Rochester, Lockport and Buffalo Railroad

Rochester, Lockport and Buffalo Railroad

Overview
Headquarters	Syracuse, New York Rochester, New York
Reporting mark	RLB
Locale	Western New York
Dates of operation	1919–1931
Predecessor	Buffalo, Lockport & Rochester Railway
Technical
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Electrification	600 V DC
Length	54 mi (87 km)
Route map v t e Legend Lockport Gasport Telegraph Rd. Middleport Medina Knowlesville Albion Hulberton Holley Brockport Adams Basin Spencerport Rochester

The Rochester, Lockport and Buffalo Railroad was an electric interurban railway that was constructed between Rochester, New York, and Lockport, New York, connecting to the International Railway Co. at Lockport for service into Buffalo. Opened in 1909 as the Buffalo, Lockport and Rochester Railway, the route followed the Erie Canal and the New York Central Railroad's Falls Road branch for most of its length. The direct route took a little over two hours to travel from Lockport from Rochester. Most trains were local routes and took 2 hours 35 minutes. There were trains between the main stations every hour, however there were trains between Rochester and Brockport every 30 minutes and sometimes every 15 minutes.^[1] For a brief period of time, the railway was part of the Beebe Syndicate of affiliated interurban railways stretching from Syracuse to Buffalo. Entering receivership in 1917, it was reorganized as the Rochester, Lockport and Buffalo Railroad in 1919. After years of struggling with declining revenue during the Depression years, the railway's last day of service was April 30, 1931.