Rowlands station

Rowlands
Rowlands
General information
Location	Brighton, New York ; United States
Coordinates	43°07′13″N77°33′13″W / 43.12028°N 77.55361°W
Owned by	Rochester Industrial and Rapid Transit Railway
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	balloon loop
History
Opened	December 1, 1927;97 years ago
Closed	June 30, 1956;69 years ago
Services
Location
Location

Last updated November 20, 2025

Rowlands is a former loop and station of the Rochester Industrial and Rapid Transit Railway located in Brighton, New York. It was closed in 1956 along with the rest of the line.^[3] The station was named after local property owner Elwell Rowland. After 1927, the Rochester and Eastern Rapid Railway connected to the Subway at Rowlands, abandoning their line up Monroe Avenue to the city line.

References

↑ Map of Rochester Subway, Rowlands Loop
1 2 "Passenger Runs End on Subway After 29 Years". The Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. July 1, 1956. p. 5. Retrieved August 3, 2018– via Newspapers.com.
↑ "Rochester Subway". Electric Railroaders Association. Retrieved January 7, 2014.

External links

"Rowlands". HEADEND, The Journal of the New York Museum of Transportation. New York Museum of Transportation. Fall 2006. Retrieved January 7, 2014. Rowlands Loop is clearly seen in this 1938 aerial photo, with Monroe Ave. at the bottom of the picture. Vestiges of the relocated Erie Canal extend beyond the loop across the picture to the right. The abandoned right of way of the Rochester & Eastern interurban line comes up from the bottom left corner, passes the loop (where it once crossed the Canal on a high bridge), and takes a graceful curve at top, heading toward Pittsford and east.
"Rowlands Return". HEADEND, The Journal of the New York Museum of Transportation. New York Museum of Transportation. Winter 2007. Retrieved January 7, 2014. The two loops at Rowlands are shown on plate 25 of Plat Book of the Environs of Rochester, Vol..3, published in 1931 by G. M. Hopkins Co. of Philadelphia, Pa. Various identifications as well as the location of the former Erie Canal have been added.

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[1] Map of Rochester Subway, Rowlands Loop

[rocsubway-2] 1 2 "Passenger Runs End on Subway After 29 Years". The Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. July 1, 1956. p. 5. Retrieved August 3, 2018– via Newspapers.com.

[ERA-3] "Rochester Subway". Electric Railroaders Association. Retrieved January 7, 2014.

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