Rochester & Southern Railroad
The Rochester & Southern Railroad
came into existance on July 21, 1986, as the first
of the "Genesee & Wyoming" shortlines.
(apart from the original G&W of
course.)
It took over nearly all of what was
originally the Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburg
Railroad's Rochester division,
from Rochester to Machias Junction.
All the R&S trackage on that first
day came from Chessie System.
Today the Rochester & Southern
Railroad extends from Greece, NY on the north end,
south through Rochester to
the main R&S yard, Brooks Ave Yard,
on the South West side of Rochester (right next to
the airport) then south to
P&L Junction, where the line splits.
One route south to Retsof, Mount Morris and
Dansville, on the original G&W and DMM,
and then the R&S mainline to Silver
Springs and the Norfolk Southern interchange.
The R&S today interchanges directly
with three railroads:
CSX at Lincoln Park, Goodman St. yard,
and Genesee Junction.
Livonia, Avon & Lakeville at Genesee
Junction and Brooks ave yard.
Norfolk Southern at Silver Springs.
(and did once interchange with the
G&W at P&L junction between 1986 and 2002,
when the G&W was absorbed into the R&S.
and with Conrail at Rochester &
Silver Springs before 1999.)
R&S history and timeline:
1869 - July 10, The Rochester &
State Line Railroad is chartered. The new railroad
is to run between
Rochester
and Salamanca, NY.
1874 - September 15 - The first train
heads south out of Rochester on the R&SL, to
the end of the line at Leroy.
1878 - The line is completed to
Salamanca.
1881 - Rochester & State Line RR
becomes Rochester & Pittsburg RR.
1887 - Rochester & Pittsburg
absorbed into the Buffalo, Rochester &
Pittsburg Railway.
1889 - BR&P completes it's Lincoln
Park & Charlotte Railroad, extending the
BR&P up to Charlotte to interchange with
the
RW&O,
and begins its Genesee Docks operations on the
Genesee River, north of Rochester.
1891 - The Genesee & Wyoming Valley
Railway is incorporated.
1899 - March 24, the Genesee &
Wyoming Valley Railway becomes the Genesee &
Wyoming Railway.
1913 - BR&P builds the its downtown
Rochester passenger station. Today the largest
surviving station on the R&S.
still
standing on West Main street, and now the home of
Nick Tahou's resturant. Tracks still extend right
to the station.
1913 - BR&P builds the Brooks ave
yard. Today the main yard and engine terminal on
the R&S.
1932 - The BR&P becomes part of the
B&O system.
1972 - B&O becomes part of Chessie
System.
1976 - EL and LV are absorbed into
Conrail. LV and EL tracks abandoned at P&L
junction.
1986 - Chessie sells the former
BR&P/B&O from Rochester to Machias
Junction to the new Rochester & Southern
shortline,
which is a new "G&W Family" line. Ending 50
years of the B&O in Rochester.
1986 - July 21 - First day of operation
for the Rochester & Southern. The R&S
starts up with Six GP40 locomotives,
Numbers
101-106, all are ex Conrail, originally New York
Central units.
The
GP40's were not there on day1 however, they didnt
arrive until a few weeks later. The R&S
started up with
borrowed
G&W MP15DC's and C424's. LV211, the RS3
hammerhead, was also leased that first year, as
well
as
several P&LE SW1500's, several GP-9s from
Golden Spike Rail Services, and a few lingering
Chessie units.
1991 - August - last R&S train
operates from Silver Springs to Machias Junction.
The route is then abandoned,
severing
the original BR&P Rochester division from the
BR&P Buffalo division.
Rails
removed 1992 through 1993.
R&S
now operates from Rochester to Silver Springs.
2002 - or 2003, exact date still
uncertain..the G&W Railroad is absorbed in the
Rochester & Southern system.
ending
the 103 year history of the G&W Railroad as an
independant entity.
The
R&S now extends from Greece, NY at the north
end, south through Rochester to Brooks ave
yard,
to
P&L junction where the line splits - one route
to Retsof, Mount Morris and Dansville, (original
G&W)
and
the original "R&S Mainline" to the NS
interchange at Silver Springs. (see system map on
the R&S page)
2004 - 2006 - exact date unknown.
Rochester & Southern GP40 No. 106 was involved
in a wreck, was rebuilt as a GP40-3
and
was repainted and renumbured as Buffalo &
Pittsburg 3103, however she has remained assigned
to
the R&S!
2006 - January 31, 2006 - American
Motive
Power (AMP) recieves its first locomotive at
the former Foster-Wheeler
plant
in Dansville. Keeping the former DMM, and the
southern end of the G&W/R&S alive.
AMP
rebuilds locomotives. in 2006 and 2007, dozens of
older
locomotives
have been rebuilt there, here is a small
sampling. (goto page
2 for photos)
2007 - Bringing us up to today..Today
the R&S operates from Rochester to Silver
Springs on the original R&S route,
plus
the line from P&L junction south to Retso,
Mount Morris and Dansville.
The
R&S has owned 18 units during its 21 years
history so far, and today operates with 12 units
plus one slug.
R&S All Time Roster and Surviving
Locomotives.
Photo |
Road No. |
Model |
Yr. Built |
Serial # |
Status |
Location |
Current Paint |
Heritage |
Notes |
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101 |
EMD GP40 |
1967 |
33220 |
operating |
B&P system |
GW Orange |
nee New York Central 3056 - 1967 |
rebuilt to GP40-3 (year?) |
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to PC 3056 - 1968 |
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to CR 3056 - 1976 |
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to RSR 101 - 1986 |
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to BPRR GP40-3 101 - (year?) |
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to BPRR 3101 - 2006 (a G&W line) |
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102 |
EMD GP40 |
1967 |
33221 |
operating |
R&S
system |
GW Orange |
nee New York
Central 3057 - 1967 |
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to PC 3057 - 1968 |
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to CR 3057 - 1976 |
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to RSR - 1986 |
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103 |
EMD GP40 |
1967 |
33223 |
operating |
Mexico |
GW Orange |
nee New York Central 3059-
1967 |
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to PC 3059- 1968 |
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to CR 3059- 1976 |
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to RSR 103 - 1986 |
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to
Ferrocarril Chiapas Mayab GP40P-3 201A
(a G&W line) |
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104 |
EMD GP40 |
1967 |
33227 |
operating |
R&S system |
GW Orange |
nee New York Central 3063 - 1967 |
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to PC 3063 - 1968 |
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to CR 3063 - 1976 |
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to RSR 104 - 1986 |
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105 |
EMD GP40 |
1967 |
33236 |
operating |
QGRY - Quebec |
GW Orange |
nee New York Central 3072-
1967 |
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to PC 3072- 1968 |
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to CR 3072 - 1976 |
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to RSR 105 - 1986 |
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to QGRY 105 - 2000 |
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to QGRY 3105 - 2001 (a G&W line) |
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106 |
EMD
GP40-3 |
1967 |
33243 |
operating |
R&S
system |
GW Orange |
nee New
York Central 3079 - 1967 |
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to
PC 3079 - 1968 |
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to
CR 3079 - 1976 |
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to
RSR 106 - 1986 |
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to
BPRR 3103 - around 2006
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107 |
EMD SW1200 |
12/1964 |
29640 |
operating |
With Rail Link, |
GW Orange |
nee SP 1599 - 1964 |
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location unknown |
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to SP 2264 |
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to RSR 107 - (approx 1987) |
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to RLIX 107 - (year?) (a
G&W line) |
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108 |
EMD SW1200 |
12/1964 |
29639 |
operating |
With Rail
Link, |
GW Orange |
nee SP 1598 - 1964 |
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location unknown |
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to SP 2263 |
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to LSDR 1201 |
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to RSR 108 -(approx
1987) |
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to RLIX 108 - (year?) (a G&W line) |
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807 |
EMD slug |
9/1955 |
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operating |
R&S system |
HHLX Red |
Ex-HHLX 172 |
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to R&S slug 807 - 2006 |
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879 |
EMD GP9-3 |
7/1959 |
24888 |
operating |
R&S system |
GW Orange |
Ex-BPRR 879, nee N&W 879 |
rebuilt 01/2002 |
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3807 |
EMD GP40-3 |
5/1971 |
35982 |
operating |
R&S system |
HHLX Red |
nee L&N GP38 4028 - 1971 |
"mother" unit to
slug 807 |
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to SBD GP38 6249 |
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to CSX GP38 2158 |
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to Vermont Railway GP38 205- 1996 |
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to HHLX (rebuilt to) GP40-3 205 - 1999 |
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to R&S GP40-3 3807 - 2006 |
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Units
inherited from the G&W in 2002, now on the
R&S roster, all still lettered G&W. |
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G&W 45 |
EMD MP15DC |
1980 |
769350-1 |
operating |
R&S system |
GW Orange |
nee G&W 45 - 1980 |
First units to wear the
current |
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G&W 46 |
EMD MP15DC |
1980 |
769350-2 |
operating |
R&S system |
GW Orange |
nee G&W 46 - 1980 |
G&W family
paintscheme. |
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G&W 50 |
EMD GP38 |
1970 |
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operating |
R&S system |
CR Blue |
nee Penn Central 7844 - 1970 |
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to Conrail 7844 - 1976 |
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to G&W 50 - 1985 |
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G&W 51 |
EMD GP38 |
1970 |
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operating |
R&S
system |
GW Orange |
nee Penn
Central 7862 - 1970 |
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to Conrail 7862 - 1976 |
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to G&W 51 - 1985 |
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G&W 1000 |
EMD SW1001 |
11/1973 |
73623-5 |
operating |
Hampton Corners |
GW Orange |
nee Reading Railroad 2605
- 1973 |
current salt mine power. |
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to CR 9405 - 1976 |
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to G&W 1000 |
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G&W 1001 |
EMD SW1001 |
12/1973 |
73623-24 |
operating |
Hampton Corners |
GW Orange |
nee Reading Railroad 2624
- 1973 |
current salt mine power. |
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to CR 9424 - 1976 |
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to G&W 1000 |
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G&W 1002 |
EMD SW1001 |
12/1973 |
73623-23 |
operating |
?? |
CR Blue |
nee Reading Railroad 2623
- 1973 |
Current location unknown. |
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to CR 9423 - 1976 |
was in Buffalo on the SB |
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to G&W 1000 |
in 2003. |
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Roster last updated August 18, 2010
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