Last Run of A WNY Icon! Chasing The Strates Shows 100th Anniversary Erie County Fair Train 8/1/24

On 8/1, I would meet up with ​⁠‪@BuffaloSouthernrailfan‬, ​⁠‪@buffalo716railran‬, & ​⁠‪@westernnewyorkrailfan‬ for our first and final chase of the Strates Shows 100th Anniversary Erie County Fair Train. After not running for four straight years, Strates shows would decide to bring back The Erie County Fair Train for one final run over the Buffalo Southern Railroad. Due to the cost of hauling the train up to Buffalo via CSX, as well as Strates Shows favoring to transport all the fair equipment by truck, the Erie County Fair Train would make one final run over the Buffalo Southern, concluding this iconic 100 year Western New York Tradition. We would catch BSOR MLW C424 4212 as it ran light with the caboose over the GB Diamond in Blasdell to pick up the train at Buffalo Creek Yard. Once the train was hooked up, we would catch the Fair Train heading South at Lake Avenue in Blasdell and Church Street in Hamburg before concluding our chase! Enjoy one final look at this iconic Western New York Tradition!