I headed out to the greater Buffalo area last weekend, and spent much of my time there with 2 great RRs- Norfolk Southern and the Buffalo Southern.
NS 309 heading westbound @ GB Diamond:
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(https://www.jreb.org/ns/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi857.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fab139%2FErielackawanna%2F2016%2FApr%25202016%2F0429%2520PM1%2520%2520Blasdell%2520NY%2FDSCN1521.jpg&hash=f7513fba49cab172b4f9ca3e7ad70c7ae40dd58a) (http://s857.photobucket.com/user/Erielackawanna/media/2016/Apr%202016/0429%20PM1%20%20Blasdell%20NY/DSCN1521.jpg.html)
Buffalo Southern's RS 11 #5001 and train at GB Diamond:
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A complete set of both trains:
http://s857.photobucket.com/user/Erielackawanna/slideshow/2016/Apr%202016/0429%20PM1%20%20Blasdell%20NY
All photos in this post and the link were taken by me Friday 4/29/2016 in Blasdell, NY.
I chased the Buffalo Southern RR for about 13 miles. i finally stopped at BSOR's HQ in Eden, which is in an old Erie RR/EL station:
(https://www.jreb.org/ns/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi857.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fab139%2FErielackawanna%2F2016%2FApr%25202016%2F0429%2520PM2%2520BSOR%2FDSCN1607.jpg&hash=50cb9c30933261eddba8abf80ce5a01a36aed7d9) (http://s857.photobucket.com/user/Erielackawanna/media/2016/Apr%202016/0429%20PM2%20BSOR/DSCN1607.jpg.html)
This spur on the side of Depot Street in Eden looked active:
(https://www.jreb.org/ns/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi857.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fab139%2FErielackawanna%2F2016%2FApr%25202016%2F0429%2520PM2%2520BSOR%2FDSCN1616.jpg&hash=3454a65b26b63dde99d35741543de76219e3ffd6) (http://s857.photobucket.com/user/Erielackawanna/media/2016/Apr%202016/0429%20PM2%20BSOR/DSCN1616.jpg.html)
BSOR #5010 and a couple hoppers pass the semaphore behind the depot in Eden:
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Lo and behold, BSOR did put the hoppers on the spur. I'd never seen them switch here before.
(https://www.jreb.org/ns/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi857.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fab139%2FErielackawanna%2F2016%2FApr%25202016%2F0429%2520PM2%2520BSOR%2FDSCN1667.jpg&hash=eb1c81b3129b1bfc47ac52f8bd5e584d6abc65c3) (http://s857.photobucket.com/user/Erielackawanna/media/2016/Apr%202016/0429%20PM2%20BSOR/DSCN1667.jpg.html)
The rest of the BSOR chase south of Buffalo:
http://s857.photobucket.com/user/Erielackawanna/slideshow/2016/Apr%202016/0429%20PM2%20BSOR
All photos in this post and the link were taken by me Friday 4/29/2016 in Erie County, NY.
Later in the afternoon, I caught 4 trains on the former NKP ay Bayview Road:
NS intermodal 23K heading westbound:
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NS auto rack freight 28N heading eastbound:
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NS mixed freight 14m heading eastbound:
(https://www.jreb.org/ns/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi857.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fab139%2FErielackawanna%2F2016%2FApr%25202016%2F0429%2520PM4%2520Hamburg%2520NY%2FDSC07707.jpg&hash=130d94dcd7d9881615c6c9123310a2b160100991) (http://s857.photobucket.com/user/Erielackawanna/media/2016/Apr%202016/0429%20PM4%20Hamburg%20NY/DSC07707.jpg.html)
NS intermodal 206 heading eastbound:
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A complete look at all 4 NS trains at Bayview Road, plus 2 CSX trains:
http://s857.photobucket.com/user/Erielackawanna/slideshow/2016/Apr%202016/0429%20PM4%20Hamburg%20NY
i wrapped up the day the town beach, and enjoyed looking north at Buffalo's skyline at sunset:
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All photos in this post and link were taken by me Friday 4/29/2016 in Hamburg, NY. A big thanks goes out to the crew of Buffalo Southern for their professionalism and friendliness while I chased their Alco.
I also caught a couple of NS freights descending Attica Hill the next day.
Mixed freight 37T heading westbound:
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(https://www.jreb.org/ns/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi857.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fab139%2FErielackawanna%2F2016%2FApr%25202016%2F0430%2520Attica%2520NY%2FDSC07837.jpg&hash=47390a3a4b619888022cac0bacfd403b2821ad1c) (http://s857.photobucket.com/user/Erielackawanna/media/2016/Apr%202016/0430%20Attica%20NY/DSC07837.jpg.html)
Intermodal 206 heading westbound:
(https://www.jreb.org/ns/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi857.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fab139%2FErielackawanna%2F2016%2FApr%25202016%2F0430%2520Attica%2520NY%2FDSC07841.jpg&hash=ec5ea5fe508c9454e0f987a78c655d2d127c6c6c) (http://s857.photobucket.com/user/Erielackawanna/media/2016/Apr%202016/0430%20Attica%20NY/DSC07841.jpg.html)
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Slideshow of both trains:
http://s857.photobucket.com/user/Erielackawanna/slideshow/2016/Apr%202016/0430%20Attica%20NY
All photos in this post were taken by me Saturday 4/30/2016 at East Main Street Road in Attica, NY.