Rochester N.Y. - Today in History
A historical journal of life in Rochester, NY
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
June 30
June 30, 1956: The last passenger train makes its final run on the Rochester Subway. The subway began operations in 1927 and limited freight service continued to Gannett Newspapers until 1996.
Sources and Further Reading:
Vintage Views: Rochester's History: an Illustrated Timeline; "End of the Line"
Wikipedia: Rochester Subway
Rochester Ponders Future of Once Vibrant Subway; Mercer, Laurie; Oct 31, 2007
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