The End Of The Line: Rochester's Subway

May 1, 1995

1h 30m

★ 10.0

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

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.

Genres

Documentary

History

Production Companies

Animatus Studio

Post Central, Inc.

The End Of The Line: Rochester's Subway Trailers

Cast

Narrator

Walter Dixon

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Arthur Vedder

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Livy Richard

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Thomas D'Ettorre

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Senator George Argetsinger

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Harold S.W. MacFarli

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T.M. Wright

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Tom Kirn

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William Lang

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F.W. Armstrong

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Randle Cartwright

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Jim Harte

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