Nostalgia & History > Buffalo NY 1968

Please flesh out the details of railroad, lines, yards, etc...

http://www.rr-fallenflags.org/nkp/nkp-s759jpl.jpg

http://www.rr-fallenflags.org/nkp/nkp-s759jpm.jpg

Both photos taken from Tifft St.

The crossovers in the going-away shot were known as FY Block Station, handled by a switchtender at one time. Interesting to see the signal heads have been removed from the bracket mast poles. 759 is of course running eastbound on the N&W (NKP). The line curving under the bridge in the first shot is the B&O (BR&P), as seen on the hoppers in the yard.

BMH Wrote:
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> Both photos taken from Tifft St.

Yes taken from the Tifft St bridge.  Steam train is on the Nickel Plate main heading east.  First photo shows the B&O main to Salamanca curving to the left with the South Buffalo RR crossing it on the bridge.  Going away shot shows B&O's Buffalo Creek yard on the right,  Nickel Plate's Tifft yard straight ahead and the old Erie RR's Buffalo and Southwestern division on the left.
Steve B.