MOVED BY HISTORY

The Buffalo Central Terminal has long been the people’s palace. Opened in 1929 to serve more than 200 trains and 10,000 passengers daily. An Art Deco icon integral to Buffalo’s architectural legacy, the Buffalo Central Terminal was placed on both the National and State Registers of Historical Places in 1984. Despite the last train having left the station in 1979, the Terminal’s importance as both a major piece of transportation infrastructure and a cultural asset in the greater Broadway-Fillmore neighborhood make its restoration a singular opportunity for the region.

In 1997, the 12.5-acre Buffalo Central Terminal site was acquired by the non-profit Central Terminal Restoration Corporation (CTRC). For 25 years the CTRC has been an active steward of the building, relentlessly advocating for the Terminal.

Our priorities are both simple and monumental. The Terminal will be a hub of activity – a beacon and a destination that attracts people and investment – joining and elevating the strong future of the city and region.

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Building Our Future Era

The Next Chapter Begins with the Master Plan

The Action Era

The Central Terminal Restoration Corporation Steps Up

The CTRC Era

Stabilization Begins

The Anthony Fedele Era

The Auction of the Buffalo Central Terminal

The Disco Era

The Doomed Penn-Central System

The Civil Rights Era

The End of the Twentieth Century Limited

The Midcentury Era

The Decline of Passenger Travel

The Post War

The Rise of Rail in Support of the War

The Terminal was an essential hub for moving troops, goods and services during the war years.  If you have a Central Terminal story from this era, please share it with us through our online form.

The Great Depression

Surviving the Great Depression

The 1930s were pretty stable as far as transportation needs, even during the Depression. If you have a Central Terminal story from this era, please share it with us through our online form.

The Roaring Twenties

The Buffalo Central Terminal Opens for Business

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