The Port Subdivision is a railroad line owned by CSX Transportation

CSX Transportation

CSX Transportation operates a Class I railroad in the United States known as the CSX Railroad. It is the main subsidiary of the CSX Corporation. The company is headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida, and owns approximately 21,000 route miles...

 in the U.S. state

U.S. state

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 of New York

New York

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. The line runs from Selkirk north to Albany along a former New York Central Railroad

New York Central Railroad

The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States...

 line. At its south end, the Port Subdivision junctions with the Castleton Subdivision

Castleton Subdivision

The Castleton Subdivision is a railroad line owned and operated by CSX Transportation in the U.S. state of New York. The line runs from Schodack northwest to Selkirk along a former New York Central Railroad line. At its southeast end, it junctions with the Berkshire Subdivision and Schodack...

 and River Subdivision

River Subdivision

The River Subdivision is a railroad line owned by CSX Transportation in the U.S. states of New Jersey and New York. The line runs from the CSX North Bergen Yard, New Jersey north to Selkirk, New York along a former New York Central Railroad line.-History:...

; its north end is at the Port of Albany

Port of Albany

The Port of Albany or Albany Port is an Western Australian port located on the south coast of the state in the Great Southern region.-Location:...

, served by the Albany Port Railroad.

History

The line was opened by the New York, West Shore and Buffalo Railway in the 1880s. Through mergers, leases, and takeovers, it became part of the New York Central Railroad

New York Central Railroad

The New York Central Railroad , known simply as the New York Central in its publicity, was a railroad operating in the Northeastern United States...

 and Conrail. When Conrail was broken up in 1999, the Port Subdivision was assigned to CSX.