The Lehigh Valley Terminal was a railroad station in downtown

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. The

Lehigh Valley Railroad The Lehigh Valley Railroad was a railroad in the Northeastern United States built predominantly to haul anthracite, anthracite coal from the Coal Region in Northeastern Pennsylvania to major consumer markets in Philadelphia, New York City, and ...

opened it in 1916, replacing an older station one block east at Scott and Washington streets. Lehigh Valley trains served at the station included the '' Black Diamond,'' ''

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'', and ''Star.'' The station handled the Lehigh Valley's passenger traffic in Buffalo until 1955, when it was demolished to make room for the

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(Interstate 190). The Lehigh Valley moved its operations to a smaller station outside the downtown area at Dingens and South Ogden Streets, which served until the end of all Lehigh Valley passenger service in 1961. The terminal also hosted the

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's passenger trains from 1935 until 1951, when that railroad ceased serving Buffalo.

References

* * {{cite book , last=Murchison , first=Kenneth M. , authorlink=Kenneth MacKenzie Murchison , title=Passenger terminals and stations , date=1921 , location=New York City , url=https://books.google.com/books?id=w6FZAAAAYAAJ , oclc=747310111 Railway stations in the United States opened in 1916 Former Erie Railroad stations Former Lehigh Valley Railroad stations Demolished railway stations in the United States Railway stations in Buffalo, New York 1916 establishments in New York (state) 1955 disestablishments in New York (state) Buildings and structures demolished in 1955 Railway stations in the United States closed in 1955