Burgard Vocational High School - Craftsman Yearbook (Buffalo, NY)

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Rai! T7'd7Z5100ff6lfZ.07Z ERE is oNE of the largest rail centers in the nation, served by ten major rail- roads having fourteen freight terminals and five passenger stations. The principal railroads serving Buffalo are: Baltimore and Ohio Lehigh Valley Canadian-National New York Central Chcsapeake'Ohio Nickel Plate Delaware, Lackawanna Pennsylvania Erie Wabash ln addition the Canadian Pacific operates into Buffalo over Toronto, llamil- ton and Buffalo and the New York Central. All told there are twenty'six classifica- tion yards, with 600 miles of trackage and a capacity of 57,000 cars. lnside the city limits, and just to the Northeast, there are three belt lined Railroads tapping all sections: The New York Central, The Erie, and The Dela- ware, Lackawanna and VVestern. Two switching lines serve the inner harbor area, the Buffalo Creek and the South Buffalo Railway. Wafer Transportation UFFALO'S water borne freight, averaging 20,000,000 tons annually, estab- lishes the Queen City Of The Lakes as the largest inland port of the nation in value of traffic handled and second largest in volume of tonnage, being surpassed only by Duluth. Along the busy waterfront are stretched nearly 40 miles of piers and docks, truck terminals, railroad sidings, freight stations, mammoth grain elevators and warehouse facilities. The interchange of freight is handled quickly and at low cost. An economical link between the Atlantic Ocean and Buffalo is provided by 800 miles of New York States Barge Canal System. This waterway handles as much as 5,000,000 tons of freight annually, made up largely of grain, scrap iron, and oil. The Erie, Champlian, Oswego, Syracuse, Utica, Schenectady, Albany, New York City and other Interstate points Navigable about eight months of the year. This inland waterway gives Buffalo a thriving business advantage over many other industrial centers in the east.

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K 0 aaa ia My .... T SEEMS like yesterday that we walked into Burgard Vocational High School with a bewildered look on our faces, wondering what the forthcoming years would be like. Well it wasn't long before we found out. Our Freshman year was the most hectic. We were always worrying whether we were doing the right thing or not. We soon learned the ways of the school, and accustomed ourselves to the daily task of learning. Soon, exam time was here, and we passed with flying colors. One more step was taken to better our education. Now we were Sophomores, and felt pretty big. We looked at the Freshmen and wondered if we looked like them when we were in their shoes. This year Burgard sponsored the Philharmonic. We wanted to prove to everyone that we could have a sell out, and we did. It was the event of the year and Burgard was well spoken of for their accomplishment. As usual, June arrived and it was exam time again. We were all worried, but our worries came to an end as we took our place in the school of Juniors. Our junior year was going to be a great accomplishment in our minds. We realized that one more year and we would be Seniors. With this as inspiration, we worked hard, and when the exams came along, we were rewarded by reaching the top rating of Seniors. Our Senior year, like our Sophomore year, was a historic one because it mark- ed two important events. An Explorer Post and Kcy Club were formed during this eventful year. We realized that if it hadn't been for the patience and understanding of our teachers we would have never made the grade which we now hold-graduates of Burgard High.