Looking for cool Rochester Subway stuff? From posters
to t-shirts, and real subway artifacts, you’ll find it here. If you’re
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The Rochester Subway Map (16"x20" Poster)
Fun wall-art and a great conversation piece! This 16"x20" poster shows the original path of the Rochester Subway and where the subway might have been expanded had it not been undone by the interstate highway system in the 1950's.
City of Rochester, New York Typographic Poster
An incredible piece of typographic art, straight from the pages of a 1910 atlas, and perfect for any modern Rochesterian to display proudly at home or in the office.
“The End of the Line” Special Edition DVD
Using archival photos and film clips, interviews and contemporary footage, “The End of the Line” is a high speed ride through Rochester’s transit history, packed with great new special features.
Old Rochester Photos and Historic Views
We’ve been busy collecting old photos, slides, and high-resolution scans of historic Rochester views. Find one you like and get yourself a framed reprint.
Original Bus & Trolley Weekly Transit Passes
These are original Rochester Subway, bus, and trolley transit passes. Weekly passes were first issued on October 27, 1934 and widely used during WWII. Artifacts like this can be highly collectible. Each pass commemorates some important local event or milestone and is a prize to own!
Vintage Postcards
These vintage views of Rochester are original, one-of-a-kind items. And now several of these vintage views are available as reprints—in a variety of sizes. You can even have them framed!
Rochester Transit Tokens
These original Rochester Subway, Bus, and/or Trolley tokens are highly collectible. Rochester’s first tokens were introduced in 1887 by the Rochester City and Brighton Railway. Since that time Rochester transit tokens have come and gone in various shapes, colors, and sizes.
Rochester Subway T-Shirt
Now you can cloak yourself in the cottony softness of the Rochester Subway. Choose from basic and organic t-shirts to hooded sweatshirts in any size and a variety of colors.
RTC Token T-Shirt
This cool T-shirt sports a vintage RTC token on the front and the flip side of the token on the back. Choose from basic and organic t-shirts to hooded sweatshirts in any size and a variety of colors.
Rochester Subway Cap
Protect your melon from the elements with this slick Rochester Subway cap. A back-to-basics chino twill cap with pre-curved bill. Adjustable strap is constructed of the same material as the hat with antique brass slide buckle closure and tuck-in grommet. Available in several colors.
After the Erie Canal was rerouted south of downtown Rochester, the Rochester
Industrial & Rapid Transit Railway (the “subway”) was built in
its place as a link between the five different railroads and interurban trolley
lines that served the Rochester area. As the industrial landscape of Rochester
changed, and highways replaced the railroads, the Rochester subway gradually
became a relic of a bygone era. In 1956 the subway was abandoned and much of
its route was converted into Interstate 490 — built to connect Rochester
with the New York State Thruway (I-90). Read more about the history of the Rochester Subway.
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public dialogue around how we can better connect the neighborhoods of Rochester
NY, surrounding communities, and their cultural offerings. Rochester’s
future is written in her past. Let's rediscover it.
