DL+W Railroad Buffalo Terminal 1920 Poster

From www.railphotoexpress.biz; The Delaware Lackawanna Buffalo New York Terminal was built in 1917. The complex served rail passenger & freight traffic as well as lake ships that would dock alongside. The DL&W’s property extended all the way to the present day Erie Basin Marina where a large coal trestle and loading dock was located. The building was three stories high and built of brownstone. There were waiting rooms on the ground floor and on the second floor. The ground floor had one ticket office and checking counter with benches along the sides. A double stairway led to the second waiting room which was fitted with accommodations for about 200 persons. There were long rows of seats back to back with shaded lights on the back. In 1963, the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad merged with the Erie Railroad. The new company, the Erie - Lackawanna Railroad abandoned the Buffalo Terminal. The head house with its grand staircase was demolished in 1979 during construction of Buffalo's light rail rapid transit system. Although passenger terminal was razed, the terminal's brick train sheds were converted into servicing facilities.