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Re: AAPRCO Private Rail Car Owner Special

 by erie2937 ¦  Sat Sep 30, 2017 2:16 pm ¦  Forum: New York State Railfan ¦  Topic: Niagara Hobby caboose for sale ¦  Replies: 14 ¦  Views: 4332

Price is $80,000 or thereabouts. Without roller bearing axles that caboose cannot go anywhere on rails. Brakes would be an issue too. No railroad would hang it on the hind end of a freight train and it could never be run in an Amtrak consist.

Re: NKP or NYC at Athol Springs?

 by erie2937 ¦  Fri May 26, 2017 2:49 pm ¦  Forum: New York State Railfan ¦  Topic: NKP or NYC at Athol Springs? ¦  Replies: 2 ¦  Views: 1978

That is the LS&MSRY depot. I have a very similar postcard showing that depot.

Re: Alco Dunkirk questions (Updated)

 by erie2937 ¦  Thu Jun 02, 2016 7:28 pm ¦  Forum: New York State Railfan ¦  Topic: Alco Dunkirk questions (Updated) ¦  Replies: 2 ¦  Views: 1698

The DAV&P(later NYC Valley Branch) might have had a switch into the Alco plant. Erie definitely did. Plant was built by Horatio Brooks who was the engineer on the first Erie train to Dunkirk in 1851. NKP was not adjacent to Brooks Works.

Re: NYC 5435, Muncie, Ind., April 1953

 by erie2937 ¦  Sun Apr 24, 2016 2:19 pm ¦  Forum: New York Central ¦  Topic: NYC 5435, Muncie, Ind., April 1953 ¦  Replies: 3 ¦  Views: 3001

5435 is the locomotive that is the subject of a weird set of communications that included messages to and from Mike Eagleson about the existence of that locomotive in the NYC roundhouse at Niles MI. I have copies of those messages, the jist of which is that 5435 was not scrapped but was hidden in th...

Re: Catskill Mountain Railroad (CMRR) Discussion - 2015

 by erie2937 ¦  Sun Sep 27, 2015 9:46 pm ¦  Forum: New York State Railfan ¦  Topic: Catskill Mountain Railroad (CMRR) Discussion - 2015 ¦  Replies: 324 ¦  Views: 86089

Two old switch keys: I have been asked to sell two old switch keys, one marked D&N, the other marked U&DRR. Not sure I can post this here. If so, good. If not, I understand and apologize. The owner is deceased. Hugh T. Guillaume posted this.

Re: Wagner buffet floor plans

 by erie2937 ¦  Sun Sep 13, 2015 6:58 pm ¦  Forum: New York Central ¦  Topic: Wagner buffet floor plans ¦  Replies: 1 ¦  Views: 2025

NYC&HRRR did operate Wagner buffet and sleeping cars but the cars were owned by Wagner, not by the railroad, and were not carried on the railroad roster of rolling stock. Wagner was sold to Pullman shortly after the death of Webster Wagner in a train wreck. More than likely, if any Wagner record...

Re: First time in Buffalo...sights and sounds to see?

 by erie2937 ¦  Sun Aug 30, 2015 5:05 pm ¦  Forum: New York State Railfan ¦  Topic: First time in Buffalo...sights and sounds to see? ¦  Replies: 20 ¦  Views: 7559

Do not venture into the area around Central Terminal. But do include the History Discovery Center on Lee Street which is owned and operated by the Western New York Railway Historical Society. Check their website for open hours.

sad news

 by erie2937 ¦  Mon Aug 05, 2013 10:03 am ¦  Forum: Genesee Valley Transportation Family (DLWR, FRR, MAN, DL) ¦  Topic: sad news ¦  Replies: 0 ¦  Views: 5077

Matt Wronski, long-time GVT employee, best known for his years in Lockport, Depew and Batavia, died on August 4th, 2013, after a long struggle with many serious medical issues. Matt was a great guy, a good friend, he will be missed. Posted by Hugh T. Guillaume

sad news

 by erie2937 ¦  Mon Aug 05, 2013 10:02 am ¦  Forum: Genesee Valley Transportation Family (DLWR, FRR, MAN, DL) ¦  Topic: sad news ¦  Replies: 1 ¦  Views: 5807

Matt Wronski, long-time GVT employee, best known for his years in Lockport, Depew and Batavia, died on August 4th, 2013, after a long struggle with many serious medical issues. Matt was a great guy, a good friend, he will be missed. Posted by Hugh T. Guillaume

sad news

 by erie2937 ¦  Mon Aug 05, 2013 10:02 am ¦  Forum: Genesee Valley Transportation Family (DLWR, FRR, MAN, DL) ¦  Topic: sad news ¦  Replies: 2 ¦  Views: 7034

Matt Wronski, long-time GVT employee, best known for his years in Lockport, Depew and Batavia, died on August 4th, 2013, after a long struggle with many serious medical issues. Matt was a great guy, a good friend, he will be missed. Posted by Hugh T. Guillaume

Re: Rome, Watertown, & Ogdensburg Abandonment Dates

 by erie2937 ¦  Sat Aug 03, 2013 10:10 am ¦  Forum: New York State Railfan ¦  Topic: Rome, Watertown, & Ogdensburg Abandonment Dates ¦  Replies: 15 ¦  Views: 4062

There are no former RW&O or NYC Lewiston Branch tracks left heading compass north railroad west out of the Suspension Bridge Yard. There is no rail access to the power plant. RW&O and Lewiston Branch tracks were separate. Lehigh Valley eventually occupied former RW&O yard at Niagara Falls.

South Buffalo 73

 by erie2937 ¦  Thu Jul 11, 2013 8:50 pm ¦  Forum: New York State Railfan ¦  Topic: South Buffalo 73 ¦  Replies: 1 ¦  Views: 681

Does anyone on this board know anything about the disposition of this locomotive? It was built in September of 1941 by Alco-GE, c/n 69554.

Re: Grade profile of Ulster & Delaware/Catskill Mountain Bra

 by erie2937 ¦  Thu Jul 04, 2013 11:40 am ¦  Forum: New York Central ¦  Topic: Grade profile of Ulster & Delaware/Catskill Mountain Branch ¦  Replies: 17 ¦  Views: 5853

Otto: Too bad that profile is not bigger and in more detail. If you could see the entire document you would find that several other branch lines are shown that way. One is the Cowanesque Valley which ran west off the Fall Brook near Lawrenceville. Like the U&D, it was a single-track line through...

Re: Grade profile of Ulster & Delaware/Catskill Mountain Bra

 by erie2937 ¦  Sat Jun 29, 2013 9:57 am ¦  Forum: New York Central ¦  Topic: Grade profile of Ulster & Delaware/Catskill Mountain Branch ¦  Replies: 17 ¦  Views: 5853

Otto - I mailed you a copy of the Catskill Mountain Branch profile. You should have it on Monday. HTG

Re: CSX Derailment near Amsterdam, NY - 6/27/13

 by erie2937 ¦  Sat Jun 29, 2013 9:53 am ¦  Forum: New York State Railfan ¦  Topic: CSX Derailment near Amsterdam, NY - 6/27/13 ¦  Replies: 69 ¦  Views: 10550

I have heard from two sources that the eastbound train hit the seventeenth head car of the westbound which means that a head-on collision was missed by only a few seconds so as bad as the wreck was it could have been much worse in human terms. Tapes will show whether or not there was a brake applica...

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