For 103 years, the hulking Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Terminal has anchored the foot of Main Street, these days as host to the busy yard and shops of Metro Rail.

Some colorful creations will soon grace the walls of Buffalo's DL&W Terminal downtown

New York State Sen. Chris Jacobs announced he has secured $1 million in state funding to support the redevelopment of Buffalo’s Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Terminal Railroad station on the city’s waterfront.

Project for Public Spaces’ plans with developer Savarino Companies for repurposing the D&LW Terminal into a public market space. 

Project for Public Spaces’ plans with developer Savarino Companies for repurposing the D&LW Terminal into a public market space. 

Buffalo’s Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad terminal project got a refreshing jolt of good news last week when transit authority commissioners awarded “predevelopment rights” to the Savarino Cos. of Buffalo for redeveloping the second floor.

Buffalo’s Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Terminal is on the way toward reclaiming its legacy as a bustling center of waterfront activity.

Congressman Brian Higgins applauded momentum on the DL&W Terminal project.

Long before the coronavirus pandemic upended much of upstate New York’s economy, the plan to transform the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Terminal into a Metro Rail station and commercial center was slowed by a lack of funding.

Turning the DL&W Terminal into a transportation destination for Canalside and the Cobblestone District may be closer than many realize.