Hudson Subdivision

Amtrak Hudson Line
A passenger train on a riverside rail line
An Amtrak train near Rhinecliff station in 2017
Overview
Other name(s)CSX Hudson Subdivision
OwnerCSX Transportation
LocaleUpstate New York
Termini
Stations5
Service
SystemAmtrak/CSX Transportation
Services6
Operator(s)Amtrak
Technical
Line length104.6 mi (168.3 km)
Number of tracks1-2
CharacterAt-grade
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Operating speed110 mph (180 km/h)
SignallingCab signalling
Route map

Hudson Line (Empire Corridor)
to Grand Central Terminal
Poughkeepsie
Staatsburgh
Rhinecliff
Barrytown
Tivoli
Germantown
Linlithgo
Greendale
Hudson
Greendale
Stockport
Newton Hook
Schodack Landing
Castleton
Albany–Rensselaer
Former Troy & Greenbush Railroad
Schenectady

The Amtrak Hudson Line, also known as the CSX Hudson Subdivision, is a railroad line owned by CSX Transportation and leased by Amtrak in the U.S. state of New York.[1] The line runs from Poughkeepsie north along the east shore of the Hudson River to Rensselaer and northwest to Hoffmans via Albany and Schenectady[2] along a former New York Central Railroad line. From its south end, CSX has trackage rights south to New York City along the Metro-North Railroad's Hudson Line. The Hudson Line junctions the Castleton Subdivision in Stuyvesant, Amtrak's Post Road Branch in Rensselaer and the Carman Subdivision in Schenectady. Its northwest end is at a merge with the Mohawk Subdivision.[3][4] The entirety of the line overlaps with the Empire Corridor, one of Amtrak and the Federal Railroad Administration's candidate lines for future high-speed rail.

  1. ^ "Governor Cuomo Announces Hudson Rail Line Lease" (Press release). Albany, New York: New York State. December 4, 2012. Archived from the original on April 9, 2018. Retrieved September 21, 2019.
  2. ^ "CSX Timetables: Hudson Subdivision". Archived from the original on November 26, 2002.
  3. ^ "HN-Hudson Sub". The RadioReference Wiki.
  4. ^ CSX Transportation (November 1, 2004). "Albany Division, Timetable No. 4" (PDF).