mcgrath618 wrote:I would think then that NJT would be inclined to attempt to stop in Suburban Station. There are 8 tracks; it would be easy for NJT trains to use Track 0 without conflicting too too much with SEPTA. It's not perfect, but it would surely help.
That would in fact create a HUGE conflict, since each train would have to cross ALLLLLLLLL the way over at Schuylkill on the way back to AC. The railroad between Suburban and 30th Street does not have the capacity to allow for those moves.
To add to this, Transit would have to present their crews-which they are already lacking tremendously-to SEPTA to qualify probably as far as Roberts, in case there's a switch failure at Broad or 20th Street.
In addition, where are you going to put the NJT crews? The crew room that is there now for SEPTA personnel is grossly inadequate. Adding more crews will only strain the already limited space and likely lead to tension. There's really no place else for the NJT crews to lay over, Suburban is practically a homeless shelter, with vagrants draped on almost every bench.