Post Road Branch

Post Road Branch
Overview
Other name(s)Post Road Subdivision
StatusOperational
OwnerAmtrak
LocaleCapital District
Termini
Service
SystemAmtrak
CSX Transportation
ServicesBerkshire Flyer, Lake Shore Limited
History
Opened1842 (1842)[2]
Technical
Line length12.0 miles (19.3 km)[1]
Number of tracks1[1]
CharacterAt-grade[1]
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Operating speed79 miles per hour (127 km/h)[1]
Post Road and Schodack Subdivisions

Albany–Rensselaer

The Post Road Branch is a railroad line owned and operated by Amtrak in the U.S. state of New York. The line runs from a junction with CSX Transportation's Berkshire Subdivision in Castleton-on-Hudson, New York, northwest to CSX's Hudson Subdivision at Rensselaer, New York (near Albany), along a former New York Central Railroad line. Freight service is provided by CSX Transportation, who calls it the Post Road Subdivision, via trackage rights.[3][4][1]

The Boston branch of Amtrak's long-distance Lake Shore Limited operates over the Post Road Branch, as does the seasonal Berkshire Flyer.

  1. ^ a b c d e f g CSX Transportation (November 1, 2004). "Albany Division, Timetable No. 4" (PDF).
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference open was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "CSX Timetables: Post Road Subdivision". Archived from the original on November 26, 2002.
  4. ^ "CSX Post Road Sub". The RadioReference Wiki.