| In 1929, NYC opened a grand station at Buffalo, one of the largest on its system. Trouble was, it was about two miles too far east. By the late 70s, it was a shadow of its former self, and Amtrak quit using it in favor of a new station out at Depew, with a downtown stop at Exchange St. The building itself has remained mostly intact, though the ravages if time, weather, and vandals have taken their toll. Several renewal plans have started, sputtered and died in the intervening years. Its unlikely to ever again see its glory as a major passenger station. Here we see it as it looked, still impressive from a distance, in May of 1994. |