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B&O C2629 on the Belt near Bennington |
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Photo September 1965. The coal docks are in full swing and the daily run has pulled down to Dock Jct., leaving the cab at the south end of glass factory siding (visible behind the cab). The switch stand in the foreground is for the siding on the opposite side (NYC or cemetery side). |
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9/1/1965 Upload Date: 5/9/2015 12:47:23 PM |
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Rochester, NY |
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B&O 6455 crossing Dewey Ave. - 1 of 4 |
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Date approximate. The geep is just passing the switch stands for the two sidings on either side of the main. The glass factory siding is full of hoppers, either headed to (loaded) or from (empty) the docks. The NYC is about 100 ft. to the right, barely visible. Note the poplars (aka lightning rods) lining the border between the NYC and the cemetery. Note also the RR signal lines (poles) down the center between the two tracks. Lastly, take a look at the billboard - after all these years, Reithoffer Shows are still in business. |
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9/18/1965 Upload Date: 9/28/2020 9:10:47 AM |
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Rochester, NY |
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Christopher Smith |
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BO 6455(GP9) |
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B&O 6455 crossing Dewey Ave. - 2 of 4 |
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Date approximate. Lots to unpack here. Looks like a Chevy II waiting at the crossing. At the Chevron gas station (featuring Champion spark plugs), parked on the side are a two-tone '58 Chevy and what appears to be a '57 Chevy wagon with a missing front bumper. Romig's Tavern (center of the building in the rear) is offering Hot Fish & Chips "to take home". The barber shop offers "college cuts" (whatever they are ...) and Mary Creasy's Beauty Shoppe anchors the end of the plaza. The orange and green trailers were rented out by the gas station. |
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9/18/1965 Upload Date: 9/28/2020 9:11:15 AM |
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Rochester, NY |
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B&O 6455 crossing Dewey Ave. - 3 of 4 |
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Date approximate. Classic style B&O paint scheme on the geep. The two empty box cars are from either Matthews & Fields (Stonewood) or Greece Lumber (Latta Rd.), followed by an equally classic I-10 caboose. Not to be outdone by GM, an easily spotted 1960 Ford waits for the train to clear. |
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9/18/1965 Upload Date: 9/28/2020 9:11:45 AM |
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Rochester, NY |
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Christopher Smith |
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B&O 6455 crossing Dewey Ave. - 4 of 4 |
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No, it's not 1965. This is today's google maps view. Chevron is gone, as are all the GMs and Fords (and the GP9). Brush has overtaken the B&O (now R&S). Romig's still survives and now occupies the entire plaza. The RR signal lines are gone and the poplars have been chopped down. And the NYC is now CSX (how does THAT happen?). |
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9/18/1965 Upload Date: 9/28/2020 9:13:37 AM |
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Rochester, NY |
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BO 6455(GP9) |
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B&O 6956 leads the local to Kodak. Photo summer of 77 or 78 |
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The power has just crossed (and is now north of) Ridge Rd. The switch for the Kodak lead is just beyond the brown building. Note the Eastman Chemical covered hopper in the cut. |
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1/1/1966 Upload Date: 5/26/2015 7:44:30 AM |
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Rochester, NY |
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Christopher Smith |
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B&O C2927 tied down on the north side of Ridge Rd. - 1 of 2 |
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Date unknown - probably late '60s early '70s |
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1/1/1966 Upload Date: 4/11/2016 11:30:18 AM |
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Rochester, NY |
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B&O C2927 tied down on the north side of Ridge Rd. - 2 of 2 - that's Kodak in the background behind the poplars. |
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Date unknown - probably late '60s early '70s |
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1/1/1966 Upload Date: 4/11/2016 12:59:22 PM |
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Rochester, NY |
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Stopped at Romig's for lunch - 1 of 2 - June 1966 |
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Single stack B&O 9411 (B&O class SE-3, according to the stenciling above the builder's plate) idles behind Romig's while the crew is at lunch. The NP boxcars are destined for Matthews & Fields on Stonewood. In the background, note the poplar trees that dot the property line between the cemetery and the NYC Charlotte branch, just a stone's throw on the other side of the engine. Poplars attract lighting strikes like no other (lots of water content), so they have become less desirable as border plantings. |
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6/1/1966 Upload Date: 9/20/2016 7:15:33 PM |
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Rochester, NY |
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Stopped at Romig's for lunch - 2 of 2 - June 1966 |
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Today, Romig's Tavern occupies the entire plaza building on Bennington. In the summer of 1966 however, Romig's had only one storefront out of many businesses in the plaza, located about in the middle. Other businesses at that time (they came and went over the years, of course) included a TV repair shop (where we picked up scrap TV parts for our model railroad needs), a liquor store, a barbershop, and (Mary) Creasy's Beauty Shoppe, the last located at the end of the building, right next to the tracks. The end of the plaza casts an afternoon shadow on C2602 while the crew is inside Romig's for lunch. |
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6/1/1966 Upload Date: 9/20/2016 7:15:50 PM |
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Rochester, NY |
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B&O 9610 |
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Exact date unknown. Probably summer 1966. This was a Saturday move, lighter than most. The crew has finished its Kodak work and is leaving for the day. In order, 9610, a single Matthews & Fields load (NP boxcar), the caboose, and a string of Kodak go-aways to be left on the main between McCall and the Ridge while the crew heads north. Remarkably, Wehner Mower is still a going concern 50 some odd years later !! |
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8/1/1966 Upload Date: 9/28/2016 3:55:30 PM |
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Rochester, NY |
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BO 9610(SW9) |
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Two C&O F7s bracket 4 B&O geeps and F7s - October 1968 - 2 of 5 |
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Torpedo boat geeps (main air reservoirs on top) provided for more fuel capacity, but at the expense of maintenance issues, as the hot exhaust cooked the compressed air. A lot of roads tried them and went away from them, and you don't see them today. |
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10/1/1968 Upload Date: 9/23/2016 8:04:00 PM |
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Rochester, NY |
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Christopher Smith |
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BO 6618(GP9) |
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Two C&O F7s bracket 4 B&O geeps and F7s - October 1968 - 4 of 5 |
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The caboose is tied down on the main, just a stone's throw north of Ridge Rd. The train is on the Kodak lead. Looking through the caboose platform (on the opposite end) and over the hoppers, you can see the crossing lights for Ridge Rd., along with the Kodak coal piles and ever-present poplars lining the property fence. |
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10/1/1968 Upload Date: 9/23/2016 8:08:49 PM |
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Rochester, NY |
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Two C&O F7s bracket 4 B&O geeps and F7s - October 1968 - 3 of 5 |
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"Slamming" Sammy Anzalone at the throttle. |
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10/1/1968 Upload Date: 9/23/2016 8:10:12 PM |
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Rochester, NY |
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Two C&O F7s bracket 4 B&O geeps and F7s - October 1968 - 1 of 5 |
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Typical weekend unit train power at Ridge Rd. The 100+ hoppers of coal have been put away inside Kodak and the crew is heading back in after lunch to sort the go-aways. Note the caboose on the main on the north side. If you knock the brakes off, it will roll past the switch for the Kodak lead to get it on the rear of the go-aways for the short trip back to Brooks Ave. |
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10/1/1968 Upload Date: 5/26/2015 8:15:35 AM |
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Rochester, NY |
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December 1968 derailment at Ridge Rd. on the B&O lead into Kodak - 5 of 5 |
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Tool Car on the team track - the only time I saw this track used. Note the air hose on the end, connected inside to a compressor. |
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12/1/1968 Upload Date: 9/15/2016 3:37:19 PM |
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Rochester, NY |
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December 1968 derailment at Ridge Rd. on the B&O lead into Kodak - 1 of 5 |
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This view is from the sidewalk looking south towards the Kodak gate. The twins were shoving a cut of loaded hoppers into Kodak and split the switch with the usual effects. The switch (under the hopper in the foreground) allowed a short runaround to come in off the main from the south and join with the lead. The tool car off to the left is on the team track which came off the runaround. I never saw either used and both were torn out in the 70's. |
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12/1/1968 Upload Date: 9/15/2016 3:37:43 PM |
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Rochester, NY |
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December 1968 derailment at Ridge Rd. on the B&O lead into Kodak - 3 of 5 |
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12/1/1968 Upload Date: 9/15/2016 3:38:02 PM |
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Rochester, NY |
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December 1968 derailment at Ridge Rd. on the B&O lead into Kodak - 2 of 5 |
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12/1/1968 Upload Date: 9/15/2016 3:38:20 PM |
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Rochester, NY |
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December 1968 derailment at Ridge Rd. on the B&O lead into Kodak - 4 of 5 |
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This view is looking north from the runaround switch points. Ridge Rd. is in the background. It's hard to tell, but the runaround heads towards the WM hopper. The team track switch is barely visible in the weeds, but obviously still works since the tool car is sitting in the team track. Note the Kodak coal pile on the left and the BR&P concrete phone booth straight ahead on the main. The NYC is out of sight to the right. |
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12/1/1968 Upload Date: 9/15/2016 3:38:39 PM |
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Rochester, NY |
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Work Extra - 1 of 3 |
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Date approximate. The work extra is heading south back to Brooks and picking up rails, plates, etc. along the way. The location is between Dewey Ave. (behind me) and McCall Rd. (just past the engine). C2656 is in yellow paint. |
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10/1/1970 Upload Date: 9/17/2016 12:45:00 PM |
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Rochester, NY |
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Work Extra - 3 of 3 |
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10/1/1970 Upload Date: 9/17/2016 12:45:15 PM |
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Rochester, NY |
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October 1970 derailment at Ridge Rd. on the B&O lead into Kodak - 2 of 2 |
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Date approximate. The remnants (ties) of the former team track siding are in the foreground. Ridge Rd. is in the background. Apparently the siding trackwork had not been completely restored after the December 1968 derailment and the "fix" at that time retained some of the old switch elements, resulting in this mess - a couple of hoppers picked a spiked switch point, frog or low joint. |
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10/1/1970 Upload Date: 9/17/2016 12:46:01 PM |
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Rochester, NY |
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October 1970 derailment at Ridge Rd. on the B&O lead into Kodak - 1 of 2 |
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The twins are sitting on the main just north of Ridge Rd. That's the passing siding in the foreground and RG&E is in the fenced area behind the train. Nobody's going anywhere - the shove move into Kodak put a couple of hoppers on the ground. The crew cut them off and pulled over the Ridge to clear the crossing. |
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10/1/1970 Upload Date: 9/17/2016 12:46:35 PM |
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Rochester, NY |
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Work Extra - 2 of 3 |
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Pulling over McCall Rd. and yes, it's a cold, rainy day. Note the location of the switch just under the engine and first car. B&O-era runaround moves involved fouling the crossing. The switch has since been moved twice southward (in the R&S era) and now sits comfortably away from the crossing. |
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10/1/1970 Upload Date: 9/17/2016 12:45:42 PM |
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Rochester, NY |
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B&O Charlotte Docks - 1 of 6 |
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Date approximate. The docks are closed, but still intact. The only activity is some cleanup in the lower yard, a leftover from the ferry days. Note the B&O gon (viewed just to the right of the return track) below in the flats. |
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11/6/1971 Upload Date: 10/13/2020 8:43:00 AM |
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Rochester, NY |
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B&O Charlotte Docks - 2 of 6 |
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An excerpt from a Rochester Library map found here: http://photo.libraryweb.org/rochimag/rpm/rpm00/rpm00582.jpg Genesee Feldspar Company and its three tracks had been gone for many years by 1971. If you didn't know there was once a diamond in the dock lead, you never would have known it. All the other tracks indicated in this map were there up to the end, including the tail track shown to the left of the Feldspar trackage. |
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11/6/1971 Upload Date: 10/13/2020 8:43:30 AM |
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Rochester, NY |
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B&O Charlotte Docks - 3 of 6 |
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Date approximate. B&O crane X176 working down below, on scrap duty. I don't have an official number, but was told the elevation of the upper portion (where I'm standing) down to water level was about 85 feet. |
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11/6/1971 Upload Date: 10/13/2020 8:44:01 AM |
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Rochester, NY |
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B&O Charlotte Docks - 4 of 6 |
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Date approximate. This is the tail track viewed looking to the north. The switch in the foreground on the right (behind the phone pole) was for the pair of tracks on the dock itself. The switch in the background, dead center on the tail track, allowed cars to be pulled from the yard (behind me to the left) and shoved out onto either of the dock leads. Locomotives were not permitted on the dock structure itself (posted sign: "no locomotives past this point" or similar wording - sorry, no photo), so each cut of cars was placed on a previous cut and shoved out until the leads were "full". Gravity takes it from there. Typical operation involved pulling a cut of loads from the yard (maybe 7-8 cars) past the switch, stopping to tie down the hand brake and open the knuckle on the lead car, then flipping the switch and shoving out onto either of the dock leads. If it looks like the tail track rises slightly going away from the camera (which would make sense), it probably does. I don't remember. If anything, it was at least level. The areas on either side descend toward the turning basin and the river, so the tail track was built on an embankment. It's still there today, should you want to go for a hike. You'll find some rotting ties and maybe a leftover spike or two. With regard to the Feldspar leads, the diamond had to have been between the two switches, but there's no evidence of it in this photo. It had to have been long gone before I got there. |
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11/6/1971 Upload Date: 10/13/2020 8:44:35 AM |
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Rochester, NY |
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B&O Charlotte Docks - 5 of 6 |
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No, it's not 1971 anymore. This is today's [approximate] view of the tail track in photo 4 of 6. Obviously, a lot of dirt has been pushed around since 1971. The path behind the swinging gates descends to the turning basin and the river. The remnants of the tail track are to the left of the path. It's hard to tell with everything leafed out, but in the dead of winter, you should be able to see the tail track appear to rise on your left as you walk down the path. |
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11/6/1971 Upload Date: 10/13/2020 8:45:18 AM |
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Rochester, NY |
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B&O Charlotte Docks - 6 of 6 |
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A lot of stuff in this view: At left is the current CSX (old NYC) Charlotte branch. The large facilty is the current International Paper (former Weyerhaeuser) plant, aka Rochester Folding Box, the last northern-most customer as of today (October 2020) on the Charlotte branch. [The track is OOS just to the north, slighly outside this view] The road at the bottom is Boxart Street, which now terminates at the Turning Point Park parking lots, which appear as a pair of blacktopped rectangles. The visible paved pathway (running north-south) leads from the parking lots down to the river. Just to the left (running roughly 6 o'clock to 11 o'clock) are the remnants of the tail track. If you go for a hike, you'll find it. Somewhere in the woods between the current CSX and the tail track was the location of the Roberts Dock, a predecessor of the Yates Dock, itself a predecessor of the Charlotte Dock. Years of operation for the Roberts and Yates docks are unknown to me. I assume operation of the Yates and Charlotte docks overlapped until the Charlotte docks became fully functional, obviating the need for the Yates dock. [The Yates dock location is to the north, out of view] There are paths (some paved!) in the Roberts dock area , but nothing to indicate the presence of a facility, in this case, gone for more than a century. Just for good measure, off to the far right and across the river, the roadbed of the former NYC State Street branch is visible in the trees, in the West Irondequoit neighborhood known as "The Flats". |
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11/6/1971 Upload Date: 10/13/2020 8:46:08 AM |
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Rochester, NY |
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Road power visits Kodak and M&F - Spring 1973 - photo 1 of 8 |
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Date approximate. Two F's bracket three Geeps as the weekend unit train (coal) backs into Kodak on the "old" Kodak lead. L.B. Finewood is to the left across the street. The NYC is to the right. The coal has been put away and the outbounds are barely visible in the siding between McCall and the Ridge. |
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4/1/1973 Upload Date: 4/28/2016 10:13:20 AM |
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Rochester, NY |
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BO 4596(F7A) BO 6656(GP9) BO 6680(GP9) BO 6526(GP9) BO 4595(F7A) |
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Road power visits Kodak and M&F - Spring 1973 - photo 2 of 8 |
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4/1/1973 Upload Date: 4/28/2016 10:13:27 AM |
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Rochester, NY |
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BO 6656(GP9) |
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Road power visits Kodak and M&F - Spring 1973 - photo 3 of 8 |
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4/1/1973 Upload Date: 4/28/2016 10:13:31 AM |
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Rochester, NY |
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Road power visits Kodak and M&F - Spring 1973 - photo 4 of 8 |
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4/1/1973 Upload Date: 4/28/2016 10:13:35 AM |
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Rochester, NY |
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BO 6526(GP9) |
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Road power visits Kodak and M&F - Spring 1973 - photo 5 of 8 |
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4/1/1973 Upload Date: 4/28/2016 10:13:41 AM |
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Rochester, NY |
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Road power visits Kodak and M&F - Spring 1973 - photo 6 of 8 |
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It was not uncommon for the crew to take anything for down below (Matthews & Fields, Greece Lumber, the Hojack, etc.) inside Kodak along with the cuts of coal hoppers as it was easier to sort everything in Kodak's yard and avoid crossing Ridge Rd. repeatedly. In this shot, the crew is done with Kodak and is leaving the property with a single NP boxcar for Matthews & Fields. |
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4/1/1973 Upload Date: 4/28/2016 10:13:46 AM |
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Rochester, NY |
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Road power visits Kodak and M&F - Spring 1973 - photo 7 of 8 |
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The view is south from Stonewood Ave. The crew is rounding the corner past Dock Junction with the single NP boxcar for M&F. The docks have been closed for a couple of years and nature is starting to reclaim the unused sidings. |
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4/1/1973 Upload Date: 4/28/2016 10:13:50 AM |
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Rochester, NY |
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BO 4596(F7A) BO 6656(GP9) BO 6680(GP9) BO 6526(GP9) BO 4595(F7A) |
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Road power visits Kodak and M&F - Spring 1973 - photo 8 of 8 |
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The view is south from Stonewood Ave. Today, only the main remains as part of the R&S, albeit in the same rickety shape with the same cinder ballast. The sidings are long gone. |
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4/1/1973 Upload Date: 4/28/2016 10:13:54 AM |
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Rochester, NY |
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Christopher Smith |
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BO 4596(F7A) BO 6656(GP9) BO 6526(GP9) BO 6680(GP9) BO 4595(F7A) |
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Shoving into Kodak - 2 of 3 |
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4/8/1973 Upload Date: 9/13/2016 8:18:44 PM |
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Rochester, NY |
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Christopher Smith |
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BO 6501(GP9) BO 6501(GP9) |
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Shoving into Kodak - 3 of 3 |
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4/8/1973 Upload Date: 9/13/2016 8:18:47 PM |
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Rochester, NY |
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Christopher Smith |
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BO 6651(GP9) |
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Shoving into Kodak - 1 of 3 |
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W. J. Stellabuto on the steps, D. G. Moore on the platform. It was not uncommon to shove the whole thing into Kodak and do the switching inside - no worries about crossing Ridge Rd., which at that time had lights only (no gates). |
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4/8/1973 Upload Date: 9/13/2016 8:18:50 PM |
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Rochester, NY |
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Christopher Smith |
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The belt after the docks closed - 1 of 2 |
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Date approximate. Could be '73 or '74. The view is from the glass factory roughly north to Dock Junction. The two switch stands on the left are for the glass factory siding and the siding on the opposite side as they connect back to the main (center). A couple of car lengths later, two more sidings emerge, one of which holds a covered hopper for the cement plant at the end of Boxart Street. The Dock Junction concrete phone booth is evident (almost head on) as the tracks curve to the left toward Stonewood. More switch stands are faintly visible to the left of the phone booth. Normally, everything would be filled with coal hoppers, both empty and loaded, but the docks are closed and nature is taking over. The RG&E power lines (left side) have since been replaced. The B&O poles (right) are simply gone today. The concrete whistle post next to the switch stands in the foreground is for Dewey Ave. |
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10/1/1973 Upload Date: 2/5/2017 12:12:23 PM |
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Rochester, NY |
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Christopher Smith |
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The belt after the docks closed - 2 of 2 |
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Date approximate. Could be '73 or '74. The view is from the glass factory roughly south to Dewey Avenue. The two switch stands are for the glass factory siding (right) and the siding on the opposite side (left, NYC or cemetery side) as they connect back to the main (center). The poplars on the left are on the property line between the cemetery and the NYC (out of sight, also on the left). The track walker is almost to Dewey Avenue. Romig's is in the plaza to the right. The RR poles (both NYC & B&O) in the middle between the two lines are gone today. The whistle post next to the switch stand on the right is for McCall Road (yes, even though it is located before Dewey). Rules, regulations and distances dictate placement. |
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10/1/1973 Upload Date: 2/5/2017 12:12:45 PM |
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Rochester, NY |
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Christopher Smith |
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Two C&O F7s bracket 4 B&O geeps and F7s - October 1968 - 5 of 5 |
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No, it's not 1968 anymore and C3039 is no longer in B&O paint - the Chessie cat is now in charge. Summer 1974 - date approximate |
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6/1/1974 Upload Date: 9/23/2016 8:11:12 PM |
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Rochester, NY |
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Christopher Smith |
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Latta Rd. & the NYC interchange - 4 of 7 - summer 1974 |
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OK, how many hoses do you count? Other than the brakepipe (trainline), the "usual" three are main reservoir equalizing, application & release, and sanders. What else is going on? |
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8/1/1974 Upload Date: 9/17/2016 3:54:42 PM |
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Rochester, NY |
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Christopher Smith |
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BO 6605(GP9) |
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Latta Rd. & the NYC interchange - 1 of 7 - summer 1974 |
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Brakeman Jack Kyle on the pilot. This view is to the north just a stone's throw from Latta Rd. The train is on the Lake Ontario State Parkway overpass and has just dropped off a car at the NYC (PC) interchange. I can't tell what it is, but it looks like a couple of storage tanks tied down on a flat car. Probably farm equipment. Neither the tracks nor the bridge exist today. The bridge was removed as part of the O'Rorke bridge project. |
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8/1/1974 Upload Date: 9/17/2016 3:54:45 PM |
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Rochester, NY |
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Christopher Smith |
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BO 6605(GP9) BO 6472(GP9) |
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Latta Rd. & the NYC interchange - 2 of 7 - summer 1974 |
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Heading south, crossing Latta Rd., going to lunch |
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8/1/1974 Upload Date: 9/17/2016 3:54:49 PM |
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Rochester, NY |
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Christopher Smith |
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BO 6605(GP9) BO 6472(GP9) |
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Latta Rd. & the NYC interchange - 3 of 7 - summer 1974 |
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Stopped for lunch. The lead for Greece Lumber is on the right. Through the weeds on the left is a foot path to Latta Lea Golf Course and a hot lunch off the grill in the clubhouse. |
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8/1/1974 Upload Date: 9/17/2016 3:54:16 PM |
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Rochester, NY |
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Christopher Smith |
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BO 6605(GP9) BO 6472(GP9) |
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Latta Rd. & the NYC interchange - 5 of 7 - summer 1974 |
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Engineer's seat on 6605 |
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8/1/1974 Upload Date: 9/17/2016 3:54:20 PM |
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Rochester, NY |
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Christopher Smith |
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BO 6605(GP9) |
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