Rochester Subway Archives - Rochester & Genesee Valley Railroad Museum

Quick-Loading Interurban Cars

Posted on February 16, 2019February 16, 2020 by rgvrrm

On the Utica Lines of the New York State Railways, Equipment for Six-Car Train Service Has Been Designed with Inclosed Vestibules and Drop Platforms. By J.R. Ayers, Master Mechanic, New York State Railways, Utica Lines The New York State Railways, Utica Lines, has recently place in service twelve single-ended interurban cars that were specially designed to give entrance a...

Rochester Subway

Posted on July 11, 2018July 11, 2018 by rgvrrm

The last boat navigated the Erie Canal through downtown Rochester in 1919. The canal had been relocated, and the city acquired the old canal bed to construct a trolley line that would not be affected by surface traffic. It would also allow the interurban trolley lines a quick way into and out of downtown. Construction began in 1922, which also resulted in the creation of Broad ...

July 14 – Rochester Subway Vintage Bus Tour

Posted on June 10, 2018June 21, 2018 by rgvrrm

Remains of the Rochester Subway are quickly disappearing! Join us for a special bus tour on July 14 that will trace the route of the Rochester Subway and visit key historic sites along the way, including the new RTS Downtown Transit Center. The Rochester Subway served our city from 1927 through 1956, connecting the suburbs of Brighton with downtown and Greece. After the ...

Donate: Roof Panels for Rochester Subway Car 60

Posted on July 12, 2017February 16, 2020 by rgvrrm

Become a Partners in Panels! Donate to Car 60 Originally built in 1916 for Utica Railways, Rochester Subway Car 60 ran in the Rochester Subway from 1938 until the end of service in 1956. As the sole survivor of the Subway fleet, our goal is to complete a cosmetic restoration so that visitors can once again enjoy and learn from this important artifact of local history. The c...

June 17-18 Subway Heritage Weekend

Posted on May 17, 2017 by rgvrrm

Celebrate the heritage of the Rochester Subway, which opened in 1926 and shut down on June 30, 1956. See our progress to restore Rochester Subway Car 60, the sole survivor of the fleet. Regional Transit Service will have their restored vintage 1956 GM transit bus on display throughout the weekend as we celebrate the 61th anniversary of the donation of Rochester Subway Car 60...