by SST
Yesterday the weather was unexpectedly nice so I took to the air. I flew south crossing the Buffalo Line near East Aurora then over to the BR&P at Colden then south to Spingville then Ellicottville. Then proceeded east and landed at Dansville.
The last time I was at Dansville I checked out a truck stop for a new place to eat other than McDonalds. T/A has a nice restuarant and store there. I had already had my dinner so I left. When I arrived yesterday and looked for a place to sit down, I suddenly noticed all the photos on the walls. Very historic photos.
They have pictures of the former resort that sits on a hill overlooking Dansville. These pictures date back to around 1900. There are several pictures of steam action in Dansville at the Dansville Depot. Beautiful photos. They have two shots of the bridge going over the Genesee River at Letchworth. The shot has two steam locomotives pulling their load. I kept looking at it as if it was telling me something. Just as I was about to leave I looked at it again. It suddenly hit me. There are two bridges in this picture. The original and replacement! Both bridges are standing there with a train on each bridge.
The original bridge looked something like the upside down bridge at Lockport. A single steam locomotive was sitting on it. That was in the background. The new bridge with the tandem loco's are in the forground. There is third picture of the bridge with another steam loco pulling its load. I couldn't make out who operated it. The first boxcar in the line was a DL&W. The tender was marked #740. But I just couldn't tell who operated the steamer. There is a picture of the DL&W yard in Groveland. There is even a picture of the Dansville Tennis Club from 1880.
If you're on the road or looking for something to do, check this place out. It's off of the 390. If you're southbound make a right turn off the exit ramp. If you're northbound make a left off the ramp and go back underneath the 390.
When I departed it was 6 degrees with 20 minutes of cleaning the frost of the wings. It was worth it.
The last time I was at Dansville I checked out a truck stop for a new place to eat other than McDonalds. T/A has a nice restuarant and store there. I had already had my dinner so I left. When I arrived yesterday and looked for a place to sit down, I suddenly noticed all the photos on the walls. Very historic photos.
They have pictures of the former resort that sits on a hill overlooking Dansville. These pictures date back to around 1900. There are several pictures of steam action in Dansville at the Dansville Depot. Beautiful photos. They have two shots of the bridge going over the Genesee River at Letchworth. The shot has two steam locomotives pulling their load. I kept looking at it as if it was telling me something. Just as I was about to leave I looked at it again. It suddenly hit me. There are two bridges in this picture. The original and replacement! Both bridges are standing there with a train on each bridge.
The original bridge looked something like the upside down bridge at Lockport. A single steam locomotive was sitting on it. That was in the background. The new bridge with the tandem loco's are in the forground. There is third picture of the bridge with another steam loco pulling its load. I couldn't make out who operated it. The first boxcar in the line was a DL&W. The tender was marked #740. But I just couldn't tell who operated the steamer. There is a picture of the DL&W yard in Groveland. There is even a picture of the Dansville Tennis Club from 1880.
If you're on the road or looking for something to do, check this place out. It's off of the 390. If you're southbound make a right turn off the exit ramp. If you're northbound make a left off the ramp and go back underneath the 390.
When I departed it was 6 degrees with 20 minutes of cleaning the frost of the wings. It was worth it.
