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A-townbranchfan
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Back in the winter of 1998, I visited my nephew who was attending RIT. He took me on a tour of Rochester which included the falls along the Genesee river. While there, I noticed an amazing railroad trestle built high above the river, clinging to the edge of the rockface wall near the falls. Upon taking a closer look, I realized it was built as a spur to service the Genesee Brewery... though it amazed me that such an extensive trestle would ever have been built to service a single industry. I have since discovered that the trestle was taken out of service around 2000.
Does anybody have any pictures they took of this amazing bit of railroad architecture while it was still in service? If not, do any of you have any recent photos showing the trestle in late fall or winter... after the leaves have fallen from the trees. I'm planning a brewery spur on my model layout and would love to model it after the Genesee trestle. I'd love to see a verticle shot that includes part of the river below. Thanks to anyone who's able to post some photos. -- Mark
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TB_Diamond
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Re: Genesee Brewery trestle, Rochester, NY
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« Reply #1 on: Feb 27th, 2011, 6:45pm » |
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Several photos of the trestle were posted over on the ConRail forum. Here is one from the Penn Central days, full foliage season unfortunately. Took this from the Platte Street bridge on the evening of 07 June 1971. Wow, almost 40 years ago.
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A-townbranchfan
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TB_Diamond: What a wonderful picture! Thanks so much for sharing. It's a great view, being that the train is positioned nearly halfway up the side of the brewery at that location... midway between the foundation and the roof! Also interesting to see that unique PC caboose as part of the mix that day. I know what you mean about finding it hard to believe you took the shot nearly 40 years ago. I, too, have been amazed when I've recently posted things from my collection which I haven't looked at in years and suddenly realize 25 or more years have passed since my train-chasing days. Time truly stands still for no man. Thanks again for posting your classic shot! --Mark
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