Erie Railroad Depot, Erie Railroad Station or Erie Depot was the

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for the

Erie Railroad The Erie Railroad was a railroad that operated in the northeastern United States, originally connecting New York City — more specifically Jersey City, New Jersey, where Erie's Pavonia Terminal, long demolished, used to stand — with Lake Erie ...

Rochester, New York Rochester () is a City (New York), city in the U.S. state of New York (state), New York, the county seat, seat of Monroe County, New York, Monroe County, and the fourth-most populous in the state after New York City, Buffalo, New York, Buffalo, ...

, designed by

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, the railroad's architect.

History

The station opened in 1887 between the

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and Exchange Street on the south side of Court Street. It was one of the Erie's few electrified railroad stations, and was one of the first stations to provide electric commuter services in 1907. The station was of Victorian design and included a clock tower. It had two tracks and a fully covered platform. The Erie Railroad tracks proceeded south along the east side of the river. In 1905 the Lehigh Valley Railroad station opened directly across the Genesee River from the Erie Depot. Following the economically difficult years of the

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, passenger service terminated in 1941. The station was demolished in 1942 although the tracks remained for a while after and continued to be used by the Erie Railroad through the 1950s. The area has become a

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for the

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Gallery

File:Rochester Downtown - Late 1930s.jpg, Downtown Rochester in the late 1930s; Erie Depot is on the lower left File:Erie Railroad station 1906 alt view.png, Station in 1906 File:The Street railway journal (1907) (14760159495).jpg, Station in 1907 File:Electric traction for railway trains; a book for students, electrical and mechanical engineers, superintendents of motive power and others (1911) (14758768665).jpg, One the Erie Railroad's electric commuter trains at or near Rochester

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{{City of Rochester, NY Railway stations in Rochester, New York Former Erie Railroad stations Railway stations in Monroe County, New York Railway stations in the United States opened in 1887 Demolished railway stations in the United States Railway stations closed in 1941 1887 establishments in New York (state) 1941 disestablishments in New York (state) Buildings and structures demolished in 1947

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