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Buffalo Railroads Through Time
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  • ISBN: 9781684730063

Buffalo Railroads Through Time

Author(s): Stephen G. Myers
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DESCRIPTION
The Buffalo, New York, area has gone through many changes throughout the years. With the Westward movement, Buffalo stood in the path to travel west and to travel north into Canada, making the area a natural transportation hub.

From farmlands at the eastern edge of Lake Erie, Buffalo grew to be a mighty industrial city once the Erie Canal was completed and railroads made their way to the area. Commerce moved both east and west on trains while coal and grain transferred from ship to rail, and Buffalo was the center of activity.

Factories rapidly built and expanded in the area, requiring natural resources to be transported in while the finished products rolled out. Railroad yards and shops were built to accommodate the business, making Buffalo the second largest railroad hub in the nation as several different railroad companies made their way into the city. Fine stations, luxury passenger trains, and a multitude of railroad companies vied for the booming business that was offered until time changed the scene.

Highways, bigger trucks, automobiles, airplanes, and the completion of the St. Lawrence Seaway began to move rail traffic away from Buffalo. Deindustrialization of the region began and the term “Rust Belt” took hold as the local scene again changed.

Through the changes, Buffalo survived and still is a vibrant railroad center. Here is a photographic look at Buffalo Railroads Through Time to see the changing scenes of railroading here in our great city.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR(S)
Stephen G. Myers resides with his wife in the Buffalo area. He has had a passion for railroading and local history throughout his life which led him to a career in the railroad industry. He holds a degree in Railway Transportation Technology and is the author of Buffalo Railroads in The Images of Rail series and Buffalo in The Postcard History series. He is an avid railroad photographer and collector of railroad artifacts.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781684730063
FORMAT: Paperback
PUBLISHER: America Through Time
DATE: 10/26/2020
STATE: New York
SERIES: America Through Time
IMAGES: 182
PAGES: 96
DIMENSIONS: 9.25 (w) x 6.5 (h)
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