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The CSX River Subdivision
Kingston, NY 1 (of
2)
Added 10/2008. Copyright © 2008 Lewis Bogaty
Above: Northbound Q434 crosses the Wilbur Trestle over the Rondout Creek on October 17, 2008.
Kingston, along with Catskill further north, is a highlight of the upper River Subdivision. Entering Kingston on the massive Wilbur Trestle over the Rondout Creek, the single-track River Sub rolls immediately into the Kingston Tunnel at MP 87. The line is double-track through the city, beginning at CP 87, and then passing through the Kingston Yard on its way to CP 90 at the north end of the city.
Getting there: From the NY Thruway, I-87, take exit 19, Kingston, and follow I-587 into Rt. 32. To reach the Kingston Yard, take Rt. 32 north to Flatbush Avenue. To reach CP 90, continue north on Ulster Avenue (do not turn where Rt. 32 turns onto Flatbush Avenue). As Ulster Avenue meets Route 9W, turn north on 9W and then left onto Boices Lane to the tracks. To reach attractions to the south, from I-587, take Route 32 south into Rt. 213 south through the city.
CP 90
Above: The crossing at Boices Lane looking
west, as it appeared on October 9, 2008.
CP 90 is to the left. The Tech City siding is to the right.
Above: A southbound manifest freight, main to main, at CP 90. October 9, 2008.
Below: The Tech City siding, as it looked on
October 9, 2008. Local train C711 delivers tank cars here periodically.
The Kingston Yard
Above: Flatbush Avenue -- looking east toward
the cemetery -- as it crosses the tracks
at the south end of the Kingston Yard, which is to the left. October 9, 2008.
Below: The yard, looking north. May 6, 2008.
Above: The locals, C711 (which works north of Kingston) and C712
(which works south of Kingston), are based
in the Kingston Yard. Here, the C712 crew is putting together its train, on May
6, 2008.
Above: Q156 moves slowly south through the yard, passing the Mile
89 marker beside the pile of ties, on October 20,
2008.
One of the locals can be seen at work in the distance.
Above: Q118 comes out of the yard, about to cross Flatbush Avenue, on October 9, 2008.
Milepost 88
Along Greenkill Avenue, a mile south of Flatbush
Avenue, just east of Rt. 213, the Wallkill industrial track,
a two-track siding, sits beside the two running tracks at MP 88.
Above and Below: The sidings and the greaser, October 20, 2008.
Milepost 88 can be seen just to the right of the beginning of the bridge.
Above & Below: Q417 crosses the bridge and passes Milepost 88 on October 20, 2008.
