Rochester, NY Lehigh Valley Station

[jrs363]

I just put up some info from the archives on the Rochester Station. More to come.

http://www.s363.com/Railroads

Thanks
John

[NYCRRson]

John, thanks so much for posting these! I never really understood the track layout at the station but now it is clear to me. I always thought that the tracks were below the station (where the canal towpath was), but now I see how it was setup.

Do you think I could get free lifetime meals (Yum, Yum) at Dinosaur BBQ if I made them a nice HO scale diorama ?

Thanks and Cheers, Kevin.

[TB Diamond]

Walked the ramp up from the yard to the station back in the early 1970s. Construction of the Howell Street bridge on the inner loop effectively removed this ramp.

[jrs363]

The Rochester Images collection on the Rochester Publiv Library website has some nice photos of the station and platform area.

JS

[Otto Vondrak]

I always thought that the tracks were below the station (where the canal towpath was), but now I see how it was setup.

The tracks below the station in the canal bed were of course the Rochester Subway. Court Street station was located at the entrance to the tunnel, adjacent to the LV station, half exposed and half under Court Street.

Looking at the stone piers, it looks like the LV left a provision in case they wanted to add a third track to the terminal?

-otto-

[jrs363]

There are also some related photos at:

http://www.nymtmuseum.org

Look in archives and search on various key words