East Depot: (
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Museum/West Depot: (
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Railyard: (
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Stan Carlson posted
The north end of the yard at East Salamanca NY in the early 1950’s. The photo was taken from the roof of the company storehouse, and shows the four rip tracks that the car department used for repairs. It appears that a number of boxcars are getting new doors, possibly per AAR requirements. The car department at East Salamanca employed some 450 men well into the 1960’s. The smoke in the distance was almost certainly from one of the two 0-8-0 switchers that held yard chores then. Either class L-2 number 709, or class L-1 number 1003. All of the ex BR&P class L-4 0-8-0 locomotives which had served the yard for nearly 20 years, were sent elsewhere.
John Listermann: Cool. Not may model railroaders think to have a RIP track on their railroad. Mine doubles for RIP and MOW.
Pundtra Sanjaya posted with the same comment
John Laughner: Surprised , thought major car repair done in DuBoise. Also thought coal was major traffic when visiting Ridgeway back in the fifties. Appears they had lots of thru merchandise traffic too.
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In case they ever reclaim the land, I saved an image of the foundation remnants of the car shop and roundhouse.
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| 1961 Salamanca Quad @ 24,000 |
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| trains, this webpage has several detailed photos of this yard |
Depot
The depot is still standing.
The track side is much more photogenic.
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Stan Carlson posted
Merry Christmas to all of my B&O friends from the hub of the Buffalo Division at East Salamanca NY. May the new year bring all of you good health, happiness and prosperity. |
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Frank Keller Photography posted
Pulling into the depot at Salamanca, NY a pair of SD70Ms leads the daily freight. It looks like the depot is under restoration. I sure hope so. |
It appears the B&O also had a freight house at the end of this little branch.
Paul Osciak
posted three photos with the comment: "One of 2 depots that still stand in what was a very busy RR town, Salamanca, NY. This is the 1912 Buffalo Rochester and Pittsburg station. Now houses the Salamanca Rail Museum and you can also find a very good polish food truck in the parking lot most days."
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Roger Smith
posted two photos with the comment: "East Salamanca was a major depot on the Buffalo Rochester & Pittsburgh/B&O. Today it is a crew change point for the Buffalo & Pittsburgh. Salamanca, NY."
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Stan Carlson commented on Roger's post
The station was built in 1913. My father was an operator there for most of his 38 years on the B&O RR. I worked out of the station as a conductor and engineer. |
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Stan Carlson commented on Roger's post
East Salamanca was a busy terminal throughout most of the 20th century. Three divisions met here, and a connection with the Erie RR kept two yard jobs working three shifts until the 1950’s.
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Stan Carlson commented on Roger's post
East Salamanca was a busy terminal for the BR&P and later, the B&O. Three divisions met here, along with a branch that interchanged with the Erie RR. |
This depot and freight house explains why the B&O map has a little line from East Salamanca to Salamanca.
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Stan Carlson posted
A great view of the shop facilities at East Salamanca in 1968. The backshop on the right had 8 stalls. The storehouse on the left supplied three divisions. The blacksmith shop is behind the storehouse, left center. Below the chimney for the powerhouse, the remnants of a 31 stall roundhouse can be seen. It had a 90’ turntable that was just large enough to turn the KK-4b 2-6-6-2 mallets. On the right is the Diesel fueling rack. My earliest memories of the B&O were at about this time. All of the structures and track are gone now. |
Stan Carlson
posted five photos with the comment: "Scenes around the old yard office at East Salamanca yard. The building was originally built as a passenger station in 1904 when the BR&P was building the yard there. Alongside was a wooden two story dispatchers office. In May 1912, the dispatchers office caught fire and was completely destroyed. The dispatcher and operator had to jump from 2nd story windows to survive. So, since the station was unscathed, and since the BR&P needed a new office, they moved the passenger station to the north end of the yard and added the tower to make it a yard office. In the meantime, the railway built the new brick passenger station and office building on the original location. The yard office was razed in 1980."
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