Listen ""Railroad News" & A Week at BV Tower"
Episode Synopsis
Welcome to the first episode in season 3 of Living with Steam.
In July of 1949, John Prophet paid another visit to New York Central’s Bay View (BV) interlocking tower, which was located in Blasdell, NY. In reality, John stopped by BV tower accompanied by his sister Annette and a few of his close friends six out of the seven days during the week of July 24; recording a few trains every evening. During these visits, John concentrated almost entirely on getting recordings of Pennsylvania and Nickel Plate Road trains. Also featured in this episode is a story about the unbelievable boldness of DL&W Railroad in 1880s Buffalo, and how railroad matters were constantly being reported in the many newspapers published in Buffalo at the time.
In July of 1949, John Prophet paid another visit to New York Central’s Bay View (BV) interlocking tower, which was located in Blasdell, NY. In reality, John stopped by BV tower accompanied by his sister Annette and a few of his close friends six out of the seven days during the week of July 24; recording a few trains every evening. During these visits, John concentrated almost entirely on getting recordings of Pennsylvania and Nickel Plate Road trains. Also featured in this episode is a story about the unbelievable boldness of DL&W Railroad in 1880s Buffalo, and how railroad matters were constantly being reported in the many newspapers published in Buffalo at the time.
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