My first day trackside in the spring of 2012

Started by Matt L, April 02, 2012, 06:48:49 PM

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#25
April 02, 2012, 07:43:38 PM
NS H0A shuffles cars as 287 passes.



Photo taken by me Friday 3/23/2012 in Buffalo, NY.
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#26
April 02, 2012, 07:46:22 PM
NS H0A works near the Tifft Street Bridge while westbound 287 passes underneath it.



Photo taken by me Friday 3/23/2012 in Buffalo, NY.
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#27
April 02, 2012, 07:47:25 PM
The tail end of 287 passes GP38-2 #5113 at Buffalo Creek Junction.



Photo taken by me Friday 3/23/2012 in Buffalo, NY.
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#28
April 02, 2012, 07:49:00 PM
NS 5113 idles at Buffalo Creek Junction with a lone boxcar. I didn't know it at the time, but I'd see the Geep a few hours later.



Photo taken by me Friday 3/23/2012 in Buffalo, NY.
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#29
April 02, 2012, 07:50:52 PM
The action at Buffalo Creek Junction was incredible. Among other things, the B&P was working the entire time I was there that morning.



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#30
April 02, 2012, 07:53:49 PM
This was my final shot of the B&P local before a fellow railfan decided to give me a quick tour of some local photo locations I hadn't seen before.



Photo taken by me Friday 3/23/2012 in Buffalo, NY. When I resume this series, we'll take a look at a couple of new places (for me) in the area,
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#31
April 03, 2012, 07:14:06 PM
After departing Tifft Street/Buffalo Creek Junction, my fellow railfan Brian led me to Bayview Road, which is ideally suited for catching both CSX and NS action. As for the latter, 23K arrived around mid-day.



Photo taken by me Friday 3/23/2012 in Hamburg, NY.
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#32
April 03, 2012, 07:15:13 PM
This was the furthest west I have seen 23K to date.



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#33
April 03, 2012, 07:16:47 PM
NS 23K approaches Bayview Road.



Photo taken by me Friday 3/23/2012 in Hamburg, NY.
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#34
April 03, 2012, 07:18:51 PM
I really liked the Bayview Road crossing and will probably spend more time here during future visits to Buffalo.



Photo taken by me Friday 3/23/2012 in Hamburg, NY.
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#35
April 03, 2012, 07:20:36 PM
As 23K sped off into the distance, I noticed the connecting track that  diverges from the former NKP and connects with the ex-NYC Water Level Route (which is now operated by CSX).



Photo taken by me Friday 3/23/2012 in Hamburg, NY.
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#36
April 03, 2012, 07:22:43 PM
After 23K passed, Brian and I went back to Tifft Street and caught a second Buffalo & Pittsburgh local working at Buffalo Creek Yard.



Photo taken by me Friday 3/23/2012 in Buffalo, NY.
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#37
April 03, 2012, 07:25:57 PM
The 2nd B&P local departs Buffalo Creek Yard.



Photo taken by me Friday 3/23/2012 in Buffalo, NY. As a point of clarification, NS refers to this area as Buffalo Creek Junction ( a term that dates back to the Nickel Plate), while the B&P uses Buffalo Creek Yard.
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#38
April 03, 2012, 07:28:29 PM
The 2nd B&P local passes over Norfolk Southern, the Buffalo Southern RR and CSX on a former South Buffalo RR bridge.



Photo taken by me Friday 3/23/2012 in Buffalo, NY.
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#39
April 03, 2012, 07:32:27 PM
On Brian's advice, I checked out the tracks next to a street called Ohwan Place. We found #5113 idling there.



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#40
April 03, 2012, 07:33:54 PM
H0A basks in the sunshine of an unusually warm March day. 



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#41
April 03, 2012, 07:37:19 PM
Red Jacket River Front Park is around the corner from Ohwan Place. Among other things, there are murals painted on the bridge abuttments of the former Lackawanna passenger main.



Photo taken by me Friday 3/23/2012 in Buffalo, NY.
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#42
April 03, 2012, 07:38:26 PM
This is one of several paintings on the opposite abuttment.



Photo taken by me Friday 3/23/2012 in Buffalo, NY.
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#43
April 03, 2012, 07:40:54 PM
The murals on the abuttments all depict places and/or people from the Buffalo area. Park personnel perform occasional "touch-up" work on the paintings if they've been tagged with graffiti.



Photo taken by me Friday 3/23/2012 in Buffalo, NY.   
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#44
April 03, 2012, 07:46:49 PM
Red Jacket River Front Park is a good location for catching both NS and CSX action, since they share the tracks at CP Draw. A westbound NS hopper train (possibly 8888) crosses the bridge.  



Photo taken by me Friday 3/23/2012 in Buffalo, NY.
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#45
April 03, 2012, 07:48:40 PM
The tail end of the NS hopper train crosses CP Draw.



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#46
April 03, 2012, 07:50:46 PM
Some of the former Lackawanna embankment sits within the park, so I was able to stand where the legendary Phoebe Snow travelled back in the day.



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#47
April 03, 2012, 07:52:52 PM
At the east end of the embankment, we could look down to the NS and CSX tracks... where this MOW critter was parked.



Photo taken by me Friday 3/23/2012 in Buffalo, NY. 
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#48
April 03, 2012, 07:55:57 PM
CP Draw and the former NKP bridge can also be seen from the former Lackawanna. N&W stopped using the latter bridge in the early '80s and began sharing the former Buffalo Creek bridge with Conrail. The ex-NKP bridge is actually welded to remain in an "up" position permanently.



Photo taken by me Friday 3/23/2012 in Buffalo, NY.   
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#49
April 03, 2012, 07:57:13 PM
H0A could also be seen underneath the South Park Avenue bridge.



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