Daniel Zuckerman is reporting in The Daily Mail CSX Transportation has begun work on a project to build 18 miles of new track from Coxsackie to Catskill. The track will run parallel to the existing line, near the Hudson River. The new lines are part of a larger rail construction project from Albany to northern New Jersey, which was announced to the public in 2013. The estimated cost of the new track was $26 million. "The objective was for us to handle more trains. The work that’s going on in the Catskill area is a piece of that project," said CSX Director of Communications and Media Relations Rob Doolittle. The line along the Hudson River is vital to CSX’s infrastructure because trains on the line carry freight from Chicago across New York state and up to Albany, Doolittle said. He said the impact of the construction on residents should be minimal. The The Federal Railroad Administration confirmed the project will increase rail capacity. "This will allow freight to move quicker with fewer delays and will reduced instances of trains being held on sidings while other trains have to pass through on a single track," an FRA spokesman said. Contacted by the paper, neither Catskill Town Supervisor Doreen Davis or County Administrator Shaun Groden were aware of the project. Read the full story in The Daily Mail.