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Living a few miles from Horseshoe Curve, I quite frequently see trains side-by-side. The former 4-track, now 3-track main provides a permanent east (track 1), west (track 3) and temporary east & west (track 2). SO you may see 2-east bounds side by side and that same day see 2 west-bounds. Timing is critical though, usually the trains are of different consist, and the middle track provides an opportunity to over take the slower by the faster. Another interesting place is west of Gallitzin, where the tracks break off into 4, 2 east and 2 west. Sometimes things get backed up before the tunnels where there is only 3 tracks, and they must utilize track 2 to get things going. This is a problem if something is headed west on 2, so there are sometimes trains at idle for quite some time here. NS, I am told and can obvisouly see with my own 2 eyes, is not as organized as Conrail was. I hear of the Quality schedules Conrail maintained to prevent any delay on this 3 track mountain railroad.
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