Rolling Stock
At the inception of operations, the R & S L had two locomotives, purchased from Brooks Locomotive Works in 1873. The two brightly decorated 4-4-0 engines weighed some thirty tons each and were named the "Rochester" and the "Salamanca". Additionally, the company utilized twenty-five flatcars, a boxcar, a baggage car, and two passenger cars.
All subsequent locomotives were named in honour of company founders and management. They, too, were Brooks 4-4-0 engines and were kept looking sharp. The company acquired Numbers 3 and 4 in 1876, Number 5 in 1877, and 6 through 11 in the following year.
Matters were different at the end. When the R & S L was folded up and sold off, it had eleven deteriorated locomotives, two hundred sixty-eight tired cars, and shops that were barely usable. The trackage was worn, and the bridges were not much better.
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