Bill, Yes, it is sad. In Europe they seem to be able to keep centuries old
structures yet in our country too many times demolition is the answer and on
buildings far newer than those in Europe.
There are no plans to tear this magnificent structure down though, there are
ongoing restorations. The REA portion might succumb to the scrapper's ball as
that is pretty far gone and serves no purpose other than pigeon roosts. The
concourse inside is shaping up, but I can't speak for the tower portion as that
is not open for the public.
Hard to believe in today's world but Buffalo, NY was once second only to
Chicago for rail activity, being a major East-West route. Twenty Four different
railroads once served here.
Bud Rindfleisch
--- In [email protected], "scale S only" <scalesonly@...> wrote:
>
> Hi boB and Bud --
>
> I saw this on TV, and it is truly sad to see what was once the pride of the
> city (Buffalo) and the railroads that used it, look so bad. To me, it looks
> beyond reasonable repair â" only a tear down and rebuild in kind seems to be
> the only real sound structural solution, and I am sure that is beyond
> realistic economics. Itâs a good thing that Leslie Reagan and others
> captured it on canvas and film so future generations might know what grand
> things used to be...
>
> Bill Winans
> ----------------------------
>
> Thought some of you Easterners might be interested in this. It is
> railroad-oriented, just not necessarily S scale. Bud R., here's one for you.
>
> http://www.weather.com/travel/abandoned-train-stations-photos-20130506
>
> boB Nicholson ______________________________________________________
>
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