Rochester, NY
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Genesee Valley Canal Railroad Progress
GENESEE VALLEY CANAL RAILROAD. From the Rochester Express we clip the following : “A construction train is now running on the Genesee Valley Canal Railroad from this city to Fowlerville, or Spencer’s basin, within ten miles of Mt. Morris. Between Mt. Morris and Fowlerville the grading is completed for the distance of six miles, and…
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Genesee Valley Canal Railroad
Genesee Valley Canal Railroad. Yesterday morning sub-contractor Peterson, under direction of Contractor Bennett, commenced the work of grading the road bed for the track of the Genesee Valley Canal railroad. The first work was done at the Rapids. Several boat loads of steel rails are expected to arrive soon from New York. Within a short…
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The Rochester and Syracuse Direct Railroad
This May 23, 1853 article discusses the completed but not yet opened Rochester and Syracuse Direct Railroad between the two cities.