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Rochester & Genesee Valley Railroad Museum

14543 Rush, NY, United States of America (USA) (New York)
Address 282 Rush Scottsville Road
 
 
Floor area unfortunately not known yet  
 
Museum typ Exhibition
Railway
  • Railway Technique
  • Lamps and Light

Opening times
 Train rides are operated and the museum is open to the public on select weekends from June through October. See RochesterTrainRides.com

Admission
Status from 02/2024
 Adults: $15; Youth (5-17), Seniors: $10.00
Contact
Tel.:01-585-533-1431  eMail:https://www.rgvrrm.org/contact  
Homepage
to Location / Directions
www.rgvrrm.org
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Location / Directions
N43.003458° W77.721066°N43°0.20748' W77°43.26396'N43°0'12.4488" W77°43'15.8376"
All train rides depart from Rochester & Genesee Valley Railroad Museum and Industry Depot off Route 251, a short drive from anywhere in the Rochester area! It is easy to find from Exit 11 on I-390, and just 20 minutes from downtown Rochester.

By Rail
The closest rail station to the museum is located at 320 Central Avenue, Rochester, NY. Service is provided by Amtrak with several trains throughout the day. Our museum is located about 18 miles from the downtown station, accessible by local taxi or rideshare services.

By Air
The museum is located about 12 miles from the Greater Rochester International Airport. Rental cars, taxi, and rideshare services are available at the airport terminal.
Description

Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:
The Rochester and Genesee Valley Railroad Museum (RGVRRM) is an operating railroad museum located in Industry, New York, a hamlet within the town of Rush. The museum started in 1971 with the purchase of a former Erie Railroad Depot from the Erie Lackawanna Railroad.

Since then the museum has grown to include a one-mile demonstration railroad, connecting it with the New York Museum of Transportation in Rush, making it one of the only operating railroad museums in New York State.

The museum was formerly an operation of the Rochester Chapter National Railway Historical Society until 2011. The organization rosters more than 40 pieces of historic railroad equipment, including diesel and steam locomotives, electric trolley and multiple-unit cars, freight cars, cabooses, passenger cars, and work equipment.

The museum campus includes a number of preserved railroad structures, including the 1909 Industry Depot built by the Erie Railroad, a waiting shelter from the Rochester, Lockport & Buffalo Railroad, and a crossing watchman's shanty from the New York Central.

The collection of the Rochester & Genesee Valley Railroad Museum is quite extensive. The RGVRRM rosters 10 locomotives, 13 freight cars, 15 pieces of passenger equipment and various other pieces of rail equipment. Of note, distinctive high-hood "Hammerhead" Lehigh Valley Railroad RS3m 211 is part of the operating collection.
The museum is also home to the sole remaining trolley car (Car # 60) from the Rochester Subway fleet, returned to Rochester Chapter in 1998 after being on loan and later in storage for many years.
In 1998 a steel building was erected to assist in the preservation and restoration of equipment.
2007 saw the arrival of the seven Budd-built 1941-vintage Empire State Express coaches that are used for Fall Foliage trips, operated on the Ontario Midland Railroad between 1993-2004, and most recently on the Livonia, Avon and Lakeville Railroad.

Because Rochester is known as the "World's Image Center" and is associated with photography and the home of Eastman Kodak, the museum boasts an extensive collection of photos. Of note is the collection of steam-era images from Robert Carper, a Rochester native who authored "American Railroads in Transition." Many of the photos from that book are now in the museum's collection, and on display for visitors to enjoy.

Other artifacts include an extensive collection of signaling equipment. Rochester was home to General Railway Signal, and as such the installation and operation of signals on the railroad is a long-term goal. Items include an operating semaphore, searchlights, an under restoration Saxby and Farmer armstrong machine and a Union Switch and Signal CTC Machine.
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