Kodak Park Railroad
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| Dates of operation | 1907–present | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Kodak Park Railroad is a private railroad owned by Eastman Kodak Company, which services Kodak Park in Rochester, New York. It is now called Rochester Switching Services, Inc.[2]
History
The Kodak Park Railroad was originally built in 1907 by George Eastman.[3]
Historical rolling stock
Equipment used by Kodak Park has included:[4]
| Built | Make and model | Road Nos. | Origin | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | EMD SW1500 | 3 | Ex-Pittsburgh & Lake Erie 1560 | |
| 1952 | EMD GP7 | 4 | Ex-Pittsburgh & Lake Erie 1521 | |
| 1923 | GE 49-ton locomotive (steeplecab[5]) | 5 | Ex-Philadelphia, Bethlehem, & New England 201, nee-NYC 1505,[6] aka NYC 505[5] | |
| 1946 | GE 80-ton switcher | 6 | New-built | Donated to Rochester & Genesee Valley Railroad Museum in 1981[7] |
| 1950 | GE 95-ton switcher | 7 | New-built | |
| 1968 | EMD SW1000 | 8 | New-built | |
| 1950 | ALCO RS-1 | 9 | Ex-Genesse & Wyoming 44, nee-Chicago & Western Indiana 260[8] | Donated to Rochester & Genesee Valley Railroad Museum in 1997[8] |
| 1951 | ALCO RS-3 | 10 | Ex-S.J. Groves, nee-Minnesota Transfer Railway | Retired |
| 1981 | EMD MP15AC | 10 | Active[9] |
Preservation
Two ex-Kodak Park Railroad units are known to have been preserved: Kodak Park 6[7] and 9 at the Rochester & Genesee Valley Railroad Museum.[8]
References
- ↑ "Rail Guide". rail.guide. Retrieved 19 July 2026.
- ↑ "Railroad". Archived from the original on 13 March 2014.
- ↑ "Rochester's Railroads". Retrieved 18 July 2026.
George Eastman built the second of the 1907 railroads, called the Kodak Park Railroad.
- ↑ "Kodak Locomotives". www.thedieselshop.us. Retrieved 19 July 2026.
- 1 2 "Browse Items · New York Central System Historical Society". nycshs.omeka.net. Retrieved 11 August 2026.
- ↑ "PHILADELPHIA BETHLEHEM & NEW ENGLAND Diesels". www.thedieselshop.us. Retrieved 27 July 2026.
[model] 49-Ton (GE) [number] 201 [serial no] 8754 [notes] Ex-NYC 1505
- 1 2 "Eastman Kodak 6". Rochester & Genesee Valley Railroad Museum.
- 1 2 3 "Kodak Park Railroad Alco RS-1 No. 9". Rochester & Genesee Valley Railroad Museum. Retrieved 19 July 2026.
- ↑ "Switchers and Critters". Facebook. 30 July 2023. Retrieved 19 July 2026.