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Erie Railroad Depot (Rochester, New York)

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Coordinates: 43°09′11″N 77°36′37″W / 43.1530°N 77.6102°W / 43.1530; -77.6102
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Rochester
Erie Railroad Depot, 1908
General information
Locationbetween the Genesee River and Exchange Street on the south side of Court St., Rochester, New York
U.S.
Coordinates43°09′11″N 77°36′37″W / 43.1530°N 77.6102°W / 43.1530; -77.6102
Line(s)Erie Railroad
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Other information
Station code3985[1]
History
OpenedMay 14, 1887[2]
ClosedSeptember 30, 1941 (demolished in 1942)[3]
Electrified1907[4]
Former services
Preceding station Erie Railroad Following station
Terminus Rochester Branch South Park
toward Avon

Erie Railroad Depot, Erie Railroad Station or Erie Depot was the terminal station for the Erie Railroad in Rochester, New York, designed by George E. Archer, the railroad's architect.[5][6]

History

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The station opened in 1887 between the Genesee River and Exchange Street on the south side of Court Street. It was one of the Erie's few electrified railroad stations,[7] and was one of the first stations to provide electric commuter services in 1907.[4] The station was of Victorian design and included a clock tower. It had two tracks and a fully covered platform. The Erie Railroad tracks proceeded south along the east side of the river.

In 1905 the Lehigh Valley Railroad station opened directly across the Genesee River from the Erie Depot. Following the economically difficult years of the Great Depression, passenger service terminated in 1941. The station was demolished in 1942 although the tracks remained for a while after and continued to be used by the Erie Railroad through the 1950s.[8] The area has become a parking lot for the Blue Cross Arena.

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  • Downtown Rochester in the late 1930s; Erie Depot is on the lower left
    Downtown Rochester in the late 1930s; Erie Depot is on the lower left
  • Station in 1906
    Station in 1906
  • Station in 1907
    Station in 1907
  • One the Erie Railroad's electric commuter trains at or near Rochester
    One the Erie Railroad's electric commuter trains at or near Rochester

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "List of Station Names and Numbers". Jersey City, New Jersey: Erie Railroad. May 1, 1916. Retrieved March 6, 2017.
  2. ^ "Waitin' at the 'Deepo' Popular Sport in Grandma's Time". Democrat and Chronicle. January 30, 1949. p. 31. Retrieved September 8, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ "Erie Station, Symbol of Railroads' Lush Days, Being Razed". Democrat and Chronicle. June 9, 1942. p. 11. Retrieved September 8, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. ^ a b "Rochester-Mount Morris Electrification".
  5. ^ Berg, Walter G. (1893), "Passenger Depot at Rochester, NY New York, Lake Erie and Western Railroad", Buildings and Structures of American Railroads, John Wiley and Sons, pp. 389–390, retrieved May 23, 2015
  6. ^ "Erie's Rochester Branch" (PDF). The Semiphore. 52 (7). April 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 8, 2013.
  7. ^ Lawrence, Scot (October 25, 2006). "Railroad History of Rochester, New York". Scot's Train Pages. Rochester, New York. Archived from the original on March 24, 2012. Retrieved September 14, 2011.
  8. ^ Chait, Richard "Dick" (2015-09-14). Rails in Rochester and Monroe County. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9781439653258.
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