Video from July Chapter meeting... in HD!

Chris Hauf put together an excellent video of railroad operation during the Rochester Chapter meeting at the Chapter's Rochester & Genesee Valley Railroad Museum on July 16. For your viewing pleasure, this video is available in HD format! Enjoy...



If you missed the train rides this time around, please join us for the next Chapter Meeting at the museum which will be August 20! Guests are always welcome!

For additional videos of museum operations, please visit the museum's YouTube site.

2009 Chapter-Sponsored Amtrak Tours

John our Chapter tour guides Jim and Dianne East for another exciting year of chartered rail tours. Take Amtrak from Rochester to the heart of New York City for dining, shopping and a Broadway show. Or consider a Bermuda cruise departing Boston, or an exciting Vacation in New Hampshire’s White Mountains?

• Bermuda Escorted Cruise, Departs Boston
  Friday, May 8-Friday,May 15
  Motorcoach to Boston, 7 days cruising aboard NCL Spirit, then Amtrak from Boston back to Rochester. This trip is currently sold out, but we do have a waiting list.
• White Mountains Escorted Fall Foliage Tour
  Friday, October 12-Tuesday, October 20
  Amtrak to Albany, then motorcoach to Laconia, NH. Escorted tour includes rides on the well known Conway Scenic, Mt.Washington Cog Railway, and Hobo Railroad. Motorcoach back to Albany, then Amtrak to Rochester. This trip is currently sold out, but we do have a waiting list.
• Pre-Christmas Escorted New York City Trips
  Thursday, Dec. 3-Saturday, Dec. 5
  Friday, Dec. 11-Monday, Dec. 14
  Take Amtrak to New York City, enjoy shopping and dining before you take your orchestra-level seats for the Christmas Show at Radio City Music Hall.

Don’t wait, make your reservation now! For price details and detailed information, contact Jim East at (585) 377-5389 or email at raileast@aol.com.

2009 Falls Road and Winery Trip

Attendees meet at the Henrietta Town Hall, 475 Calkins Road, Henrietta, at 8:00am on Sunday, June 28, 2009. Buses will transport us to Lockport, NY where we board the train. Train runs on the Falls Road Railroad using coaches leased by the Medina Railroad Museum. After our 10:00am departure from Lockport, “continental breakfast" will be served on board the train.

Our train arrives at the Medina Railroad Museum about 11:00. We will spend one hour at the museum. Coffee and refreshments will be served. Re-board the train and head west to the Spring Lake Winery, located just east of Lockport. We will enjoy a wine tasting and lunch.

Re-board the train and return to Lockport at approximately 3:30. Re-board the buses and return to Henrietta Town Hall at approximately 5:00 PM.

$85.00 per person, all-inclusive!

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Night Photo Session at the New York Museum of Transportation

As part of the Rochester Chapter's July membership meeting, a night photo session was held for all interested participants at the New York Museum of Transportation featuring their former Philadelphia & Western 'Strafford' cars. Several setups were done both at the NYMT's carbarn and along the electrified portion of the joint NYMT/Rochester & Genesee Valley Railroad Museum demonstration railroad. Another night photo session featuring both the trolleys and diesels from the R&GVRRM's collection is planned for the August Rochester Chapter NRHS membership meeting. All interested photographers are welcome. Please see our Events section for more details. Photos & lighting by Christopher R. Hauf.