12/1/2002 - Rochester Chapter NRHS receives grant for new
exhibit
The Rochester Chapter NRHS is pleased to announce that it has been the recipient
of a $2500.00 grant to help fund a new exhibit planned for its Rochester & Genesee
Valley Railroad Museum called Farm to Market. Farm to Market will be designed
to demonstrate the role railroads played in the development of the interior
of Western New York especially in the providing a route to market for agricultural
commodities. Plans are to demonstrate the handling and shipping of four separate
commodities: milk, hay, dry beans and apples. This will be done through the
construction of the display inside a yet to be acquired railroad box car which
the Rochester Chapter is currently seeking to acquire through donation or purchase.
The Rochester Chapter NRHS would like to thank the Max Gonsenhauser
Memorial Fund and the Faye Gonsenhauser Charitable Checking
Account for their generosity! The Rochester Chapter NRHS would
also like to thank the Rochester
Area Community Foundation for their help in facilitating
this grant to the Rochester Chapter.
Farm to Market is planned to debut in May of 2005. If you
have any materials, ideas or leads on available boxcars,
please feel free to contact us.
10/28/2002 - Fall Foliage Express Excursions end for
2002
Our fourteenth season of Fall Foliage Express Excursions
has drawn to a close for 2002. The Rochester Chapter NRHS
wants to thank all of our riders for their support of our
largest fundraiser! The Chapter also wants to say thank you
to all of the Chapter volunteers who prepared and staffed
the train for this season! A special thanks also goes out
to the Ontario Midland Railroad for their continued support
and partnership in our trips!
Please check back in mid-2003 for next year's schedule.
The Fall Foliage Express with
Ontario Midland #3 waits for passengers at Rotterdam Road
in Sodus.
10/23/2002 - Tickets still available for our 'Halloween
Special'
There are still tickets available for our last day of
Fall Foliage Express train rides. These are our Halloween
Specials and all riders are encouraged to come dressed up.
Please check out our Fall Foliage Express pages for more
info.
8/1/2002 - Fall Foliage Express Excursions
return for 2002!
The Rochester Chapter of The National Railway Historical
Society is pleased to announce the return of its popular
Fall Foliage Express rail excursions from Sodus, NY on selected
Saturdays & Sundays this year. Don’t be left on the
platform when the conductor yells “ALL ABOARD!” Order
your tickets, early! This 90-minute round trip, using former
New York Central Stainless Steel “Empire State Express” railroad
passenger cars will depart from Sodus, New York. Sodus is
an easy 45-minute drive from downtown Rochester. NY (a little
over 1 hour from Syracuse).
7/1/2002 - Rochester Chapter awarded NRHS
Railway Heritage Grant
The Rochester Chapter NRHS is pleased to announce that it was a recipient of
a 2002 Railway Heritage Grant from the National Railway Historical Society
totalling $3000.00! This grant will be used to fund in part the complete replacement
of the roof on the Industry depot which is the cornerstone of the Rochester
Chapter's Rochester & Genesee Valley Railroad Museum. The work will be
undertaken by a professional contractor.
The Rochester Chapter would like to thank the NRHS for
their generosity and continued support! We would also encourage
interested parties to contribute to the NRHS and its Railway
Heritage Grant Program. Since 1991, the NRHS has awarded
76 grants totaling $190,880 to 46 NRHS Chapters and 30 to
non-NRHS organizations.
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