Seeing Riley Street Station in East Aurora for twenty-one years, it is wonderful to see this footage from a bygone era. A friend of mine was born in East Aurora, and his old man, who lived in East Aurora for most of his life up to the time, remembered seeing the “Con-Trak” trains pull up at the platform until it closed in 1973. This is what I’m trying to help the WNYRHS get back into life. To relive one of these excursions by John Prophet to Arcade and beyond.
Wouldn't be surprised if some of the rr dressed fans were mistaken by r r personnel and ordered about or chastised for "not working" even if their outfits were clean and new.
@OllieandJamie Adventurers The "Railroad Enthusiasts of Buffalo." This is the name the group took in 1938 until they became the Buffalo Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society. Today, the group is going strong but is now known as the Niagara Frontier Chapter of the NRHS.
Seeing Riley Street Station in East Aurora for twenty-one years, it is wonderful to see this footage from a bygone era. A friend of mine was born in East Aurora, and his old man, who lived in East Aurora for most of his life up to the time, remembered seeing the “Con-Trak” trains pull up at the platform until it closed in 1973. This is what I’m trying to help the WNYRHS get back into life. To relive one of these excursions by John Prophet to Arcade and beyond.
4:51 is Varysburg, NY. The station is gone , but the building behind it still stands.
Pure gold! Thanks so much for posting this! My GF still lives next to the old Pennsey south of East Aurora. We shadow the line often!
I have more footage of the PRR tracks in East Aurora. I'll try to include that in an upcoming video. Thanks for watching.
o i wish i could go back to that day
Awsome video
Only thing missing is the sounds and smell of steam era railroading. Thanks for a peek into the past.
Did the A&A have their own station in Attica or did they use the Erie station?
Wouldn't be surprised if some of the rr dressed fans were mistaken by r r personnel and ordered about or chastised for "not working" even if their outfits were clean and new.
They were REALLY "Railroad Enthusiasts."
Attica: home of the infamous prison affair?
Yes. Absolutely. A troubling legacy for such a small town.
@OllieandJamie Adventurers The "Railroad Enthusiasts of Buffalo." This is the name the group took in 1938 until they became the Buffalo Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society. Today, the group is going strong but is now known as the Niagara Frontier Chapter of the NRHS.