Berkshire Subdivision

The Berkshire Subdivision is a railroad line owned by CSX Transportation in the U.S. states of Massachusetts and New York. The line runs from near Springfield, Massachusetts west to Schodack, New York, (near Albany) along a former New York Central Railroad line. Its east end is in Wilbraham, east of Springfield, at the west end of the Boston Subdivision. Its west end is just east of the Alfred H. Smith Memorial Bridge, at a junction with the Castleton Subdivision and Schodack Subdivision. Along the way, the line junctions Amtrak's Post Road Branch (over which CSX has trackage rights) in Schodack.

Berkshire Subdivision
Looking south from Route 8 in Hinsdale, Massachusetts
Overview
StatusOperational
OwnerCSX Transportation
LocaleBerkshires
Termini
Stations2
Service
SystemAmtrak
CSX Transportation
ServicesBerkshire Flyer, Lake Shore Limited
History
Opened1839 (1839)
Technical
Line length99.9 miles (160.8 km)
Number of tracks1-2
CharacterAt-grade except one tunnel
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Route map

91.9 mi
147.9 km
96.1 mi
154.7 km
Athol Industrial Track
98.4 mi
158.4 km
Springfield
98.6 mi
158.7 km
Connecticut River Line
New Haven–Springfield Line
98.8 mi
159 km
100.0 mi
160.9 km
West Springfield Yard
107.9 mi
173.6 km
Pioneer Valley Railroad
148.5 mi
239 km
Pittsfield Yard
150.5 mi
242.2 km
Pittsfield
150.6 mi
242.4 km
162.0 mi
260.7 km
MA
NY
164.8 mi
265.2 km
State Line Tunnel
177.2 mi
285.2 km
Chatham
187.4 mi
301.6 km
Post Road Branch
191.8 mi
308.7 km
Schodack Subdivision

Amtrak operates trains over the Berkshire Subdivision east of the junction with the Post Road Branch. The seasonal Berkshire Flyer runs as far as Pittsfield, while the Boston section of the long-distance Lake Shore Limited follows the line through to its eastern terminus.

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