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There are lots of issues with signalled speeds on this route. Turn off ACSES (Ctrl Enter) and drive to signal aspects particularly after exiting tunnel towards Secaucus on the down until after Rahway. On the up, turn off after Jersey Avenue or New Brunswick and particularly if stopping at Metropark and turn back on after Metropark.
Alternatively, turn off ATC and leave ACES and Alerter on.
40mph into platform and take 10lb of brake EQ pressure
New York Penn
- Depart NY Penn Station, running brake test
- 15
- 20
- 60 in tunnel
- 75 tunnel exit
- 90 end of left curve after tunnel
- Secaucus - Brake at platform, take 12-14 lbs, adjust as needed.
Secaucus
- Coast for 60 - 1 mile ahead
- Slight right curve brake for 60 ahead
- 60 over lift bridge
- 90 - ignore - 60 1 mile ahead
- 60 - slight right curve with 2 OHB
- Harrison Yard on left - brake for 45 ahead
- 45 - left curve end of Harrison
- Big lift bridge
- 35 into Newark Penn
- Newark Penn - slow stop, min brake at start of platform should be more than enough
Newark Penn
- 35 to 70
- 110 after left curve with OHB
- Newark Airport - If 65 mph, brake at last overpass before platform, take 15 lbs, adjust as needed.
- Newark Airport - If 45 mph, brake at platform, take 12-15 lbs, adjust as needed.
Newark Liberty Airport
- Accel to 95 - 80 ahead
- R/C
- North Elizabeth - 45 mph, Brake just before platform, take 15 lbs, adjust as needed.
North Elizabeth
- Elizabeth - Brake when hit platform, take 12-15 lbs, adjust as needed.
Elizabeth
- 80 - end of Elizabeth platform
- 70 in dog leg
- 125
- Linden - Brake at automatic signals west of B&O bridge, take 10-12 lb reduction, adjust as needed.
Linden
- Coast to 110 for Rahway
- Rahway - Brake at platform, take 10-15 lbs, adjust as needed.
Rahway
- 110
- Slight R and L curves approaching..
- Metropark - Brake at Iselin, take 15 lbs, take additional 5-10 lbs just before platform, adjust as needed.
Metropark
- 95 L/C after Metropark
- R/C into...
- Metuchen (short platform) - Brake when you see Grove Ave overpass on curve just before Lincoln home signals, take 15-20 lbs, additional 5 lbs at platform if needed.
Metuchen
- 110 - ignore
- 80 - R/C
- 90 - L/C
- 110
- 125
- Edison - Brake halfway between interlocking switch and Edison west home signals, take 12-15 lbs, adjust as needed.
Edison
- 2 slight left curves and viaduct into...
- New Brunswick - Brake at start of Raritan River Bridge, take 20 lbs, take additional 4-6 lbs just before the platform (HIGH SPEED STOP).
New Brunswick
- Viaduct
- Yards and electrical switch yard on right
- 150
- Jersey Avenue (short platform) - Brake halfway through County interlocking, take 12 lbs, adjust as necessary.
Jersey Avenue
- Long straight (after a slight left curve)
- Slight L/C curve before longer R/C
- Control point and sidings - Monmouth Junction
- Long straight
- Princeton Junction - Brake at start of shuttle pocket track to right. Take 12-15 lbs, adjust as necessary (HIGH SPEED STOP).
- 135
Princeton Junction
- Long straight
- Hamilton - Brake just before disused signal bridge after I-295 overpass, 26 lb reduction by the time you pass the signal bridge (HIGH SPEED STOP).
Hamilton
- Start coasting for Trenton
- Cab speeds will start reducing
- 110 signal bridge 1.5 miles from...
Trenton
- 60 from tunnel
- 75
- 90 - accel to 90 (60 ahead)
- Secaucus - coast
- 60 - bridge
- 90 - accel to 80 (60 ahead)
- 60 - right curve
- 45 - End of Harrison Yard
- 35 - into Newark Penn
Newark Penn
- 35
- 70 - OHB
- 110 - after L/C and OHB approaching Newark Airport
- Coast - Right curve after Newark Airport (80 ahead)
- North Elizabeth brake for 80 ahead (Expect approach limited)
- 85 - Elizabeth
- 80 - L/C
- 125 - straight after points
- Coast - Linden (110 ahead)
- 110 - Rahway
- Right curve - coast for 105 ahead
- Maintain 105 in curves
- Metropark
- 105 - R/C
- 110 - ignore. Maintain 105 due to 90 ahead.
- R/C - brake to 95
- Metuchen
- 95 - signal bridge
- R/C
- 110 - L/C
- 125 - after gentle left curve
- Edison
- New Brunswick
- 145 - Jersey Ave (Accel to 130 for 130 ahead)
- 130 - OHB before L/C
- 145 - straight
- Coast - end of Adams Yard for 130 ahead
- 130 - before L/C
- 145 - straight after R/C
- 150 - OHB after sidings on right
- Coast - OHB approaching Princeton for 135 ahead
- Brake - OHB after Princeton
- 135 - CP signals
- Hamilton - coast for Trenton stop ahead
- Expect 125 signal speed just after Hamilton
- Expect 80 signal speed
- Expect 45 signal speed
- Expect 30 signal speed
- Expect 20 signal speed
Trenton
Trenton
- 110
- 125
- Hamilton - Brakes end of industry siding, take 15 lbs, take another 5 lbs if needed at bridge (HIGH SPEED STOP).
Hamilton
- Long straight
- Princeton - Brakes at second CIL Box after CP Clark, if doing track speed, take 15 lbs, take 5-10 more at 3rd CIL box if needed (HIGH SPEED STOP).
Princeton Junction
- 150
- Monmouth Junction
- 135
- L/C
- Adams yard on right
- R/C
Jersey Avenue
- Viaduct
- New Brunswick - If 100 mph, brakes 1/4 mile before automatic signal 3/4 mile away from platform, take 15 lbs, adjust as needed (HIGH SPEED STOP).
- New Brunswick - If 70 mph, brakes at automatic signal 3/4 mile away from station, take 15 lbs, adjust as needed.
New Brunswick
- Bridge over Rariton River
- Edison - Brakes at Suttons Lane road bridge about 1/2 mile out from station, take 15-20 lbs, adjust as needed.
Edison
- Brake for 110 ahead
- 110
- R/C
- 90
- R/C
- 80
- L/C
- 110
- Metuchen (short platform) - Brakes at end of curve before Lincoln Interlocking home signal, 6-10 lbs, adjust as needed.
Metuchen
- 95
- L/C
- 105
- 90
- R/C
- 110
- R/C into...
- Metropark - Brake at start of curve before Menlo home signal, take 6 lbs, take additional 8-10 lbs at Menlo, take additional 6-8 lbs just before platform, if needed (HIGH SPEED STOP).
Metropark
- L/C, kink then long straight
- McGraw Yard on right and Long Branch Junction
- 70 if on local line to stop at Rahway which has a short platform
- Rahway - Min brake, 6 lb reduction, at Union Interlocking, adjust as needed.
Rahway
- 125
- Linden Yard on right
- Linden has a short platform
- Linden (short platform) - Brake at automatic signal and the end of CSX yard, take 10-15 lbs, adjust as needed.
Linden
- Coast for 80 ahead
- Brake at iron truss overhead bridge
- OHB
- 80
- Keep braking to 70
- 70 just before L/C
- R/C
- Elizabeth - Brake when you see the platform lol, take 15 lbs, adjust as needed.
Elizabeth
- 110
- North Elizabeth - Brake when hit 55 mph, take 15-20 lb reduction, adjust as needed.
North Elizabeth - OHB
- Accel to 90 and coast for 70 - 2 miles ahead
- Ramp on right for local line
- Bottom of ramp on right begin a little above minimum braking
- 45 bottom of ramp on local line
- Newark Airport - Brake just after switch for track A diverging (Lane East), take 12-15 lbs, adjust as needed.
Newark Liberty Airport
- 70 just before R/C and keep braking for...
- Probably approach limited
- 30 approaching Newark Penn Station
- Newark Penn - Slow stop, min brake at start of platform should be more than enough.
Newark Penn Station
- 45
- Harrison
- R/C
- 60 on straight
- Yard on right
- Ramp and L/C
- 90 on straight - ignore due to 60 1 mile ahead
- 60 Portal Bridge
- 90 - Accel to 75 unless stopping at Secaucus
- Secaucus - Brake at platform, take 12-14 lbs, adjust as needed.
Secaucus
- 60 BP at entry to double track from triple
- 75 - keep braking
- R/C
- Brake to 55
- 60 - entrance to tunnel
- Dynamic brakes 8 for down hill in tunnel
- Signal speeds down to 45, 30 and 20
- 15 at end of tunnel
New York Penn
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YN0xzYwlF8I&t=100s
Trenton
- 80
- 110
- 135 - after OHB and points
Hamilton
- 150 - OHB after access pad on long straight before Princeton
Princeton
- OHB - coast for 145 ahead
- 145 - signal gantry - coast for 130 ahead
- 130 - L/C
- 145 - after R/C
- Coast - Adams Yard on right - 130 ahead
- 130 - R/C
- Keep braking
- 125 - in R/C
- 140 - ignore - really short section
- 125
New Brunswick Edison
- Coast for 110 ahead
- 110 OHB
- R/C
- Coast for 95 ahead
- R/C
- 95 - L/C
- 110
Metuchen
- Coast for 105 ahead - L/C
- 105 - R/C
- 110 - coast for 90 ahed
- 90 R/C
Metropark
- 110 - L/C
Rahway
- 125
Linden
- Coast for 80 ahead
- Brake for 80 - iron ohb
- 80 - interlocking signal gantry
- L/C
- R/C
- 85
Elizabeth
- 110
North Elizabeth
- Coast for 70 ahead
- Brake 60% - end of local ramp on right
Newark International Airport
- 70 - Iron OHB
- R/C
- Expect 45 signal
- 35 - approaching platform
Newark Penn
- 45
- R/C
- 60 - straight
- L\C
- 90 - straight - accel to 70 then coast for 60 at bridge
- 60 - signal just before bridge
- 90
Secaucus
- Coast for 75 ahead
- Brake - 3 track to 2 junction
- 75 - Signal and X-overs
- R/C
- 60 - tunnel entrance
- 15 - tunnel exit
New York Penn
- 98 Miami - NY Penn leaving Trenton at 10:05 - gets stuck behind AI at Edison. Can be played by spawning at Trenton at 10:00
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