Arriving Olean
If this were 1946, it would be double track, and the Pennsylvania Railroad's "Buffalo Day Express" would have been just ahead of the train you see here. It's station stop was 630pm. If this were a PRR freight. those tank cars would have been from the Quaker State refinery at Farmers Valley, PA, making their way to Buffalo.
Fast forwarding many years, and the Buffalo line is not what it used to be. Long gone are the Buffalo Day Express and the Dominion Express. It's been single track for many years, and only a few freights ply the route on a daily basis. The railroad here now is the Western New York and Pennsylvania, named after a PRR predecessor road, and those tank cars may not have oil in them, but they still come from a refinery at Farmers Valley. This is WNY&P job OL-2, that operates from Olean to the International Wax refinery at Farmers Valley and return. Having just crossed Olean creek, OL2 will pass the former PRR station located just behind me and be done for the day a few minutes after that.
Arriving Olean
If this were 1946, it would be double track, and the Pennsylvania Railroad's "Buffalo Day Express" would have been just ahead of the train you see here. It's station stop was 630pm. If this were a PRR freight. those tank cars would have been from the Quaker State refinery at Farmers Valley, PA, making their way to Buffalo.
Fast forwarding many years, and the Buffalo line is not what it used to be. Long gone are the Buffalo Day Express and the Dominion Express. It's been single track for many years, and only a few freights ply the route on a daily basis. The railroad here now is the Western New York and Pennsylvania, named after a PRR predecessor road, and those tank cars may not have oil in them, but they still come from a refinery at Farmers Valley. This is WNY&P job OL-2, that operates from Olean to the International Wax refinery at Farmers Valley and return. Having just crossed Olean creek, OL2 will pass the former PRR station located just behind me and be done for the day a few minutes after that.