I was doing errans in East Syracuse NY yesterday.My buseness took me out on RT.290 that runs along side of the old NYC PC Conrail,now CSX Dewitt yard,and the former AMTRAK station.What a blow.The station has been torn down and the large parking lot is now used for semi trailer and truck storage I drove in and went east to where the pavement ends.I walked over to what use to be the platform.The yellow safety line is still there as are most of the platform lights.The stub siding is hafe ripped out with piles of dirt ties and rock here and there.For years there was a ERIR RR business car spotted there.It was private owned ,and spotless.It was called the Black Diamond.Anyone know where it is now?As I sat in my truck looking around at all that was no longer there it made me sick. Track #2 that was the platform track was where I arrived home from Navy boot camp in 1963.The only thing you can see of the yard from there is a large area used to load TOFC trains.2 went by while I was parked.The CSX power was very dirty.The 2nd train had a Wisconsin Central SD45? as a second unit.Some times progress sucks. I know the carriers have to protect the bottom line;but places like your home town railroad station are things you thought would never be gone.I'm glad I can still remember the Pacemaker, Empire State Express ,and the 20th Century LTD.going by with onservation cars like the passenger trains that will someday run on my layout.