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The Rochester and Suburban Railway can trace its roots back to the Rochester and Lake Ontario Railway which was formed in 1879 to construct a steam-powered railroad connecting Rochester at Portland Avenue with Sea Breeze on the shores of Lake Ontario. The line was operated with enclosed "dummy" steam locomotives so as not to frighten horses as they operated along city streets. The railroad was leased by the Rochester and Irondequoit Railroad in 1893, which in turn built its own electric streetcar line along St. Paul Boulevard to the Summerville lakeside community in Irondequoit. The electric line only operated in the summer months, and connected to a ferry boat that transported passengers across the Genesee River to Charlotte. The opening of the Stutson Street Bridge in 1927 forced the ter

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rdfs:label	Rochester and Suburban Railway (en)
rdfs:comment	The Rochester and Suburban Railway can trace its roots back to the Rochester and Lake Ontario Railway which was formed in 1879 to construct a steam-powered railroad connecting Rochester at Portland Avenue with Sea Breeze on the shores of Lake Ontario. The line was operated with enclosed "dummy" steam locomotives so as not to frighten horses as they operated along city streets. The railroad was leased by the Rochester and Irondequoit Railroad in 1893, which in turn built its own electric streetcar line along St. Paul Boulevard to the Summerville lakeside community in Irondequoit. The electric line only operated in the summer months, and connected to a ferry boat that transported passengers across the Genesee River to Charlotte. The opening of the Stutson Street Bridge in 1927 forced the ter (en)
foaf:name	Rochester and Suburban Railway (en)
location	Irondequoit, New York
dcterms:subject	Transportation in Rochester, New York Defunct New York (state) railroads Railway companies established in 1900 Railway companies disestablished in 1909 Standard gauge railways in the United States Streetcars in New York (state)
Wikipage page ID	43310561 (xsd:integer)
Wikipage revision ID	794749230 (xsd:integer)
Link from a Wikipage to another Wikipage	Transportation in Rochester, New York Rochester, New York Rochester Railway Company Genesee River Streetcar Defunct New York (state) railroads Railway companies established in 1900 Irondequoit, New York Railway companies disestablished in 1909 Charlotte, New York Standard gauge railways in the United States Streetcars in New York (state) Lake Ontario New York State Railways Sea Breeze, New York
sameAs	Rochester and Suburban Railway Rochester and Suburban Railway Rochester and Suburban Railway
successor line	New York State Railways
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electrification	600 (xsd:integer)
locale	Irondequoit, New York (en)
start year	1900 (xsd:integer)
end year	1909 (xsd:integer)
has abstract	The Rochester and Suburban Railway can trace its roots back to the Rochester and Lake Ontario Railway which was formed in 1879 to construct a steam-powered railroad connecting Rochester at Portland Avenue with Sea Breeze on the shores of Lake Ontario. The line was operated with enclosed "dummy" steam locomotives so as not to frighten horses as they operated along city streets. The railroad was leased by the Rochester and Irondequoit Railroad in 1893, which in turn built its own electric streetcar line along St. Paul Boulevard to the Summerville lakeside community in Irondequoit. The electric line only operated in the summer months, and connected to a ferry boat that transported passengers across the Genesee River to Charlotte. The opening of the Stutson Street Bridge in 1927 forced the termination of ferry service, and the railroads entered receivership soon after. (en)
hq city	Rochester, New York (en)
predecessor line	Rochester and Irondequoit Railroad (en) Rochester and Lake Ontario Railway (en)
railroad name	Rochester and Suburban Railway (en)
prov:wasDerivedFrom	wikipedia-en:Rochester_and_Suburban_Railway?oldid=794749230&ns=0
page length (characters) of wiki page	2962 (xsd:nonNegativeInteger)
closing year	1909-01-01 (xsd:gYear)
opening year	1900-01-01 (xsd:gYear)
headquarter	Rochester, New York
foaf:isPrimaryTopicOf	wikipedia-en:Rochester_and_Suburban_Railway
is Link from a Wikipage to another Wikipage of	Rochester & Suburban Railway Rochester Railway Company List of New York railroads New York State Railways
is Wikipage redirect of	Rochester & Suburban Railway
is foaf:primaryTopic of	wikipedia-en:Rochester_and_Suburban_Railway

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