20:15:35 2007
Subject: Today I was riding my bike down to the water front in Buffalo and decided to look for the PennCentral boxcar that is sitting behind Mills Welding along Broadway. I was looking for it along Old Broadway south of the CSX main and I couldn't find it.

Coming home via Broadway I came across Greene St just to check it out and I accidently came across the boxcar. How appropriate that the street is named Greene and I found the PC car. The reason I couldn't find it before is that it is covered heavily with overgrowth on the opposite side. You can't see it until fall.
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From: "Dan Syrcher" sst703 -AT- verizon -DOT- net
Date: Tue Apr 12 23:37:49 2011
Subject: The next set of pictures are from my March 2011x/c ski adventure down the B&S RR switchbacks 2&3. From being dropped off at Junction Rd and Rt44 to the base of the mountain, it took me just about 4 hours. I would have never been able to complete this ski trip if I had to start at the base and go up and then come back down. My friend Chris Bell met me at the base where I dropped off my car and then he drove me to the top and dropped me off. It was a one-way trip down hill.

I took many pictures of 2&3. I deleted many and didn’t post all of them to keep the list short. But even with all the cuts, the short list is 32 pictures posted.

This picture,1920, was supplied by Chris and this is Rt44 crossing over the B&S. It is currently buried under 50 feet of fill for the current roadway. This is where I parked last year 2010 to ski switchback 4. With 32 pictures to view, enjoy the ride.
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From: "Dan Syrcher" sst703 -AT- verizon -DOT- net
Date: Thu Aug 9 10:30:57 2007
Subject: This is a wider view underneath the Buffalo River crossing. You can see two plates that are either missing nuts or they are spun half-way off. We are looking south. CP Draw is to our right [west].
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2-Buf_River.jpg 172137 bytes

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From: "Dan Syrcher" sst703 -AT- verizon -DOT- net
Date: Mon Sep 17 20:56:52 2007
Subject: This is the locomotive pulling are caboose for the Massachusetts Call/Volunteer Firefighters Association. The reporting marks, MCVX are on the CSX locomotive, caboose, serveral passenger cars along with several boxcars and tank cars which were not included in the photo shoot.
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From: "Dan Syrcher" sst703 -AT- verizon -DOT- net
Date: Sun Mar 27 22:43:30 2011
Subject: This is a profile shot of the line where the first ditch was encountered. Looking closely, you can see that the row on the left is higher than the row is on the right. To the right is where the row tends to disappear before rising up again beyond the second ditch and the pine trees.
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From: "Dan Syrcher" sst703 -AT- verizon -DOT- net
Date: Mon Sep 17 20:48:28 2007
Subject: This shows the caboose with the same reporting marks as the CSX locomotive. The reporting marks nearly the same as the slogan on the caboose: Massachusetts call/volunteer firefighters association-MCVX.
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21mcvx_caboose.jpg 162612 bytes

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From: "Dan Syrcher" sst703 -AT- verizon -DOT- net
Date: Sun Mar 27 22:37:16 2011
Subject: This is another view of the ROW in the background while looking East.
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From: "Dan Syrcher" sst703 -AT- verizon -DOT- net
Date: Mon Sep 17 20:41:25 2007
Subject: Shown in this picture are several passenger cars all showing the same reporting marks as the caboose and the locomotive. Also several tank cars [not shown in this picture] are behind these cars with the same reporting marks as well.
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22-MCVX_pax_cars.jpg 180075 bytes

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From: "Dan Syrcher" sst703 -AT- verizon -DOT- net
Date: Sun Mar 27 22:33:14 2011
Subject: I've returned to where I started and snapped this photo. Facing East, the line extends well beyond the trees in the background to Tillman Rd and points east. Between me and Tillman is nothing but a quary and the R-O-W is destroyed by quary activity.
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24_B+CRR_3-27-11.jpg 665898 bytes

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From: "Dan Syrcher" sst703 -AT- verizon -DOT- net
Date: Mon Sep 17 21:33:49 2007
Subject: A wider view of the Norfold Southern "rail ferry barge" in Port Colborne.
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29-NSrr_barge-ds-8-26.jpg 110160 bytes

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From: "Dan Syrcher" sst703 -AT- verizon -DOT- net
Date: Thu Aug 9 10:26:46 2007
Subject: Not getting an ideal upclose look, it was difficult to tell how long this cross bar has been broken, not being able to see how much corrosion exists on the broken area.
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3-Buf_River.jpg 108574 bytes

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From: "Dan Syrcher" sst703 -AT- verizon -DOT- net
Date: Mon Sep 17 21:28:31 2007
Subject: After crossing Lake Erie from Sunset Bay and the lake getting rougher we decided to make call at Port Colborne. I was stunned to find this Norfolk Southern "rail ferry barge" docked in Canada. I arrived just after sunset and with elevators on both sides, Not the greatest lighting. This name of this vessel is the "Windsor".

There are three sets of rails, all painted in white and can been seen clearly in this photo. I came upon this in August of 2007 and I haven't returned to see if it is still docked.
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30-NSrr_Barge-ds-8-26.jpg 171570 bytes

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From: "Dan Syrcher" sst703 -AT- verizon -DOT- net
Date: Sun Nov 18 17:47:03 2007
Subject: This veiw is from 3500 feet while looking north along the Genesee River at Letchworth State Park near Mount Morris, NY. Despite being late in the season, many trees still have very colorfull leaves on them. But the night befores freeze is causing them to rapidly fall.
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From: "Dan Syrcher" sst703 -AT- verizon -DOT- net
Date: Sun Nov 18 17:59:53 2007
Subject: As we entered our downwind leg for rwy 32 at Dansville, NY we flew over the new American Locomotive Plant [AMP]. You can see that there are several locomotives on the property along with many masts for wind turbines.
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53-AMP-11-18-07.jpg 145772 bytes

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From: "Dan Syrcher" sst703 -AT- verizon -DOT- net
Date: Sun Nov 18 18:09:18 2007
Subject: We are now SW of the plant looking NE. I have to wonder. Looking at the lower left of the photo, I wonder how the residents feel about their new backyard? If they like trains, that's good. If they like corn, that's good. If they have a job there, that's good. If they don't....too late.
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From: "Dan Syrcher" sst703 -AT- verizon -DOT- net
Date: Sun Nov 18 18:13:13 2007
Subject: With the wye at the base of the photo, we are north of the plant looking south at about 2000 feet.
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From: "Dan Syrcher" sst703 -AT- verizon -DOT- net
Date: Sun Nov 18 18:17:52 2007
Subject: This is the new Ethanol Plant near Medina, NY. We are generally north of the plant looking south at 2000 feet. We are just south of the Falls Road RR.
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57-plant-11-18-07.jpg 128185 bytes

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From: "Dan Syrcher" sst703 -AT- verizon -DOT- net
Date: Sun Feb 28 13:51:05 2010
Subject: This a the ROW of the B&S at Springville,NY. ROW is going west until it makes the turn to the north. Springville on the left.
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B+S_Springville.NY.jpg 199204 bytes

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