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.

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.)

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.

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.

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.

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.


Photo	Road No.	Model	Yr. Built	Serial #	Status	Location	Current Paint	Heritage	Notes

	101	EMD GP40	1967	33220	operating	B&P system	GW Orange	nee New York Central 3056 - 1967	rebuilt to GP40-3 (year?)
								to PC 3056 - 1968
								to CR 3056 - 1976
								to RSR 101 - 1986
								to BPRR GP40-3 101 - (year?)
								to BPRR 3101 - 2006 (a G&W line)
	102	EMD GP40	1967	33221	operating	R&S system	GW Orange	nee New York Central 3057 - 1967
								to PC 3057 - 1968
								to CR 3057 - 1976
								to RSR - 1986
	103	EMD GP40	1967	33223	operating	Mexico	GW Orange	nee New York Central 3059- 1967
								to PC 3059- 1968
								to CR 3059- 1976
								to RSR 103 - 1986
								to Ferrocarril Chiapas Mayab GP40P-3 201A (a G&W line)
	104	EMD GP40	1967	33227	operating	R&S system	GW Orange	nee New York Central 3063 - 1967
								to PC 3063 - 1968
								to CR 3063 - 1976
								to RSR 104 - 1986
	105	EMD GP40	1967	33236	operating	QGRY - Quebec	GW Orange	nee New York Central 3072- 1967
								to PC 3072- 1968
								to CR 3072 - 1976
								to RSR 105 - 1986
								to QGRY 105 - 2000
								to QGRY 3105 - 2001 (a G&W line)
	106	EMD GP40-3	1967	33243	operating	R&S system	GW Orange	nee New York Central 3079 - 1967
								to PC 3079 - 1968
								to CR 3079 - 1976
								to RSR 106 - 1986
								to BPRR 3103 - around 2006

	107	EMD SW1200	12/1964	29640	operating	With Rail Link,	GW Orange	nee SP 1599 - 1964
						location unknown		to SP 2264

								to RSR 107 - (approx 1987)
								to RLIX 107 - (year?) (a G&W line)
	108	EMD SW1200	12/1964	29639	operating	With Rail Link,	GW Orange	nee SP 1598 - 1964
						location unknown		to SP 2263
								to LSDR 1201
								to RSR 108 -(approx 1987)
								to RLIX 108 - (year?) (a G&W line)

	807	EMD slug	9/1955		operating	R&S system	HHLX Red	Ex-HHLX 172
								to R&S slug 807 - 2006

	879	EMD GP9-3	7/1959	24888	operating	R&S system	GW Orange	Ex-BPRR 879, nee N&W 879	rebuilt 01/2002

	3807	EMD GP40-3	5/1971	35982	operating	R&S system	HHLX Red	nee L&N GP38 4028 - 1971	"mother" unit to slug 807
								to SBD GP38 6249
								to CSX GP38 2158
								to Vermont Railway GP38 205- 1996
								to HHLX (rebuilt to) GP40-3 205 - 1999
								to R&S GP40-3 3807 - 2006

	Units inherited from the G&W in 2002, now on the R&S roster, all still lettered G&W.

	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
	G&W 46	EMD MP15DC	1980	769350-2	operating	R&S system	GW Orange	nee G&W 46 - 1980	G&W family paintscheme.

	G&W 50	EMD GP38	1970		operating	R&S system	CR Blue	nee Penn Central 7844 - 1970
								to Conrail 7844 - 1976
								to G&W 50 - 1985
	G&W 51	EMD GP38	1970		operating	R&S system	GW Orange	nee Penn Central 7862 - 1970
								to Conrail 7862 - 1976
								to G&W 51 - 1985

	G&W 1000	EMD SW1001	11/1973	73623-5	operating	Hampton Corners	GW Orange	nee Reading Railroad 2605 - 1973	current salt mine power.
								to CR 9405 - 1976
								to G&W 1000
	G&W 1001	EMD SW1001	12/1973	73623-24	operating	Hampton Corners	GW Orange	nee Reading Railroad 2624 - 1973	current salt mine power.
								to CR 9424 - 1976
								to G&W 1000
	G&W 1002	EMD SW1001	12/1973	73623-23	operating	??	CR Blue	nee Reading Railroad 2623 - 1973	Current location unknown.
								to CR 9423 - 1976	was in Buffalo on the SB
								to G&W 1000	in 2003.

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