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From: ron@brl-smoke.ARPA (Ron Natalie <ron>)
Newsgroups: net.railroad
Subject: Re: Signals and Safety
Message-ID: <1346@brl-smoke.ARPA>
Date: Wed, 26-Feb-86 20:32:19 EST
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Posted: Wed Feb 26 20:32:19 1986
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> Actually, on most of the New York - Washington DC section, Amtrak does share
> its own track with freight trains. For example Conrail runs upto 6 freight
> trains a day between Oak Island NJ and Enola PA (OIENs) over Amtrak tracks
> between Harrison NJ and Trenton NJ. Similarly, Conrail freight uses Amtrak
> tracks between Havre-de-Grace MD and Landover MD (just outside Washington
> DC). There also is some freight traffic on Amtrak between Philadelphia PA
> and Wilmington Del.

I think you will find that the Maryland section actually has three tracks.
Two which run the passenger trains.  In addition, there is a nearly
parallel Chessie line from the Susquehanna to the other side of Baltimore.

-Ron