 A track leading to Buffalo Central Station from the main railway.
 Another view of Buffalo Central Station. The New York Central Terminal in Buffalo, New York, USA, was a key railroad station from the 1920s through the 1970s. The 20 story Art Deco style station was designed by architects Fellheimer & Wagner for the New York Central Railroad and opened on June 22, 1929. The last train departed the station on October 28, 1979. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (768x1024, 194 KB)Buffalo Central Station photographed from Amtrak Trains window File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
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The New York Central Railroad (AAR reporting mark NYC), known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the North-Eastern United States. ...
Rail History
When the New York Central operated the 20th Century Limited, Central Station was located at the half-way point from New York City to Chicago and trains would pass each other here without stopping. The 20th Century Limited was a passenger train operated by the New York Central (NYC) railroad. ...
Prior to the building of the station, the site was bounded to the south by the New York Central main line, to the northwest by the NYC's West Shore Railroad, and to the east by the NYC's Junction Railroad. When the station was built, the West Shore was abandoned between the NYC main line and the Junction Railroad, being rerouted via the other two lines and the new station. The former West Shore right-of-way is now Memorial Drive. The West Shore Railroad was the final name of a railroad from Weehawken, New Jersey, across the Hudson River from New York City, north along the west shore of the river to Albany, New York and then west to Buffalo. ...
A right-of-way (plural: rights-of-way) is an easement or strip of land granted to a railroad company upon which to build a railroad. ...
The Terminal later served trains of the Pennsylvania Railroad and Toronto, Hamilton and Buffalo Railway, and lastly by Amtrak. The station replaced the older Exchange Street Station, which is now once again used by Amtrak's Empire Service and Maple Leaf Service. 1893 map The Pennsylvania Railroad (AAR reporting mark PRR) was an American railroad that was founded in 1846 and merged in 1968 into Penn Central Transportation. ...
The Toronto, Hamilton and Buffalo Railway (TH&B; AAR reporting mark THB) was a railway that ran in Southern Ontario. ...
Acela Express in West Windsor, NJ Amtrak Cascades service with tilting Talgo trainsets in Seattle, Washington Amtrak train in downtown Orlando, Florida For other uses, see Amtrak (disambiguation). ...
Amtraks Empire Service trains provide frequent daily service between New York City and Niagara Falls in New York, United States. ...
The Maple Leaf is a train operated jointly by VIA Rail and Amtrak from New Yorks Pennsylvania Station to Toronto via the New York state cities of Albany, Syracuse, Rochester, and Buffalo. ...
Post-Railroad History After closing to passenger traffic in 1979, the building was purchased by Anthony Fedele & Galesi Realty for $75,000. Fedele used the building for a variety of purposes, including gala events, markets, floor hockey games, and more. In 1981, the bridge which connected the train concourse and passenger platforms from the terminal and main concourse was demolished to allow passage of high freight cars on the Belt Line.
In 1984, the Terminal was placed on the National Register of Historic Places. The National Register of Historic Places is the USAs official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects worthy of preservation. ...
In 1986, Anthony Fedele defaulted on his taxes and US Bankruptcy Court Judge John W. Creahan ordered a foreclosure sale. The Buffalo Central Terminal was put up for auction and won by Thomas Telesco, the only bidder, for $100,000. Telesco began the process of selling the architectural artifacts and other items of value from the building. He later abandoned the building, leaving it open and exposed to vandals and the elements until it was acquired from the City of Buffalo by Scott Field in 1997 for the purchase price of $1 and assumption of approximately $70,000 in back taxes. Shortly after, the Central Terminal Restoration Corporation (CTRC) was formed and officially obtained ownership of the Terminal, tower, and baggage buildings.
Central Terminal Restoration Corporation Progress The CTRC is a non-profit, volunteer organization whose goal is to preserve the Terminal and help promote it as a viable redevelopment opportunity in the City of Buffalo. In 1999, a state grant for $800,000 was obtained to begin the process of sealing and protecting the complex. Four years later, the building was re-opened for public tours.
Currently, the Buffalo Central Terminal is host to approximately twenty major fundraising events each year. Work continues to progress and new areas of the building are cleaned up and reopened to the public each year.
In November of 2005, Red Scream Films LLC shot their first feature film "Prison of the Psychotic Damned" in the Terminal. This ultra-low budget film details what happens when a group of dysfunctional ghost-hunters decide to spend a night in the long rumored to be haunted structure. A benefit sneak-peek screening of the film with all proceeds going to the CTRC was held June 23rd 2006 at 6pm. The film company plans to return to the Terminal in August to shoot part of their third feature "FrightWorld".
References - Central Terminal Restoration Corporation
- J. Henry Priebe Jr., Re: (rshsdepot) Buffalo, NY
- Central Terminal
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