Rochester Transit Corporation

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Rochester Transit Corporation (RTC) is a former transit system founded in 1946 that served Rochester, New York until operations were later taken over by the Rochester Transit System, later changed to Rochester-Genesee Regional Transportation Authority (RGRTA) in 1967. Services were previously part of Rochester Transit Lines, a subsidiary of New York State Railways.

• NOTE: Certain pages were made under the former fleet of the RGRTA, since certain models were merged into the new transit agency in 1967.

Services

This section is incomplete.

Subway and streetcar lines

Route number	Route name	North terminal	Routing	South terminal	Notes
25	Rochester Subway	General Motors	ROW, through city of Rochester. Stops are made at: General Motors, Driving Park, Lexington, Glenwood, Emerson, Edgerton Park, Main & Oak, City Hall, Court Street, Meigs-Goodman, Monroe, Culver, Colby, Winton, East Avenue, Halfway, Highland, Ashbourne, Elmwood, Sunset and Rowlands.	Rowlands	Service eliminated June 30, 1956.

Bus lines

Route number	Route name	Routing	Notes
1	Lake - Park	(1944) Beach Road at City Line via Lake, State, Main, Elm, Chestnut, James, Court, Union, Gardiner Park, Alexander Park, Colby, East Avenue, Winton to Highland. Bus then looped over Highland, Mayflower, Warrington, Claybourne, Templeton and Highland.
2	Thurston - Parsells	(1944) Thurston and Brooks via Thurston, Arnett, Genesee, Main, Goodman, Webster and Parsells to Culver.
3	Lyell Avenue	(1944) Main and Gibbs via Gibbs, Grove, North, Main, Plymouth, Verona, Saratoga, Lyell to Glide. One extension operated over Lyell, Lyell-Spencerport Road, Long Pond Road to Cole Avenue Terminal. A second extension operated Lyell, Howard Road to Mirimar. A third extension operated from Lyell and Glide via Glide, Emerson, Stenson, and Lexington to Lee Road.
4	Genesee - University	(1944) Genesee Valley Park via Elmwood, Genesee, Main and University to Culver. Part of the service continued Culver, Humboldt and Winton, looping Browncroft, Quentin Road and Merchants. Another part of the service operated to Melrose and Brooks via Main, Genesee, Melrose, Wellington and Sawyer, looping Maxwell, Brooks and Millbank.
5	South - St Paul - Summerville	(1944) Strong Hospital via Crittenden, Fort Hill Terrace, South Avenue, St Paul, to Seneca Park Zoo and Summerville.
6	Webster - Jefferson	(1944) Culver and Bay via Culver, Richland, Coverly, Bay, Webster, Goodman, Main, Clarissa, Bronson and Jefferson, looping via Cottage and Steward.
7	Monroe - North Clinton	(1944) Cobbs Hill Park via Monroe and Clinton Avenues to Ridge Road. North extension from Ridge Road via North Clinton Avenue, Rogers Parkway, Seneca Avenue, Titus Avenue to Cooper Road. South extension from Cobbs Hill Park via Monroe Avenue to Pittsford and Mendon.
8	Main - Genesee Pk Blvd - Laurelton
9	Allen - Hudson
10	Portland - Dewey - Sea Breeze
11	Joseph - South Clinton
12	Goodman - West
13	Culver - Crosstown
14	Exchange - Bay
15	Dewey - Ridge Road - Norton
16	Emerson - Driving Park - Crosstown
17	East Avenue
19	Clifford - Plymouth
23	Irondequoit - Ridgeway
30	Sodus

All-Time Roster

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Bus roster

Numbers	Thumbnail	Year	Manufacturer	Model	Engine	Transmission	Destination Sign	Seating	Notes
101-119		1958	GMC	TDH-5106			Rollsign	?
120-124		1939	ACF	26-S	Hall-Scott Gasoline
120 (2nd)		1958	GMC	TDH-5106			Rollsign	?
151-177		1968	GMC	T6H-5305A	Detroit Diesel 6V71N 181 hp	Allison VH9 2 speed	Rollsign	?	Originally purchased by the Rochester Transit Corporation for City of Rochester.
200-249		1940	Twin Coach	27-G			Rollsign	?
201-225 (2nd)		1960	GMC	TDH-5302	Detroit Diesel 6V71N 181 hp	Allison VH9 2 speed	Rollsign	?
226-235 (2nd)		1963	GMC	TDH-5304	Detroit Diesel 6V71N 181 hp	Allison VH9 2 speed	Rollsign	?
301-320		1963	GMC	TDH-5304	Detroit Diesel 6V71N 181 hp	Allison VH9 2 speed	Rollsign	?
401-425		1949	GMC	TDH-4509	Detroit Diesel 671 181 hp	Allison VH9 2 speed	Rollsign	?
501-525		1950	Mack	C-45-DT	END-672
526-540		1952	Mack	C-45-DT	END-672
541-550		1953	Mack	C-45-DT	END-672
601-625		1951	GMC	TDH-3612	Detroit Diesel 6V71N 181 hp	Allison VH9 2 speed	Rollsign	?
651		1965	Flxible	FD6V401-7 "New Look"					Suburban configuration
701-715		1954	GMC	TDH-5106
801-810		1956	GMC	TDH-4512	Detroit Diesel 6V71N 181 hp	Allison VH9 2 speed	Rollsign	?
901-912		1956	GMC	TDH-4512	Detroit Diesel 6V71N 181 hp	Allison VH9 2 speed	Rollsign	?
1000-1039		1942	Yellow Coach	TG-3606
1001-1020 (2nd)		1963	GMC	TDH-5304	Detroit Diesel 6V71N 181 hp	Allison VH9 2 speed	Rollsign	?
1200-1299		1946	Twin Coach	38-S	Fageol underfloor engine	?	Rollsign	?
1201-1240 (2nd)		1966	GMC	TDH-4519	Detroit Diesel 6V71N 181 hp	Allison VH9 2 speed	Rollsign	?	Originally owned by Rochester Transit Corporation, merged to Regional Transit Service in 1970.
1300-1349		1947	Twin Coach	38-S	Fageol underfloor engine	?	Rollsign	?
		1936	Yellow Coach						11 units, possibly model 731?
		1937	Yellow Coach						12 units, possibly model 731?
		1941	Twin Coach				Rollsign	?	Fleet numbers unknown, possibly model 27-G? 129 units as of 1950, possibly 130 when ordered?
		1942	Mack						20 units, possibly model RC? Fleet numbers unknown, possibly 860-879? or 1100-1119?