Double Tracking of West Albany Hill

LCJ wrote:

DJ wrote:I remember seeing two tracks on the hill in 1987.

This second track you mention was (is?) a yard track that came down out of West Albany yard though a different cut -- with a split-rail derail on the upper end, connecting to Tivoli Hollow and over the Livingston Ave Bridge (LAB) to Renns and Troy. It was not removed at the time the second main track was removed, but was in use through throughout the period in question (Still is? I don't know).

The original two main line tracks went into Albany Union Station and over the Maiden Lane bridge (which was eliminated in the late 1960s) and extended all the way to Stuyvesant on the Hudson Division.

Thanks for clearing that up for me. I understand what you are saying. The second track I saw was not part of a double track line. I saw 2 tracks and thought they were equal. That yard lead track is gone now, and the only track left is perfectly centered on the wide ROW. It is looks very well maintained.

That timetable excerpt is very interesting, thanks for posting it!!!