Highspeed Line Traditional Cache
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The Time: June 9, 1918...
The Place: Buffalo, New York to Niagara Falls, New York The Reason: Get people out of the City for a pleasant outing to The Falls. How: By train in only ONE hour! The Now: You are standing at what remains of the Highspeed Line that ran from Buffalo to Niagara Falls. Niagara Mohawk now owns the right of way that was once where the line ran through North Tonawanda. What is behind you are the grounds of North Tonawanda High School. The Home of the Lumberjacks...Soccer, Baseball and Football fields!!! All that remains now are several cement blocks from some structure associated with the Line. Some History: It opened on June 9, 1918. It was discontinued on August 20, 1937. Demolition began on September 28, 1937. The 1950's: In this humble cachers youth, she remembers stories of the Highspeed Line and it's wonderful trips to the Falls from my Mother. I remember the bridge that used to be at Witmer and River Roads. It was all cut limestone and a work of art. The stones from that bridge are now located at Admiral's Way at the Send in the Marine's/Seabees cache. The stones were moved by Seabee Vets Island X-8, Tonawanda in 2000. There were many other outcrops of limestone bridges used by this line, if you knew where to look. I also remember using the HSL as a cut through when I rode my bike from the Gratwick section of town to the Memorial Pool...every day in the summer!! excerpt from the NT Railroad Museum: "1918: The "High Speed" Line was officially opened on June 9, 1918 and for a long while was the fastest and most comfortable mode of travel between Buffalo and Niagara Falls. Travel time from the foot of Main Street in Buffalo to the foot of Falls Street in Niagara Falls was approximately one hour. This line was discontinued on August 20, 1937 and demolition began September 28. The tracks were built on an embankment, with bridges going over many streets, including Sweeney, Tremont, Goundry and Christiana. The City purchased the right of way which was a high embankment running north along Division Street from the canal across Wheatfield toward Walck Road where it tapers down to a normal level at the Payne Avenue crossing. A large part of the fill in the "China Wall" came from the old Payne Hill which was a famous sleighing and skiing spot in the winters of the good old days. Removal of the embankment was completed in the 1960's." A QWizard Memory: A side note about the HSL...At one time it was suggested that the LaSalle expressway to nowhere should connect to the Twin City Memorial Highway and the avenue of choice was the old railbed. Grew up on the HSL but in the Gratwick section of town. Nearby: The home of Dru. First to Find: Bigwheel!!!!!!!! Additional information is requested from anyone!
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