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Highly Collectible Bus & Trolley Transit Passes

These are original Rochester Subway, Bus, and Trolley passes. These weekly passes were first issued on October 27, 1934 but were widely used during WWII. Rochester Subway artifacts like this one can be highly collectible. They’re colorful, fun, and can mark important cultural events or milestones. Select an item below for more details.

1940 Bus & Trolley Transit Pass
$1 transit pass good for one full week on all bus & trolley lines (including the Subway). This pass features an ad by Sisters of St. Joseph & Nazareth College.


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1944 Bus & Trolley Transit Pass
$1 transit pass good for one full week on all bus & trolley lines (including the Subway). This pass features an ad by Rochester Grand Opera Co.


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1948 Bus & Trolley Transit Pass
$1 transit pass good for one full week on all bus & trolley lines (including the Subway). This pass features an ad by U.S. Marines.


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1949 Bus & Trolley Transit Pass
$1 transit pass good for one full week on all bus & trolley lines (including the Subway). This pass features an ad by Rochester Grand Opera Co.


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1949 Bus & Trolley Transit Pass
$1 transit pass good for one full week on all bus & trolley lines (including the Subway). This pass features an ad by Rochester Civic Music Assoc.


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1949 Bus & Trolley Transit Pass
$1 transit pass good for one full week on all bus & trolley lines (including the Subway). This pass features an ad by Consistory Players.


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1949 Bus & Trolley Transit Pass
$1 transit pass good for one full week on all bus & trolley lines (including the Subway). This pass features an ad by Community Chest.


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1949 Bus & Trolley Transit Pass
$1 transit pass good for one full week on all bus & trolley lines (including the Subway). This pass features an ad by V.F.W.


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1950 Bus & Trolley Transit Pass
$1 transit pass good for one full week on all bus & trolley lines (including the Subway). This pass features an ad by Rochester Grand Opera Co.


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1950 Bus & Trolley Transit Pass
$1 transit pass good for one full week on all bus & trolley lines (including the Subway). This pass features an ad by Community Chest.


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1950 Bus & Trolley Transit Pass
$1 transit pass good for one full week on all bus & trolley lines (including the Subway). This pass features an ad by Community Chest.


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1950 Bus & Trolley Transit Pass
$1 transit pass good for one full week on all bus & trolley lines (including the Subway). This pass features an ad by American Red Cross.


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1944 Bus & Trolley Transit Pass
$1 transit pass good for one full week on all bus & trolley lines (including the Subway). This pass features an ad for the Shrine Circus.


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1944 Bus & Trolley Transit Pass
$1 transit pass good for one full week on all bus & trolley lines (including the Subway). This pass features an ad for the Rochester Hospital Service.


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1942 Bus & Trolley Transit Pass
$1 transit pass good for one full week on all bus & trolley lines (including the Subway). This pass features an ad for the Red Cross.


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1942 Bus & Trolley Transit Pass
$1 transit pass good for one full week on all bus & trolley lines (including the Subway). This pass features an ad for the Girl Scouts.


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1943 Bus & Trolley Transit Pass
$1 transit pass good for one full week on all bus & trolley lines (including the Subway). This pass features an ad for wartime donations.


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1943 Bus & Trolley Transit Pass
$1 transit pass good for one full week on all bus & trolley lines (including the Subway). This pass features a Postal Service announcement.


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1944 Bus & Trolley Transit Pass
$1 transit pass good for one full week on all bus & trolley lines (including the Subway). This pass features a wartime announcement.


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1948 Bus & Trolley Transit Pass
$1 transit pass good for one full week on all bus & trolley lines (including the Subway). This pass features an ad for East High School evening classes.


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1940 Bus & Trolley Transit Pass
$1 transit pass good for one full week on all bus & trolley lines (including the Subway). This pass features an ad for a Thanksgiving service at Eastman Theatre.


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1942 Bus & Trolley Transit Pass
$1 transit pass good for one full week on all bus & trolley lines (including the Subway). This pass features a wartime ad for the Red Cross & USO.


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1944 Bus & Trolley Transit Pass
$1 transit pass good for one full week on all bus & trolley lines (including the Subway). This pass features an ad for wartime donations.


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1944 Bus & Trolley Transit Pass
$1 transit pass good for one full week on all bus & trolley lines (including the Subway). This pass features a wartime announcement.


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1942 Bus & Trolley Transit Pass
$1 transit pass good for one full week on all bus & trolley lines (including the Subway). This pass features an ad for the Grotto Rodea at Edgerton Park.


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1944 Bus & Trolley Transit Pass
$1 transit pass good for one full week on all bus & trolley lines (including the Subway). This pass features an ad for Knights of Columbus.


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1944 Bus & Trolley Transit Pass
$1 transit pass good for one full week on all bus & trolley lines (including the Subway). This pass features an ad for the East Evening Regents High School.


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1944 Bus & Trolley Transit Pass
$1 transit pass good for one full week on all bus & trolley lines (including the Subway). This pass features an ad for the NY State Teachers Association.


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1944 Bus & Trolley Transit Pass
$1 transit pass good for one full week on all bus & trolley lines (including the Subway). This pass features an ad for the Memorial Art Gallery.


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1940 Bus & Trolley Transit Pass
$1 transit pass good for one full week on all bus & trolley lines (including the Subway). This pass features an ad for the Police Valentine Ball.


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1940 Bus & Trolley Transit Pass
$1 transit pass good for one full week on all bus & trolley lines (including the Subway). This pass features an ad for the Grotto Rodea at Edgerton Park.


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1942 Bus & Trolley Transit Pass
$1 transit pass good for one full week on all bus & trolley lines (including the Subway). This pass features a wartime ad for the Visiting Nurse Association.


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1942 Bus & Trolley Transit Pass
$1 transit pass good for one full week on all bus & trolley lines (including the Subway). This pass features an ad for Violinist Joseph Szigeti performing at the Auditorium Theater.


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1943 Bus & Trolley Transit Pass
$1 transit pass good for one full week on all bus & trolley lines (including the Subway). This pass features a wartime ad for the Rochester Civic Music Association.


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1944 Bus & Trolley Transit Pass
$1 transit pass good for one full week on all bus & trolley lines (including the Subway). This pass features an ad for East High Evening School.


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1944 Bus & Trolley Transit Pass
$1 transit pass good for one full week on all bus & trolley lines (including the Subway). This pass features a wartime announcement.


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1944 Bus & Trolley Transit Pass
$1 transit pass good for one full week on all bus & trolley lines (including the Subway). This pass features an ad for the Rochester YMCA.


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1948 Bus & Trolley Transit Pass
$1 transit pass good for one full week on all bus & trolley lines (including the Subway). This pass features an ad for the 9th Annual Dahlia Show at the Rochester Museum of Arts and Sciences.


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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).
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