Railroad Americana
The Arcade and Attica Railroad runs from a connection with the Buffalo & Pittsburgh at Arcade, NY up to North Java. It's original endpoint of Attica was severed from the rest of the "system" by flooding on Tonawanda Creek in 1947. Nonetheless, the railroad has continued to thrive in modern times due to a robust excursion train schedule, and steady freight business on the order of a couple runs per week.
Unfortunately, I saw neither during my brief visit to Arcade, a diversion from the WNYP at Olean for the morning. However, ARA hospitality more than made up for it. I had a good visit with the men charged with maintaining ARA's fleet of GE switchers. Here, 80-tonner #113 gets a routine inspection and minor repairs in preparation for the following weekend's Fall Foliage and Wine Tasters specials. That's 65-tonner #112 behind it, former US Navy #65-00063. Out the door to the left, you can just make out the cab of ex-Boyne City 2-8-0 Consolidation #18, whose boiler is off-site getting some major repair work completed.
Railroad Americana
The Arcade and Attica Railroad runs from a connection with the Buffalo & Pittsburgh at Arcade, NY up to North Java. It's original endpoint of Attica was severed from the rest of the "system" by flooding on Tonawanda Creek in 1947. Nonetheless, the railroad has continued to thrive in modern times due to a robust excursion train schedule, and steady freight business on the order of a couple runs per week.
Unfortunately, I saw neither during my brief visit to Arcade, a diversion from the WNYP at Olean for the morning. However, ARA hospitality more than made up for it. I had a good visit with the men charged with maintaining ARA's fleet of GE switchers. Here, 80-tonner #113 gets a routine inspection and minor repairs in preparation for the following weekend's Fall Foliage and Wine Tasters specials. That's 65-tonner #112 behind it, former US Navy #65-00063. Out the door to the left, you can just make out the cab of ex-Boyne City 2-8-0 Consolidation #18, whose boiler is off-site getting some major repair work completed.