The New York Central main line between New York and Buffalo was the main railroad through Rochester. Amtrak continues to use this route. Between Syracuse and Buffalo, the main line was the Syracuse Division. While the Rochester Division included branch lines which formed alternate routes between those areas. These included the Auburn Branch, east to Syracuse via Geneva and Auburn. And the Falls Road Branch, west to Niagara Falls via Lockport. The Auburn Branch diverged from the main line at Rochester Yard (SS25), 2 miles east of the station. And the Falls Road Branch diverged from the main line at Ames St. Jct. (SS29), 2 miles west of the station. New York Central identified its towers as "Signal Stations" (SS), and these Signal Stations were usually numbered. Also serving Rochester, and operating out of separate stations, were Baltimore & Ohio and Lehigh Valley. B&O used Main Street Station, and operated south via a branch which connected at East Salamanca with the B&O line between Pittsburgh and Buffalo. And LV operated a branch line to Rochester Jct., connecting with its main line between New York and Buffalo.