Rochester area electric/trolley lines.

I believe this map and aerial photo are labeled correctly..
someone please correct me if they are not!

Scot


http://img503.imageshack.us/img503/3214 ... p018qu.jpg

http://img520.imageshack.us/img520/8906 ... p026ih.jpg

Scot

Thanks Scot....I spent the afternoon Tuesday walking the old Auburn Road from Phillips Road to the LV trestle and then I walked up onto the LV Main to the RS&E abutments that were easily visible with bare trees. It felt kind of weird walking on the elevated ROW for 0.5 mile being up so far from the farmland below.

Why is the LV ROW elevated for such a long distance away from the LV trestle?

The LV ROW was no doubt elevated in order to maintain as level as possible a gradient on the approaches to the NYC Auburn Branch overpass.

The Rochester & Sodus Bay used the Glen Haven line to get out of the city. The bridge underneath the Hojack is just a little bit east of Barclay Road south of NY-104. It's still there and visible even though OMID has been trying to fill it.

I know it's been 11 years, Scotty, but is there a replacement URL for those imageshack URLs?

scottychaos wrote: 1. Rochester & Eastern Rapid Railway
2. Rochester, Syracuse, and Eastern Rapid Railroad

Are you sure of the latter name? Are you sure it's not the Rochester, Syracuse and Eastern Railroad? Note the updated URL on the R&ERR.

scottychaos wrote: a mile marker in Pittsford, (or is it a whistle post? I dont remember)
off of Allens Creek road in Pittsford.
(1 or 2? im not sure which)
its next to an office park, the road into the office park doesnt seem to have a name.
you are at Pittsford Plaza.
head east on Monroe ave toward the city.
cross under 590
turn right onto Allens Creek Road.
cross under 590 again.
take the first left after crossing under 590.
the marker is along the edge of the parking lot.

That was for the Auburn Branch.
Here's the mile marker: https://www.flickr.com/photos/russnelso ... datetaken/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
And the whistle post: https://www.flickr.com/photos/russnelso ... datetaken/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;