Lots of tracks on the Northeast Corridor

[Great0ne1]

I know that

[NHRHS2010]

I'm sure that you know that. I'm also sure that my buddy murjax knew that as well.

[Great0ne1]

it reverts to 4 tracks

[NHRHS2010]

I can tell, as Amtrak uses that line in addition to NJT. In NJCL, only NJT uses that line so there are only two tracks.

[Great0ne1]

I know about the NJCL and I know you do too=)! I was just clearing up your misunderstanding of the NEC.

[NHRHS2010]

South of Rahway, since the number of tracks on NJCL gets reduced from 6 to 2, does NEC stay as 6 tracks or does it go down to 4 or what?

[Great0ne1]

all 6 tracks run from Linden to Rahway and All 6 are used by all trains.

[NHRHS2010]

I can tell. I was traveling south on New Jersey Transit's North Jersey Coast Line and south of Rahway, there were only two tracks. I don't know about Northeast Corridor, though.

[murjax]

I believe this is Newark yard.

[NHRHS2010]

Actually, there are this many tracks between Newark and Rahway, it doesn't look like a yard. I was on the North Jersey Coast Line, and south of Rahway, the line got separated from Northeast Corridor and was reduced to two tracks. But I don't know about Northeast Corridor south of Rahway down to Trenton

[murjax]

Yeah, you're right. But this has to be close to Newark I think. I'm pretty sure it's a 4 track main line down near Rahway.

[NHRHS2010]

I actually counted six, plus one nearly-dead track used by a freight train. I think that four outer tracks are used by NJTransit while the middle two are used by Amtrak. I don't know for sure, but I'm just assuming