Hudson Line Extension & River Subdivison: New York – Albany
The Hudson Line extension route extends from DTG’s Hudson Line at Croton-Harmon northward along the east bank of the Hudson River to Poughkeepsie and Albany-Rensselaer servicing both Metro-North and Amtrak trains. Also featured is CSX’s River Subdivision from North Bergen, NJ to Selkirk, NY that lies along the west bank of the Hudson River paralleling the Hudson Line across. The River Sub serves as an important mainline for CSX freight service to/from New Jersey and destinations northwards and beyond.
The Hudson Line Extension & River Subdivision features over 200 miles of scenic areas along the banks of the Hudson River Valley, as well as providing high-speed mainline passenger and freight service between major destinations in New Jersey, New York City & Albany.
The Hudson Line extension & River Sub route features:
-107 miles of extended track from Croton-Harmon to Albany-Rensselaer with intermediate stations such as Beacon, Poughkeepsie, Rhinecliff, and Hudson thus completing the entire 142-mile portion of the Empire Corridor between New York City and Albany. (As well as an additional 18 miles of the Hudson Line to Schenectady totaling to 160 miles)
-131 miles of the entire CSX River Subdivision from North Bergen Yard in NJ to Selkirk Yard in Upstate NY
-10 miles of CSX’s Selkirk Sub from Stuyvesent to Selkirk
-8.40 miles of CSX’s Port Subdivision from Selkirk Yard to Kenwood Yard
-9 miles of the New Haven Maybrook Line that crosses the Hudson River at Poughkeepsie
-2.6 miles of the CSX branch to ADM Milling in Hudson, NY
-11.6 miles of the Amtrak Post Road Sub from Albany to Schodack near the B&A
-6.8 miles of the CSX Schodack Sub from Schodack to Stuyvesant
-9 miles of the CSX Castleton Sub & Berkshire Sub from Selkrik to Valatie
-5 miles of NYSW Trackage from Hackensack to Little Ferry Yard
-10 miles of Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor from New York Penn to Newark
-7 miles of CSAO Passaic and Harsimus Line & CSX Northern Branch from Kearny to North Bergen
Requirements needed for the route:
-Hudson Line: New York – Croton Harmon
-North Jersey Coast Line
-Miami-West Palm Beach
-Norfolk Southern Coal District
-Donner Pass
*It is recommended that all assets are needed because I use a mixture of them for track, roads and scenery. The most important assets for the route to function are Hudson & NJCL for trackage*
