The Mohawk Subdivision is a railroad line owned by CSX Transportation in the U.S. state of New York.
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.
[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.