Bison, Crazy 8s and stacks

[Matt L]

As the result of a last minute decision, I went out to Buffalo for a concert last weekend. I did, however, manage to get an afternoon by the tracks before the show.

The first stop was Bison Yard, where I caught some switching action... including a familiar Geep, #5666.







Both of the preceding photos taken by me Saturday 4/28/2012 in Cheektowaga, NY.


Bison Yard was not very busy, so I decided to check out Bison Runner... where eastbound coal train #8888 was idling. Local railfans refer to this job as Crazy 8s. The train got under way not long after my arrival.








Both of the preceding photos taken by me Saturday 4/28/2012 in Buffalo, NY.

[Matt L]

After dinner, I spent the evening at Bayview Road crossing, where NS (ex-NKP) and CSX (ex-NYC) run side by side. Eastbound 22K was my first NS sighting.








This was followed about an hour later by eastbound 14J:









I don't often post pictures of CSX here, but when I do... it's because there was something fun like this meet under the ex-NYC signal bridge just west of Bayview Road.



All of the preceding photos in the post were taken by me Saturday 4/28/2012 in Hamburg, NY.



And to top it all off. there was a great sunset at Lake Erie... which is just a few miles away from the crossing.



Photo taken by me Saturday 4/28/2012 in Athol Springs, NY. Oh BTW, the band I saw later the evening was really, really good, too. it was an almost perfect day.