<p>In this episode, we learn about Buffalo's streetcar system and hear IRC recordings made in North Buffalo in June of 1950. Then, we visit the Erie Railroad's Tower FW and learn how interlocking towers work. Finally, we take a ride with John Prophet on TH&B train #380, pulled by Hudson engine #502,  as it makes its run from Hamilton, Ontario to Buffalo, NY. </p>

In this episode, we learn about Buffalo's streetcar system and hear IRC recordings made in North Buffalo in June of 1950. Then, we visit the Erie Railroad's Tower FW and learn how interlocking towers work. Finally, we take a ride with John Prophet on TH&B train #380, pulled by Hudson engine #502, as it makes its run from Hamilton, Ontario to Buffalo, NY.

<p>In this episode, we learn about Buffalo's streetcar system and hear IRC recordings made in North Buffalo in June of 1950. Then, we visit the Erie Railroad's Tower FW and learn how interlocking towers work. Finally, we take a ride with John Prophet on TH&amp;B train #380, pulled by Hudson engine #502, &nbsp;as it makes its run from Hamilton, Ontario to Buffalo, NY.&nbsp;</p>

Buffalo's Streetcars and Tower F in Black Rock

This unique podcast features the sounds of railroad operations in Buffalo, Western New York, and elsewhere. Steam engines, early diesel engines, freight and passenger trains; they're all heard exactly as they sounded from 1948 to 1955. The recordings were made on a Webster-Chicago wire recorder by John M. Prophet III, noted Pennsylvania Railroad historian and dedicated railfan for his entire life. Visit livingwithsteam.com for more information about each episode.

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