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From: "J DOT Henry Priebe Jr DOT " root AT bluemoon DOT net
Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2017 11:54:31 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Re: (erielack) Re: Steamtown photos misidentified.
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Bob,

My mistake. I guess I need to pay more attention.

Yes, those are likely the LV terminal. I have never seen a photo of the inside
of that train shed. Shots of the train side of the LV's terminal are pretty
rare. The roofline looks correct for the LV terminal as the sheed peaks were
over the platforms and the lowest points were between the exhaust slots
between tracks.

The only photos I have of the end side of the sheds are either too small to
clearly see the shed roof profile, smoke obscures the view or I don't have
permission to share the photos. Attached is a composite of snippets of a 1916
Railway Age Gazette article "New Lehigh Valley Terminal at Buffalo" that shows
a cross section diagram of the train shed with a pretty good descripion of
the shed. It is called a "Bush type" shed.

That's the best I can do, I hope it is helpful.

Henry

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On Fri, 29 Sep 2017, Robert Bahrs wrote:

>
> Henry
> I think you are referring to the wrong photo's. Brad pointed out that in
> succession we are looking at three different stations. The wooden flat top
> ones we know are the NYC, but the ones in question are all metal ( Bush
> type train shed) X2462-2464.
>
> I will be off the grid for most of the weekend.
>
>
> Bob
>
> On Fri, Sep 29, 2017 at 2:19 AM, J. Henry Priebe Jr.
> wrote:
>
> >
> > It is NYC's Buffalo Exchange St complex. not LV. LV's train shed was very
> > different. They were not Bush type train sheds, they are just flat top
> > platform roofs that leave full track width gaps between platforms. NYC's
> > Buffalo Exchange St facility was quite antiquated and there wasn't much
> > there
> > that could be considered modern in 1922. Buffalonians had been complaining
> > about it to the NYC for decades by that point in time.
> >
> > Henry
> >
> > J. Henry Priebe Jr. Blue Moon Internet Corp Network Administrator
> > www.bluemoon.net Internet Access & Web Hosting
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> >
> >
> > On Thu, 28 Sep 2017, Robert Bahrs wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > *Brad*
> > >
> > >
> > > *Having taken a second look, you are absolutely correct. X2462-2464 are
> > > not the Lackawanna Sta. I did not think anyone else had Bush type train
> > > sheds at the time, but apparently they did. I'm not real familiar with
> > > Buffalo, so I'm posting this to the EL list in hopes that some of our
> > > Buffalo guys can confirm that the three photo's are of the LV Station in
> > > Buffalo, or properly ID it, where ever it is.Thanks for the correction.
> > > The whole object is to get these right, and you just corrected what could
> > > have been a real mess in years to come with others using those three
> > > photo's in the wrong context.*
> > >
> > > *Thanks*
> > > *Bob Bahrs*
> > >
> > > On Thu, Sep 28, 2017 at 5:14 PM, Brad Smith wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hi Bob,
> > > >
> > > > I receive the EL Mail list in digest for and I am not sure how to
> > reply to
> > > > it.
> > > >
> > > > However, I would like to point out to you that you misidentified
> > X2462-64.
> > > >
> > > > If you notice, the shed supporting pillars are located on gravel and
> > not
> > > > on the platform as they are in 2460-61 which are indeed the DL&W
> > terminal
> > > > in Buffalo.
> > > >
> > > > Additionally, the pillars are not as robust as the DL&W's and there is
> > > > more lattice work near the skylights.
> > > >
> > > > If, as others have mentioned, those are LV engines, then I suspect
> > this is
> > > > the LV station that was just a block or two from the DL&W station
> > > > in Buffalo. It was also designed by Kenneth Murchison.
> > > >
> > > > I really enjoy reading the commentary you add to these Steamtown
> > images!
> > > > Thank you!
> > > >
> > > > Regards,
> > > >
> > > > Brad Smith
> > > >
> > > > Victor NY
> > > >
> > > > ELHS 2282
> >
> >
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