In an effort to map exactly where the Rochester Subway was, I had to reference some older maps of the Erie Canal since its infrastructure was reused.
Here is a start of layering several transportation networks onto one map. The Subway line is red [also where the Erie Canal was] and the black dashed portion represents the underground segment. The solid black lines are current railroads and the gray dotted extensions are former lines.
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Erie Canal maps found here: http://www.eriecanal.org/maps.html
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