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Schodack Subdivision

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Schodack Subdivision
Overview
StatusOperational
OwnerAmtrak
LocaleCapital District
Termini
Service
SystemCSX Transportation
History
Opened1924 (1924)[2]
Technical
Line length7.1 miles (11.4 km)[1]
Number of tracks1[1]
CharacterAt-grade[1]
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Operating speed40 miles per hour (64 km/h)[1]
Post Road and Schodack Subdivisions

Albany–Rensselaer

The Schodack Subdivision is a railroad line owned by CSX Transportation in the U.S. state of New York. The line runs from Stuyvesant north to Schodack[3] along a former New York Central Railroad line. At its south end, it merges with the Hudson Subdivision; its north is at a junction with the Berkshire Subdivision, and the Castleton Subdivision at the east end of the Alfred H. Smith Memorial Bridge.[4][1]

History

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The entire Schodack Subdivision was opened in 1924 by the Hudson River Connecting Railroad as part of a bypass around Albany.[2] The line became part of the New York Central Railroad and Conrail through leases, mergers, and takeovers, and was assigned to CSX Transportation in the 1999 breakup of Conrail.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g CSX Transportation (November 1, 2004). "Albany Division, Timetable No. 4" (PDF).
  2. ^ a b "PRR Chronology, 1924" (PDF). (83.2 KiB), July 2004 Edition
  3. ^ CSX Timetables: Schodack Subdivision
  4. ^ http://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/S1-Schodack_Sub CSX Schodack Sub