Train show at Buffalo Central Terminal

Buffalo Central Terminal was built by the New York Central in 1929 to serve as a union station for the city that served as a gateway for so many railroads. The stock market crash the followed stopped any development, and the NYC was left in its big empty terminal all by itself (with a few exceptions). Never living up to its full potential, Amtrak abandoned the terminal in 1979, and Conrail closed its dispatching center in 1980. The Art Deco structure was vulnerable to vandals and salvagers until a group called the Central Terminal Restoration Corp. took ownership in 1997 and began to clean up the site. The annual train show is just one of the many events that keep the old terminal busy and help raise funds for the organization. Here are a couple of photos from our visit on Saturday, September 11. Photos by Otto Vondrak ('99).

Back to the grind!

It's Labor Day, and you know what that means? Why, it means that RIT is starting school again! What fun. Of course, since RIT is starting school again, that means that the club is also starting again. Our first official meeting of the year will be Tuesday, September 6th at 7PM in our room, SAU-A420. We hope to see all of our old members (and some new ones) there!

RITMRC featured on Railroad Model Craftsman website

An impromptu photo session last summer created some very interesting images showing us what the R&IT of the 1970s might have looked like. Otto Vondrak created a short article for the monthly "Boomer Trail" feature on Railroad Model Craftsman's web site. (We were also the cover story in the October 2006 issue.) Thanks to Dave Scheiderich for providing the great photos!