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Metro North #108 just went by my house in Arcade, NY, on a B&P Buffalo bound train.

Probably a Brookville rebuild...

A train bound for Riker leaves Salamanca every morning around 8am. Except the weekends. It's SIRI. They stop to do some work in Bradford then head south. I have to get to Droney's Curve sometime to hear SIRI climbing the hill. Videos here: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=droney%27s+curv...

The Buffalo & Susquehanna Railroad's Buffalo Extension Symposium will be held Saturday, August 3rd and Sunday, August 4th at the Heritage Discovery Center at 100 Lee Street, Buffalo, NY, 14210. The two day Symposium cost will be $79 and will include food and refreshments. A registration date wil...

^Thanks!

Congrats to the former owner. Are you retiring?

Best of luck to United Rail!

Sold! http://trn.trains.com/news/news-wire/2019/02/25-short-line-group-buys-new-england-southern#.XHRYdUyvRX8.twitter" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Short line group buys New England Southern By Chris Anderson | February 25, 2019 CONCORD, N.H. — United Rail, Inc., said Mond...

There used to be an occasional eastbound coal train on the ex Erie main through Wellsville, destination unknown. Probably history now, is there currently any traffic on this line at all? Just a turn-job from Olean to Hornell a couple times a week, that's really it. I hope some more traffic will som...

Scrapped February 2019:

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D&H 4126 Alco RS3 - exAlbany Port RR #2
LIRR 417 Alco S1

Both at Colonie yard

scottychaos wrote:Post on Facebook today, with a photo. The Alco RS3 and all but one of the passenger cars at Colonie are now scrapped. One passenger car remains, on its side. Will also be scrapped within the next day or two.

Scot

^The problem is that they put up inferior fencing.

If NS and Letchworth were serious about trespassing, they would have put up industrial fencing.

The first time I saw it, I knew it would not prevent trespassing on the bridge.

Anyone from NYS go to the HUGE Springfield show last weekend?? It was out of control crowded around 11am Saturday morning. I don't remember it being that crowded when I used to go in the early 2010s. Well, it was a sunny day so good weather for driving. I ran into 3 people I knew from Western New Yo...

I read “Trolleys of the Oil Rich Enchanted Mountains” by John Dean Wilkins through inter-library loan. The Allegany, NY, library has it.

^Thanks, Fritz!

Sorry, I just discovered this post.

Thanks for all the pics at the links you posted!

I haven't been back to the CMRR since August 2011. Just before Irene...

Pan Am engine on the BKRR: http://photos.greatrails.net/s/?p=221372" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; An unexpected BKRR surprise on many levels... 1. A Saturday move, 2. No pumpkin colored 1950's ALCO's, 3. Borrowed 6-Axle power in the form of MEC #615 on light rail 4. Firema...