RE: (erielack) Terminal / shared ownership RR's (e.g. Buffalo Creek, South Buffalo) (slightly off topic)

[Will <alcoman_@_net.bluemoon.net>]

Chris....

I would suppose it is a fan of the BCK who had that put on his own private
vehicle...I have friends who currently work for CSX who were "Crick
Pricks" (their own name for themselves) BCK ceased to exist on 4/1/76.
Its assets were assumed by CR and it disappeared.  Was this the "Flour
Bag" logo by any chance.  I dont know what it's current corporate status
is.  I just did a search of the NYS Department of State Database and it
came up with the following....

Selected Entity Name: 
THE BUFFALO CREEK RAILROAD COMPANY


Current Entity Name: 
THE BUFFALO CREEK RAILROAD COMPANY 
Initial DOS Filing Date: 01/25/1869 
County: ERIE 
Jurisdiction: 
Entity Type: DOMESTIC BUSINESS CORPORATION 
Current Entity Status: INACTIVE 


On Wed, 9 May 2001, Chris Thurner wrote:

>Will Semanchuk-Enser wrote:
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From:	Will [mailto:alcoman_@_net.bluemoon.net]
>Sent:	Wednesday, May 09, 2001 12:17 PM
>To:	Chris Thurner
>Cc:	Mailgroup
>Subject:	Re: (erielack) Terminal / shared ownership RR's (e.g. Buffalo
>Creek, South Buffalo) (slightly off topic)
>
>
>
>Chris and the List
>
>BCK was transferred to Conrail on C-Day and ceased to exist at that point.
>It's tracks are now under CSX control.
>
>
>On Tue, 8 May 2001, Chris Thurner wrote:
>
>>Listers:
>>
>>I was travelling to Rochester about a week ago and sighted a SUV at a rest
>>stop with a Buffalo Creek RR (BCRR) logo on its front doors.
>>
>
>He wrote this in response to my question above.  If it ceased to exist on
>4/1/76, then why would I have seen a vehicle with its corporate logo on its
>doors in the year 2001?  Again, it was an SUV, with interestingly enough,
>with both a cell phone antenna and one for 2 way radio.
>
>A couple of thoughts arise.  CR may have just operated the trackage and
>served the customers of BC through CR or another CR owned entity and left BC
>as an inactive corp. with no or minimal assets.
>
>Is it possible, that although BC was not operating post LV/EL, that its
>corporate existence was never terminated (i.e. dissolved) and that it now
>again active in some, but I'm not sure what, manner.  It may be active now
>through CSX or by another individual / business entity that purchased the
>corp (or maybe the name / logo rights) from either CSX post takeover or from
>CR pre-takeover.
>
>Regards,
>
>Chris
>
>

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