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GREATER ROCHESTER SHORTLINE RAILROADS
DANSVILLE & MT. MORRIS RAILROAD
ADDRESS & PHONE: 1200-C Scottsville Road, Rochester, NY 14624
OWNERSHIP: Genesee & Wyoming Industries, Inc.
REPORTING MARK: DMM
RADIO FREQUENCIES: 160.770 & 160.500 Road, 161.100 Yard, 160.590 Shop, 160.785 and 161.445 Others
PRIMARY BUSINESS
- None
ANNUAL TRAFFIC: 0 cars
INFRASTRUCTURE: 7.8 miles of track
ONLINE CUSTOMERS:
- Foster-Wheeler Corp., Dansville - closed 2003
SCHEDULE OF OPERATIONS:
- Once or twice a year
TRAINSPOTTING LOCATIONS:
INTERCHANGE POINT & RAILROAD: Groveland with the G&W, Caledonia with Rochester & Southern
LOCOMOTIVE ROSTER: as supplied by the R&S
Power is supplied by Genesee & Wyoming See the Genesee & Wyoming Industries page for the complete company locomotive roster, since power is pooled.
While still a railroad on paper, the trackage of the DMM is operated with equipment from the Genesee & Wyoming, although recently it's most likely that it will be with pooled power from the Rochester & Southern. This line handles heavy and oversized shipments of pressure vessels that are not practical to ship over the highways for the Foster-Wheeler Energy Corporation of Dansville. The DMM running from Groveland to Dansville is 7.8 miles long, receiving new welded rail in the late 80's. The line can be seen from I-390 for much of the way. Traffic amounts to a handful of cars once or twice a year.
Currently, the DMM trackage has been embargoed by G&W:
Association of American Railroads
Embargo Notices for 03/09/2001
Consecutive Sheet 47
Roadmark: RSR
Railroad: ROCHESTER & SOUTHERN RAILROAD INC
Embargo Number: 1-01
Status: Effective
Embargo Effective Date: 03/09/2001
Commodity: All Traffic
Destination Gateway or Territory
To, from or via the following stations in the state of New York:
Groveland FSAC 01020
West Sparta FSAC 01024
Foster Wheeler Jct FSAC 01042
Dansville FSAC 01045
Consigned or
Reconsigned To
or Intended For:
Cause: Track Conditions
Exception: None
Note:
J. J. CarrollHISTORY: The Erie & Genesee Valley Railroad was incorporated in January 1868. It was completed in 1872 and leased to the Erie until October 21, 1891, when it was returned to local management as the Dansville & Mt. Morris Railroad. The company operated in receivership from 1894 until September 30, 1927. Passenger service ended in 1939. The company was acquired by Genesee & Wyoming Industries on July 23, 1985.
CREDITS: John Stewart's railroad.net and the American Shortline Railway Guide, 5th ed. by Edward A. Lewis
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UPDATED: February 20, 2005
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