(top) My daughter and I saw the train leaving Kodak one day so we decided to chase it down the Charlotte Industrial Track to the yard. Our first shot was as it was crossing Lexington Ave.

(middle) My daughter shot this picture of the train crossing Otis St. as I was trying to turn around in a driveway to continue following our train south on the Charlotte Runner.

(bottom) I'm pretty sure that this picture is at Jay St. Even though the train was running fairly slow it was still a confusing chase. Traffic and my limited knowledge of the streets in this area made it difficult but next time I'll be ready!

(top) We are almost finished with our chase as CSX 2723 drags her train south across Hague St.

(bottom) Our train swings around the eastbound leg of the Buffalo Wye before re-entering the main to head back to Rochester Yard.

(top) At 376 this snow-fan watches the passing of a westbound CSX ML train with a UP engine on the point. Remember that standing in the gauge is not a wise place to be while watching trains!

(middle) This train is coming into Rochester Yard to make picks and drops before continuing east to Selkirk.

(bottom) This BNSF led train has just left the yard and is passing the Amtrak station at MP 371. The lead unit is just 50 or so feet short of the bridge over the Genesee River falls in downtown Rochester.

(top) Here, I caught an east bound mixed freight crossing the Barge Canal near C.P. 373 back in early 2005. The warbonnet units still wander through New York state on occasion.

(middle) The pair of units are about to pass under the R&S ex B&O RR overpass. Just past the bridge is the wye that branches off to the Charlotte Industrial track.

(bottom) Last year, speaking of the R&S, B&P 3001 had a fire onboard while pulling a train to Rochester. Here is the offending unit in CSX's Rochester Yard getting ready to be sent out for repair.

(top) At the northern end of the Charlotte Industrial track in Rochester, N.Y. is where the Genesee River dumps into Lake Ontario. This series of photos shows a CSX freight coming to what is sometimes called the "north yard". This is a 4 track storage yard for coal waiting to enter the Russell Generating plant in the town of Greece. After the train passes the lighthouse it will be on the former R.W.&O. or HOJACK line of the NYC. The old Hojack only stretches another mile or so, stopping just east of Dewey ave. before it passes under the Lake Ontario State Pkwy. Trains use the remaining section as headroom to back into the power-plant. The boxcars at the head end of the train were probably picked up from the Weyerhauser box factory on Boxart st.

(top) Today at Goodman St. I spotted a MBTA coach in a cut of cars near the old Road Railer terminal tracks. I'm not positive but I think it may be bound for Dansville, N.Y. via the R&S. A rail equipment rebuilder opened up in the former Foster Wheeler plant and has been rebuiling a wide assortment of equipment.
( middle) Last summer I was teaching my 8 year old daughter to shoot trains and she managed to get this shot of CSX # 211 coming into the Goodman St. yard. She's good with both the digital and my Minolta SRT 200 slr!
( bottom) When I was a kid my dad started taking my brothers and me to the yard to watch trains, a few years ago at a train show I bought acollection of photos that were taken at that time.
(1st) I doubt the date on the photo of 10/19/76, I didn't think that CR had painted any units yet. We are on the south side of the tracks at Goodman St. watching a west bound heading towards the Main St. bridge.
(2nd) In this photo CR GP-35 #3663 is heading east towards the Main st. bridge on 1/15/77.
(3rd) On 9/5/79 these SD-45's were westbound through Rochester. These 3 photos show the old Main St. bridge which was a through truss type of bridge with corugated steel panels on the sides which made it impossible to view trains from it.