Rochester, New York

:This is article is about the major United States city. For other communities with the same name see Rochester.

Transportation

There is marine freight service at the Port of Rochester on Lake Ontario, which is connected to the Atlantic Ocean via the St. Lawrence Seaway.

Related Topics:
Lake Ontario - St. Lawrence Seaway

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Airport

Rochester is served by the Greater Rochester International Airport. Daily scheduled air service is provided by Air Canada / Air Georgian, AirTran Airways, American, Continental, Delta, Independence Air, jetBlue, Northwest, United, and US Airways.

Related Topics:
Greater Rochester International Airport - Air Canada - Air Georgian - AirTran Airways - American - Continental - Delta - Independence Air - JetBlue - Northwest - United - US Airways

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Mass transit

Both Amtrak (passenger) and freight lines provide rail service to Rochester. Rochester has intercity and transcontinental bus service via Greyhound and Trailways.

Related Topics:
Amtrak - Greyhound - Trailways

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A high speed passenger/vehicle ferry across Lake Ontario linking Rochester to Toronto, Ontario commenced service on June 17, 2004. Using the vessel Spirit of Ontario I, the service was marketed using the name "The Breeze," and had its first sold-out trip from Toronto to Rochester on Canada Day, July 1, 2004 despite many skeptics' claims that this would never happen. However, on September 7, 2004, Canadian American Transportation Systems abruptly suspended service for financial reasons. At a public auction held on February 28, 2005, Rochester Ferry Company LLC, a subsidiary of the City of Rochester, purchased the vessel for $32 million. In April 2005 it was announced that Bay Ferries Great Lakes Limited would operate the vessel using the marketing term "The Cat". Daily service between Rochester and Toronto restarted on June 30, 2005.

Related Topics:
Ferry - Lake Ontario - Toronto, Ontario - June 17 - 2004 - Spirit of Ontario I - Canada Day - July 1 - September 7 - Canadian American Transportation Systems - $ - Bay Ferries Great Lakes Limited - June 30

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From 1927 to 1957, Rochester had an underground transit system. At the time, it was the smallest city in the world to have one. Sites that describe the system call it the Rochester Subway, but pictures show that it used single streetcar vehicles. By today's standards, then, it would be called a light-rail system. There are proposals to put in a new system, possibly using some of the old tunnels. One proposal includes converting the old Broad St. tunnel into an underground pedestrian walkway, which would also include a Rochester Transportation Museum.

Related Topics:
1927 - 1957 - Rochester Subway - Light-rail

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Roads

There are three exits off the New York State Thruway (Interstate 90) that serve Rochester. Rochester has an extensive freeway (expressway) system which connects all parts of the city and the city with the Thruway.

Related Topics:
New York State Thruway - Interstate 90

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Interstate 390 runs north-south, spurring north from I-90 and routing through Rochester's western suburbs. Its northern end is at I-490, however it continues north as State Route 390 until it merges into the Lake Ontario State Parkway. South of I-90, I-390 runs to Avoca, New York, where it meets up with U.S. Highway 15 and the Southern Tier Expressway, I-86.

Related Topics:
Interstate 390 - I-90 - I-490 - Avoca, New York - U.S. Highway 15 - I-86

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Interstate 490 runs east-west through Rochester, starting at Le Roy, New York and ending in Victor, New York. It interchanges with the two other Interstates in Rochester: I-390 at the western city limit and I-590 at the eastern limit, as well as connecting at both ends with the Thruway, I-90.

Related Topics:
Interstate 490 - Le Roy, New York - Victor, New York - I-390 - I-590 - I-90

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Interstate 590 runs north-south through Rochester's eastern suburbs. Its southern end is at I-390, while the northern end is at I-490; the highway continues north to the shore of Lake Ontario as State Route 590.

Related Topics:
Interstate 590 - I-390 - I-490

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