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GREATER ROCHESTER SHORTLINE RAILROADS
BUFFALO SOUTHERN RAILROAD, INC.
ADDRESS & PHONE: 8600 Depot Street, Eden, NY 14057 - 716-992-4979
OWNERSHIP: Physical property owned by Erie County.
CORPORATE WEBSITE: http://members.aol.com/buffalosouthern/index.html
REPORTING MARK: BSOR
RADIO FREQUENCIES: 160.260
PRIMARY BUSINESS
- Grain
- Lumber
- Scrap steel
- Cement
ANNUAL TRAFFIC: 1,500 cars
INFRASTRUCTURE: 32 miles of track, 100 lb rail
ONLINE CUSTOMERS:
- Dunlop Tire, Tonawanda (contract switching)
- Riefler Concrete Products, Lackawanna
- Riefler's Concrete Products, Hamburg
- Lackawanna Products, Eden
- Laing Gro Fertilizers, Eden
- Gui's Lumber, North Collins
- James E Strates Shows - Erie County Fair Train
- Niagara Energy, LLC (Renaldo's Propane) - North Collins
SCHEDULE OF OPERATIONS:
- As needed
TRAINSPOTTING LOCATIONS:
- Eden, NY
INTERCHANGE POINT & RAILROAD: Buffalo Creek Junction with BPRR, CR, CP & NS and Gowanda with NYLE
LOCOMOTIVE ROSTER: Enginehouse located in Hamburg
# Manufacturer Model S/N
Year Assignment Heritage / Notes 28 Alco RS-3 80531
1951 Eden - Stored unserviceable - broken crankshaft ex Adirondack 28 29 Whitcomb 35-ton end cab 60731
1947 Rieflers 30 GE 45-ton 1946 Dunlop Tire 81 Alco S 2 75919
1942 Hamburg - Stored serviceable Ex South Buffalo 84 Alco S 2 76511
1948 Eden - Stored unserviceable, parts donor Ex SB Parts 93 Alco S 4 78825
1950 Leased - Gateway Ex South Buffalo 100 Alco S 2 74329
1945 Hamburg - Stored serviceable Ex D&H 3004, SB 100 2/56 105 Alco S 2 76764
1949 Hamburg - Stored serviceable EX LV 165, Ex SB 105 - Muable 106 Alco S-2 Scrapped - block and misc parts remain 107 Alco S 2 69953
1942 Eden - Stored unserviceable, cracked block Muable 423 Alco C415 3451-09
1966 Hamburg - Stored serviceable, awaiting repairs Ex Rock Island 423, Center cab 701 Alco S 1 69683 1942 Tonawanda, Dunlop Tire Plant Ex SB, 660HP 1847 MLW RS-18 82246 1958 Hamburg - Road Power Ex CPRS 8752 to 1847, Q&G 1847 2010 Alco C420 3384-01
1964 Eden - Road Power Ex LI 221, Ex NYSW / GW Hockaday, high nose 4212 MLW C424 84850
1965 Hamburg - Stored serviceable - needs new lube cooler Ex CPRS 4212, Q&G 4212 4241 MLW C424 M-3436-09
1966 Hamburg - SOLD - Awaiting Shipment Ex CPRS 4241, Q&G 4241 5010 Alco RS 11 83689
1961 Eden - Road Power Ex D&H #5010
Norfolk Southern Railway has operational control of the Buffalo Southern Railroad's trackage from BSOR's connection with Norfolk Southern Railway at Blasdell, New York (BSOR MP 6.4) to the Conrail power switch in the CP-Draw interlocking (Conrail MP 1.8/BSOR MP 2.74), including BSOR's BC Yard. Prior to entering or departing said trackage, trains must receive instructions and permission from Norfolk Southern Railway's Yardmaster at Buffalo Junction, New York.
The Buffalo Southern built a new engine house at Reifler's siding in Hamburg NY. The structure will hold 2 of the larger locomotives (C420#2010/RS11#5010) and the Whitcomb (Riefler's little red switcher...though this is also being painted Buffalo Southern Green) The shop measures 125 x 50; and has two tracks inside.
HISTORY: This is a former Erie branch built by the Buffalo & Southwestern Railroad and operated by Conrail until 1981, when operations were turned over to the New York and Lake Erie Railroad. Erie County Industrial Development Authority acquired the property in 1982 and effective May 1, 1982, designated Buffalo Southern to operate it.
CREDITS: John Stewart's railroad.net, Tom Trencansky, Pat Connors and the American Shortline Railway Guide, 5th ed. by Edward A. Lewis
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UPDATED: February 20, 2005
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