sentences:  The Hoffmans Connection across the Hudson River between Pattersonville and Hoffmans opened in 1900, and the final piece, from Unionville southeast to Selkirk Yard, was opened in 1924 by the Hudson River Connecting Railroad.With this final opening, the Selkirk Subdivision became a bypass of Albany for traffic between the west and either Boston or New York City.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.