Buffalo D.L.&W. Terminal

the Buffalo NY terminal of the Delaware, Lackawanna, & Western Railroad was built in 1917. it was 3 stories and featured 2 waiting rooms, 1 on ground level and another on track level. the terminal was adjacent to the Buffalo River, allowing passengers to go directly from a train to boats on the great lakes. in addition to the Lackawanna, the terminal also served the New York, Chicago, & St. Louis Railroad (Nickel Plate Road) and the Buffalo Ro chester & Pittsburgh Railway (later absorbed by the Baltimore & Ohio) allowing connections & through service to the south, east, & west. the DL&W merged with the Erie Railroad in 1960 to form the Erie Lackawanna which abandoned the Buffalo terminal in 1962. the terminal fell into disrepair and the headhouse (main building containing waiting rooms, tickets, baggage, etc) was sadly demolished in 1979. the train shed (structure containing platforms & tracks) was left standing, and today houses Buffalo subway maintenance shops.