Steam locos in Rochester

The information came from Linwood W. Moody's "The Maine Two Footers" book. I haven't read the book in a couple of years, and I don't recall why they brought them back. There were 5 Maine 2-foot gauge railroads of note, and as the first ones closed the remaining ones frequently bought some of the remains. Maybe the scrapyard wanted to keep it them in good shape should the other railroad's come looking for new(er) motive power? Not sure.

Considering how small the percentage is of surviving American steam locomotives today, it is remarkable that so many 2-foot engines are around now including this pair.

So which road had the last operating steam loco in Rochester and what was the date--perhaps someone knows off hand. (I think we can eliminate the LV as that was one of the first roads to go all diesel and NYC moved all their steam to the western part of the system so that leaves Erie, B&O and Pennsy).

Note I am not asking about return visits by steam in the 60s, shortlines like the A&A or special trains.

Thanks

There was a pretty lengthy discussion back in 2018 concerning this subject. Should come up by searching "Last Steam in Rochester"

re: Last Rochester Steam

Thanks Old & Weary, I forgot that topic was recently discussed:


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