C87 // PVS, Lee St

Bison Yard's primary industry job C87 shoves a few tank cars into the outside track at PVS Chemical, sporting a slug set as blue hour fades away.

Compared to CSX, NS only has a small fraction of customers in the Buffalo area. PVS is one of their most regular customers, seeing service up to three times a week on any of M/W/F. However, C87 is for the most part a daylight job, typically being able to be shot in daylight for the duration of their shift. The exception to this is or course the early winter time when daylight comes at a premium. With a public road right outside the plant, it's a very easy shot to obtain. Located near CP Draw on the Ebenezer Runner, there's usually plenty of traffic passing by on CSX adjacent to where they're working.

I've shot this place numerous times in daylight, so I made it a goal of mine to try for a night shot here while the shorter days permitted it. Often times you won't find these guys here later than 7:00 p.m., and that's on a day with delays out the wazoo. Most days they'll make it here before 5:00 though, which is why a night shot is a little less common here. With 5:00 p.m. being the eight hour mark for their shift, it's almost guaranteed if they're here around that time, they'll stick around to make sure they cross that threshold, which worked in my favor on this particular evening.

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Uploaded on March 19, 2024
Taken on December 6, 2023