Chicago Line (Conrail)

	Chicago Line (Conrail) The following rail lines are known as the Chicago Line: Conrail's Chicago Line, Chicago to Albany, now the following Norfolk Southern and CSX lines: Chicago Line (Norfolk Southern), Chicago to Cleveland * Cleveland Terminal Subdivision (CSX), Cleveland Erie West Subdivision (CSX), Cleveland to Erie Lake Shore Subdivision (CSX), Erie to Buffalo Rochester Subdivision (CSX), Buffalo to Syracuse Mohawk Subdivision (CSX), Syracuse to Amsterdam part of the Selkirk Subdivision (CSX), Amsterdam to Hoffmans part of the Hudson Subdivision 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. The line runs from Poughkeepsie north along the east shore of the Hudson River ... (CSX), Hoffmans to Albany {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Chicago Line (Norfolk Southern) The Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway, established in 1833 and sometimes referred to as the Lake Shore, was a major part of the New York Central Railroad's Water Level Route from Buffalo, New York, to Chicago, Illinois, primarily along the south shore of Lake Erie (in New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio) and across northern Indiana. The line's trackage remains a major rail transportation corridor used by Amtrak passenger trains and several freight lines; in 1998, its ownership was split at Cleveland between CSX to the east and Norfolk Southern in the west. History Early history: 1835–1869 ;Toledo to Chicago On April 22, 1833, the Erie and Kalamazoo Railroad was chartered in the Territory of Michigan to run from the former Port Lawrence, Michigan (now Toledo, Ohio), near Lake Erie, northwest to Adrian on the River Raisin. The Toledo War soon gave about one-third of the route to the state of Ohio. Horse-drawn trains began operating on November 2, 1836; the horses were repla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Cleveland Terminal Subdivision The Cleveland Terminal Subdivision is a railroad line owned by CSX Transportation in the U.S. state of Ohio. The line runs from a point northeast of downtown Cleveland southwest to downtown along the former New York Central Railroad main line. At its east end, known as CP-175 by CSX Transportation, the Cleveland Terminal Subdivision and the Short Line Subdivision come together and become the Erie West Subdivision. Through freights diverge at this location onto the Short Line Subdivision to bypass downtown Cleveland. The west end of the Cleveland Terminal Subdivision is at a junction with the Norfolk Southern Railway's Cleveland Line and Chicago Line, a point called CP-181 by the railroad. The Cleveland Terminal Subdivision is principally used by Amtrak's Lake Shore Limited to access Cleveland Lakefront Station, however local freights and coal trains occasionally use the line as well. Though downgraded and single-tracked, the Cleveland Terminal Subdivision still has its Tra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Erie West Subdivision The Erie West Subdivision is a railroad line owned by CSX Transportation in the U.S. states of Pennsylvania and Ohio. The line runs from Derby, New York southwest along the shore of Lake Erie to Cleveland, Ohio, along the former New York Central Railroad main line. At its east end (west of downtown Erie), the Erie West Subdivision becomes the Lake Shore Subdivision; at its west end (east of downtown Cleveland), it becomes the Cleveland Terminal Subdivision. This subdivision is also known as the Great Lakes Service Lane. Amtrak's ''Lake Shore Limited'' and ''Capitol Limited'' use the Erie West Subdivision. History The line was built by the Cleveland, Painesville and Ashtabula Railroad and opened in 1852. Through mergers, leases, and takeovers, it became part of the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway, New York Central Railroad, and Conrail. When Conrail was broken up in 1999, the main line east of Cleveland, including the Erie West Subdivision, was assigned to CSX. In 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Lake Shore Subdivision The Lake Shore Subdivision is a railroad line owned by CSX Transportation in the U.S. states of New York and Pennsylvania. The line runs from Buffalo, New York, southwest along the shore of Lake Erie to Erie, Pennsylvania, along the former New York Central Railroad main line. At its east end, the Lake Shore Subdivision becomes the Buffalo Terminal Subdivision; the west end is west of downtown Erie, where the Erie West Subdivision begins. Amtrak's ''Lake Shore Limited'' uses the Lake Shore Subdivision. In the CSX Transportation Albany Division Timetable #6 effective October 15, 2010 it shows the Buffalo Terminal Subdivision extending south from Buffalo, New York to Hamburg, New York where it continues west as the Erie West Subdivision of the Great Lakes Division, thus eliminating the Lake Shore Subdivision. History The line was built by two companies – the Buffalo and State Line Railroad in New York and the Erie and North East Railroad in Pennsylvania – and opened in 1852 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Rochester Subdivision The Rochester Subdivision is a railroad line owned by CSX Transportation in the U.S. state of New York. The line runs from Solvay, New York, west to Churchville, New York, along the former New York Central Railroad water level route. At its east end, west of downtown Syracuse, New York, the line continues west from the Syracuse Terminal Subdivision at Control Point (CP)-296. It intersects the West Shore Subdivision, which provides a southern bypass of Rochester, at Fairport (CP-359) and Churchville (CP-382). At its west end in Churchville the line becomes the Buffalo Terminal Subdivision. Amtrak's ''Empire Service'', ''Lake Shore Limited'', and ''Maple Leaf'' operate over the entire Rochester Subdivision. History The oldest part of the Rochester Subdivision is from Rochester southwest to Batavia, opened in 1837 by the Tonawanda Railroad. The portion of the line from Rochester east to Brighton was opened in 1841 by the Auburn and Rochester Railroad; the rest of the origin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Mohawk Subdivision 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 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. 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. History In 1836, the Utica and Schenectady Railroad opened a line from Schenectady west via Amsterdam to Utica. The Syracuse and Utica Railroad opened in 183 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Selkirk Subdivision The Selkirk Subdivision is a railroad line owned by CSX Transportation in the U.S. state of New York. The line runs from Selkirk northwest to Amsterdam along a former New York Central Railroad line. At its southeast end, at Selkirk Yard, the Selkirk Subdivision becomes the Castleton Subdivision. Its northwest end is at the east end of the Mohawk Subdivision, and it junctions the Carman Subdivision at Rotterdam and the Hudson Subdivision at Hoffmans. Amtrak's ''Empire Service'', ''Lake Shore Limited'', and ''Maple Leaf'' operate over the Selkirk Subdivision northwest of Hoffmans. History The oldest piece of the Selkirk Subdivision is that northwest of Hoffmans, opened in 1836 by the Utica and Schenectady Railroad. The Saratoga and Hudson River Railroad opened in 1866 from Schenectady to Athens, including the current Selkirk Subdivision between Unionville (near Selkirk Yard) and Fullers. The line from Fullers northwest to near Pattersonville opened in 1884 as part of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]