Looking at these photos again got me wondering. I'm aware that NYC had a large car shop facility at East Rochester for decades, not far from where I grew up, but I never saw it except perhaps some outer buildings that I wouldn't have recognized for what they were.
Wondering if anyone can tell me about this. A Google search on "DSI Inc" doesn't bring up anything relevant.
Photos by Ace 2011 at New York Museum of Transportation south of Rochester. Long ways from where I live now.
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Hi Ace,
Could this have been what you are referring to?
http://nycshs.blogspot.com/201...-shops-in-color.html
https://www.flickr.com/photos/...s/72157623368041768/
Tom
645 posted:Searching for "dsi east rochester ny" got me this:
Thanks very much, that link shows:
DSI was a subsidiary of New York Central located in East Rochester, NY. The company was passed on to Penn Central, and ceased freight car production in 1970.
I guess DSI stood for "Despatch Shops Incorporated". Perhaps the "DSI Inc" stencil shown above is an error of redundancy. The shops were down the tracks and to the left in this 2011 photo, taken from behind the former Despatch Junction hobby shop which burned down a couple years ago but has since been rebuilt. (Yes, the names are "Despatch" not "Dispatch".)
Used to be four main tracks until CTC installation in 1957. I remember two main tracks and a third track for locals in the 1960's. Look close at the second photo and you can see a signal bridge and crossovers in the distance, not far from where I lived as a kid.
former Despatch Shops site at East Rochester
Google imagery shows remnants of the third track and a switch leading to where the shops used to be. A large building nearby for "Sentry Safe" is maybe made over from one of the old car shop buildings?
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