BATAVIA, N.Y. — On Aug. 3, 1994, an Amtrak train was heading to Chicago from New York City. It was a warm morning when around 3:45 a.m., the train derailed in Batavia, injuring 108 passengers and 10 ...

Passenger and freight trains no longer pass through the heart of Batavia as they once did during railroad's heyday in the 19th and 20th centuries. But you can still see trains several times a day if ...