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⚫ | The '''Mohawk Subdivision''' is a [[railroad]] line owned |
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{{Mohawk Subdivision}} |
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⚫ | The '''Mohawk Subdivision''' is a [[railroad]] line owned by [[CSX Transportation]] in the U.S. state of [[New York (state)|New York]]. The line runs from [[Amsterdam, NY]] west to [[Oneida, NY]]<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20030120053237/http://www.trainweb.org/csxtimetables/Albany/Mohawk.html CSX Timetables: Mohawk Subdivision]</ref> along the former [[New York Central Railroad]] main line. At its east end, east of downtown Amsterdam, the line becomes the [[Selkirk Subdivision]]. With the creation of the CSX [[Syracuse Terminal Subdivision]], the west end is at [[Oneida, New York]].<ref>http://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/MW-Mohawk_Sub CSX Mohawk Sub</ref> |
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[[Amtrak]]'s ''[[Empire Service (Amtrak)|Empire Service]]'', ''[[Lake Shore Limited]]'', and ''[[Maple Leaf (Amtrak)|Maple Leaf]]'' operate over the entire Mohawk Subdivision. |
[[Amtrak]]'s ''[[Empire Service (Amtrak)|Empire Service]]'', ''[[Lake Shore Limited]]'', and ''[[Maple Leaf (Amtrak)|Maple Leaf]]'' operate over the entire Mohawk Subdivision. |
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As of January 24, 2011 at 0930 hours, the [[Syracuse Terminal Subdivision]] went into service. It broke-up the '''Mohawk Subdivision'''. The [[Syracuse Terminal Subdivision]] east end starts in [[Oneida, New York]], where the '''Mohawk Subdivision''' leaves off and the west end is in [[Syracuse, New York]], where the [[Rochester Subdivision]] picks up.<ref>http://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/S2-Syracuse_Terminal_Sub CSX Syracuse Terminal Sub</ref><ref>http://www.botecomm.com/bote/rail/csx_dispatchers.html#NA CSX Revised Dispatcher Desks</ref> |
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==History== |
==History== |
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In 1836, the [[Utica and Schenectady Railroad]] opened a line from [[Schenectady, NY|Schenectady]] west via Amsterdam to [[Utica, NY|Utica]].<ref> |
In 1836, the [[Utica and Schenectady Railroad]] opened a line from [[Schenectady, NY|Schenectady]] west via Amsterdam to [[Utica, NY|Utica]].<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.prrths.com/Hagley/PRR1836%20June%2004.wd.pdf |title=PRR Chronology, 1836 }} {{small|(93.3 [[Kibibyte|KiB]])}}, June 2004 Edition</ref> The [[Syracuse and Utica Railroad]] opened in 1839, extending the line west to [[Syracuse, New York|Syracuse]].<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.prrths.com/Hagley/PRR1839%20June%2004.wd.pdf |title=PRR Chronology, 1839 }} {{small|(82.7 [[Kibibyte|KiB]])}}, June 2004 Edition</ref> The portion of the Mohawk Subdivision west from downtown Syracuse was opened in 1853 by the [[New York Central Railroad]] as part of a more direct route from [[Syracuse, New York|Syracuse]] to [[Rochester, NY|Rochester]].<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.prrths.com/Hagley/PRR1853%20Mar%2005.pdf |title=PRR Chronology, 1853 }} {{small|(91.5 [[Kibibyte|KiB]])}}, March 2005 Edition</ref> The entire 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. |
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==See also== |
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* [[List of CSX Transportation lines]] |
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==References== |
==References== |
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[[Category:New York Central Railroad]] |
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The Mohawk Subdivision is a railroad line owned by CSX Transportation in the U.S. state of New York. The line runs from Amsterdam, NY west to Oneida, NY[1] along the former New York Central Railroad main line. At its east end, east of downtown Amsterdam, the line becomes the Selkirk Subdivision. With the creation of the CSX Syracuse Terminal Subdivision, the west end is at Oneida, New York.[2]
Amtrak's Empire Service, Lake Shore Limited, and Maple Leaf operate over the entire Mohawk Subdivision.
As of January 24, 2011 at 0930 hours, the Syracuse Terminal Subdivision went into service. It broke-up the Mohawk Subdivision. The Syracuse Terminal Subdivision east end starts in Oneida, New York, where the Mohawk Subdivision leaves off and the west end is in Syracuse, New York, where the Rochester Subdivision picks up.[3][4]
History
[edit]In 1836, the Utica and Schenectady Railroad opened a line from Schenectady west via Amsterdam to Utica.[5] The Syracuse and Utica Railroad opened in 1839, extending the line west to Syracuse.[6] The portion of the Mohawk Subdivision west from downtown Syracuse was opened in 1853 by the New York Central Railroad as part of a more direct route from Syracuse to Rochester.[7] The entire 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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ CSX Timetables: Mohawk Subdivision
- ^ http://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/MW-Mohawk_Sub CSX Mohawk Sub
- ^ http://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/S2-Syracuse_Terminal_Sub CSX Syracuse Terminal Sub
- ^ http://www.botecomm.com/bote/rail/csx_dispatchers.html#NA CSX Revised Dispatcher Desks
- ^ "PRR Chronology, 1836" (PDF). (93.3 KiB), June 2004 Edition
- ^ "PRR Chronology, 1839" (PDF). (82.7 KiB), June 2004 Edition
- ^ "PRR Chronology, 1853" (PDF). (91.5 KiB), March 2005 Edition