Maple Leaf P06312         
Brrr... an over night snow clings to the trees, as Amtrak 63 makes its way west. Next stops: Buffalo, Niagara Falls, and Toronto.
Date: 12/12/2007 Location: Batavia, NY   Map Show Batavia on a rail map Views: 420 Collection Of:   Kevin Peck
Locomotives: AMTK 108(P42DC)   Rolling Stock: DINE passenger (Passenger Car) Author:  Kevin Peck
Maple Leaf P06312
Picture Categories: Passenger This picture is part of album:  CSX Mainline western NY 12/07
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Eric W. General Is this stretch of track where the world speed record for a steam locomotive was set? 12/12/2007 10:29:41 PM
Kevin Peck General Yes, now that you mention it. Ole 999 started it's speed run at this point along the straight away to Buffalo, at the time in 1893, the longest in the country. Set the speed record in Corfu, NY, about 8 miles to the west of here at 112 mph for a steam engine! The NYC in it's prime along these current CSX tracks made alot of history! 12/12/2007 11:42:55 PM
Kevin Peck General Longest straight away track, that is at the time. 12/12/2007 11:46:23 PM

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