Comments on: Dyngus Day 2010 Schedule Released http://buffalocentralterminal.org/2010/03/dyngus-day-2010-schedule-released/ Dedicated to the restoration of the New York Central train station in Buffalo, NY Tue, 20 Dec 2011 03:13:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Paul G http://buffalocentralterminal.org/2010/03/dyngus-day-2010-schedule-released/comment-page-1/#comment-7373 Paul G Fri, 02 Apr 2010 02:20:05 +0000 http://buffalocentralterminal.org/?p=1143#comment-7373 Sounds like a monumental undertaking, with a lot of red tape to wriggle through before any ground is broken to re-lay track on a roadbed, much less operate an excursion train. (I remember over 20 years ago they sponsered excursions with the NKP 765, and N&W 611 and 1218. Unfortunately, I didn't get to ride on any of those, but I did catch the 611 steamed up going through Dunkirk once. The 611 and 1218 are now mothballed in Roanoke, and the 1218 was disassembled and in mid rebuild when the order got handed down that NS was terminating their steam program. It was put back together by volunteers, after being moved in pieces, enough to display at the Claytor pavilion, alongside the 611, at the Virginia Museum of Transportation, but for the most part, it is just a shell now.) The WNYRHS venture would be a good idea, if they can get the support from the various agencies needed to make it a reality, but even then, it might be a long way off. Maybe someone at the CTRC should contact the WNYRHS to find out more details. (If we can get the foot traffic going through the terminal, I'd like to see the Pennsy I-1sa #4483 and other WNYRHS rolling stock occasionally brought up to the terminal for display at events, like the train show, if tracks do go back in someday!) BTW, I'm planning to be up for Dyngus Day, spring cleanup, and hopefully a Saturday morning work session soon. I have an appointment with the eye doctor this coming Saturday morning, and some things to take care of at home this weekend. Happy Easter, all! Sounds like a monumental undertaking, with a lot of red tape to wriggle through before any ground is broken to re-lay track on a roadbed, much less operate an excursion train. (I remember over 20 years ago they sponsered excursions with the NKP 765, and N&W 611 and 1218. Unfortunately, I didn’t get to ride on any of those, but I did catch the 611 steamed up going through Dunkirk once. The 611 and 1218 are now mothballed in Roanoke, and the 1218 was disassembled and in mid rebuild when the order got handed down that NS was terminating their steam program. It was put back together by volunteers, after being moved in pieces, enough to display at the Claytor pavilion, alongside the 611, at the Virginia Museum of Transportation, but for the most part, it is just a shell now.) The WNYRHS venture would be a good idea, if they can get the support from the various agencies needed to make it a reality, but even then, it might be a long way off. Maybe someone at the CTRC should contact the WNYRHS to find out more details. (If we can get the foot traffic going through the terminal, I’d like to see the Pennsy I-1sa #4483 and other WNYRHS rolling stock occasionally brought up to the terminal for display at events, like the train show, if tracks do go back in someday!) BTW, I’m planning to be up for Dyngus Day, spring cleanup, and hopefully a Saturday morning work session soon. I have an appointment with the eye doctor this coming Saturday morning, and some things to take care of at home this weekend. Happy Easter, all!

]]> By: Phil http://buffalocentralterminal.org/2010/03/dyngus-day-2010-schedule-released/comment-page-1/#comment-7372 Phil Thu, 01 Apr 2010 19:32:00 +0000 http://buffalocentralterminal.org/?p=1143#comment-7372 Off topic, but has anyone seen this, from the Trains Magazine Newswire on their website: Published: Wednesday, March 31, 2010 BUFFALO, N.Y. - The Western New York Railway Historical Society plans to consolidate its equipment and railroad memorabilia scattered throughout the state into six buildings it has bought or is in the process of acquiring at a site in South Buffalo, according to a story in The Buffalo News . . .The society is planning to operate two excursion passenger trains beginning in 2011 after building track and platforms along Prenatt Street that's adjacent to the site. Plans include occasional trips to Buffalo Central Terminal, which saw its last passenger train in 1979, and special excursions throughout the region to destinations such as Niagara Falls, Medina, and Jamestown, N.Y., and possibly Cleveland on Norfolk Southern ... Off topic, but has anyone seen this, from the Trains Magazine Newswire on their website:

Published: Wednesday, March 31, 2010
BUFFALO, N.Y. – The Western New York Railway Historical Society plans to consolidate its equipment and railroad memorabilia scattered throughout the state into six buildings it has bought or is in the process of acquiring at a site in South Buffalo, according to a story in The Buffalo News . . .The society is planning to operate two excursion passenger trains beginning in 2011 after building track and platforms along Prenatt Street that’s adjacent to the site. Plans include occasional trips to Buffalo Central Terminal, which saw its last passenger train in 1979, and special excursions throughout the region to destinations such as Niagara Falls, Medina, and Jamestown, N.Y., and possibly Cleveland on Norfolk Southern …

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