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The End Of The Line: Rochester's Subway (1995)

The End Of The Line: Rochester's Subway (1995)

History Documentary

The story of the smallest city in America to build and abandon a subway

Release Date: 1995, May 1
Directors: James P. Harte
Countries: United States of America
Production: Animatus Studio, Animatus Studio, Post Central, Inc., Post Central, Inc.
Cast: Arthur Vedder, Livy Richard, Thomas D'Ettorre, Senator George Argetsinger, Harold S.W. MacFarli, T.M. Wright, F.W. Armstrong, Randle Cartwright, Jim Harte

Overview:

"The End of the Line - Rochester's Subway" tells the little-known story of the rail line that operated in a former section of the Erie Canal from 1927 until its abandonment in 1956. Produced in 1994 by filmmakers Fredrick Armstrong and James P. Harte, the forty-five minute documentary recounts the tale of an American city's bumpy ride through the Twentieth Century, from the perspective of a little engine that could, but didn't. The film has since been rereleased (2005) and now contains the main feature with special portions that were added as part of the rereleased version. These include a look at the only surviving subway car from the lines and a Phantom tun through the tunnels in their abandoned state, among others, for a total of 90 minutes of unique and well preserved historical information.

Keywords:

new york city underground train railroad track subway architecture railroad subway tunnel abandoned public transport transportation rochester, new york rochester subway