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From: "Dan Syrcher" sst703 -AT- verizon -DOT- net
Date: Sat Aug 19 15:41:07 2006
Subject: Standing on the mainline looking opposite [NE] along the new culdesac.
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26-MainlineE.jpg 189432 bytes

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From: "Dan Syrcher" sst703 -AT- verizon -DOT- net
Date: Sat Aug 19 15:45:28 2006
Subject: This photo is on the mainline looking SW. It's just before the access road to the Calspan test track which is about mid point of the photo. As of this photo, the rails still exist on the other side of the access road.
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From: "Dan Syrcher" sst703 -AT- verizon -DOT- net
Date: Sun Aug 20 15:41:47 2006
Subject: This is the end of the eastern wye from the industrial track along Sonwil Dr.
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28-CSXwye.jpg 281406 bytes

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From: "Dan Syrcher" sst703 -AT- verizon -DOT- net
Date: Sun Aug 20 15:50:09 2006
Subject: This is the beginning of the wye on the industrial track looking north. Take the left track and you head towards the Frontier Yard. Take the right track and you could have gone to New York. 417 miles away.
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29-CSXwye.jpg 298637 bytes

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From: "Dan Syrcher" sst703 -AT- verizon -DOT- net
Date: Sun Aug 20 15:59:31 2006
Subject: These are the rails that continue from/to the left set of rails in the above photo. This is where the western wye connects to the WS main. Most of the visible portion of the wye track will be ripped up and probably a little more. CSX only uses a portion of this wye. The main tracks on the left will be ripped up as well. The view is to the Northeast.
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From: "Dan Syrcher" sst703 -AT- verizon -DOT- net
Date: Sun Aug 20 16:05:41 2006
Subject: This is about 500 feet SW of the previous photo still looking Northeast. The rails on the right were not directly connected to the set of rails for the wye. When you zoom in, you can see that this set of tracks merged with the main on the left and then split for the wye further down.

Also, on the far left is an old wooden trestle from probably WWII when the Curtiss Wright plant and Westinghouse plant was served by the RR's. This is the entrance to the west side of the plant. Not the east side near Holtz Rd.
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From: "Dan Syrcher" sst703 -AT- verizon -DOT- net
Date: Sun Aug 20 16:11:16 2006
Subject: Upper deck of the same wooden trestle. There use to be a smaller wooden trestle further Northeast, maybe 1000 feet, but I believe it has been removed. This is where the Genesee St crossing at Holtz Rd use to be before the new road work was begun.
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From: "Dan Syrcher" sst703 -AT- verizon -DOT- net
Date: Sun Aug 20 16:15:35 2006
Subject: Another view of the wooden trestle. Looking Southwest.
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From: "Dan Syrcher" sst703 -AT- verizon -DOT- net
Date: Sun Aug 20 16:24:26 2006
Subject: This photo was taken in early May. Not much overgrowth at all. The building on the right was formerly the Peter J. Schmidt Company that served Bells Grocery Stores. They also received RR service from the WS.
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From: "Dan Syrcher" sst703 -AT- verizon -DOT- net
Date: Sun Aug 20 16:29:06 2006
Subject: Would you believe that this is the same location? See what happens in nearly 4 months? Overgrowth. If you look to the right you can see my bike. It is sitting on the beginning of where the siding went to service P.J. Schmidt. Only a small amount of ballast remain.

The rails on the left out of view under the growth have been pulled loose but not yet removed.
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35-siding.jpg 269150 bytes

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From: "Dan Syrcher" sst703 -AT- verizon -DOT- net
Date: Sun Aug 20 16:34:32 2006
Subject: Standing at the Cayuga Rd crossing in Depew looking Southwest. This section of the WS was not part of the current R.J. Corman operation.
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36-Cayuga_crossing.jpg 146056 bytes

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From: "Dan Syrcher" sst703 -AT- verizon -DOT- net
Date: Sun Aug 20 16:39:00 2006
Subject: This is the Tops parking lot on Union Rd in Cheektowga,NY. Cayuga rd is behind be about 1 mile.
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37-Tops@Union_rd.jpg 298515 bytes

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From: "Dan Syrcher" sst703 -AT- verizon -DOT- net
Date: Sun Aug 20 16:44:43 2006
Subject: This is the Union Rd crossing looking Southwest. The Galleria Mall is just beyond the trees. You can see the I-90 bridge in the distant background. The building on the right received RR service at some point. If you zoom in on it you can still see where the 3 loading docks were. They have recently upgraded the building.
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38-Unionrd.jpg 196039 bytes

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From: "Dan Syrcher" sst703 -AT- verizon -DOT- net
Date: Sun Aug 20 16:51:55 2006
Subject: WSRR meets Galleria Dr looking Southwest.
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39.Galariadr.jpg 204604 bytes

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From: "Dan Syrcher" sst703 -AT- verizon -DOT- net
Date: Sun Aug 20 17:03:03 2006
Subject: This is the last section of the WS just after Galleria drive bends left. This also ends at Harlem Rd and Walden Ave. Lots of overgrowth at this point but does open up further in.
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40-last_stretch.jpg 347603 bytes

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From: "Dan Syrcher" sst703 -AT- verizon -DOT- net
Date: Sun Aug 20 17:08:45 2006
Subject: "The end of the line." We are at the intersection of Walden Ave and Harlem Rd. This intersection has been built up and over the WSRR. The yard is just past the intersection and about 50 feet below.
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41-Harlem_rd.jpg 238553 bytes

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From: "Dan Syrcher" sst703 -AT- verizon -DOT- net
Date: Sun Aug 20 17:22:19 2006
Subject: Here is the entrance to the WSRR yard at Harlem Rd. To the left of center you can see where rails have recently been removed. To the far left and out of view was a set of tracks also recently removed that also looked like they went underneath Harlem Rd. Also, while overlooking the yard it looks as though all the tracks merged at Harlem rd into a single or maybe double track.

In the distance are tank cars that probably stretched to Bailey Ave. Once in a rare while, I have seen a Conrail caboose parked in here that's used for shoving ops only.
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42-WS@Frontier.jpg 171766 bytes

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From: "Dan Syrcher" sst703 -AT- verizon -DOT- net
Date: Sun Aug 20 17:31:45 2006
Subject: After completing the journey down the WS, I took a quick run up the Harlem Rd bridge and snapped this picture of CSX during humping ops. To the far left and above center is Central Terminal.
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43-Frontier_Yard-hump.jpg 265005 bytes

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