Empire Service train 284, led by AMTK 703 (P32AC-DM)
Yesterday, the kids and I had to run a few errands, which took us in the direction of Pottery Road, in Warners, NY. So, we decided to time our outing with catching Empire Service train 284. Empire Service Train 284 About fifteen minutes, after we arrived at the Pottery Road crossing on the CSX Rochester Subdivision , I saw the headlight of train P284-24 (as it was known by CSX). Led by AMTK 703, the train was heading eastbound on Track 1, today. Passing the 298 mile marker While trains can use either track, typically, the eastbound trains use Track 2. However, with the New York State Fair underway, Empire Service trains are making an extra stop in the Syracuse area at the New York State Fairgrounds, and the fairgrounds stop is on the north side of the tracks. Track 1 of the Rochester Subdivision is the northern track. AMTK 703 AMTK 703 is a General Electric P32AC-DM, and, according to rrpicturesarchive.net, it was built in June of 1995. The locomotive is painted in Amt...