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AMTK 701 and AMTK 119 leading P284 east at Memphis, NY.

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Led by AMTK 701 and AMTK 119, P284-07 is eastbound on the Rochester Subdivision at Memphis, NY. Amtrak's Empire Service train P284 (Niagara Falls, New York, to New York City) is eastbound at Memphis, New York. P284 is on Track 2 of CSX's Rochester Subdivision and is nearing Bonnetts Corners Road. The next stop for P284 is Syracuse, New York. Photograph taken on July 7, 2022.

CSX's Seneca River Montezuma Marsh trestles

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The Seneca River Montezuma Bridge, commonly called the Montezuma Trestle, spans the Seneca River and part of the Montezuma Marsh on Hog Island, between Savannah, New York, and Montezuma, New York. The bridge is part of CSX's Rochester Subdivision. This line is a former Conrail, Penn Central Railroad, and New York Central Railroad line. The Seneca River at this location is the dividing line between Cayuga County (to the east) and Wayne Country (to the west).  Seneca River and NMWMA at Montezuma Trestle Looking north, at Hog Island (right of the river) as CSXT 3453, CSXT 5461, CSXT 5314, CSXT 7793 lead Q367-15 west. The Seneca River flows from Seneca Lake, one of the Finger Lakes, east and northeast to the Junction of the Three Rivers, north of Syracuse, New York. The Seneca River flows from the south to the north here, but it is not the main river channel at this location anymore. The Erie Barge Canal is the primary channel now. The canal borders Hog Island from the southern t...

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