Please forgive me if these are stupid questions, but I'm curious as to the probable operation of the NCS extension to Broad Street (DL&W) Station. What I infer from a recent NJT route map is that on leaving Penn Station, cars will turn right onto what was once the connection to the Cedar Street Subway and proceed north until Broad Street Station. On the return trip, cars will duck under the existing NCS tunnel and connect with the inbound track just before Penn Station.
My questions are:
My questions are:
- Will the extension be operated as part of the #7 line (NCS is the #7 "bus" route), or will it be a new route (#7B)?
- Will the existing unused outbound platforms at Penn Station be used for this service?
- If the NERL is built to EWR and Elizabeth, will the route run from Broad Street Station to Elizabeth via Penn Station, or will it be a third light rail line (#7C?) beginning/ending at Penn Station with connections to the other lines?
- I seem to recall comments about this in the old forum, but can the NCS ever be physically connected to the Hudson-Bergen light rail? I think someone wrote there were mechanical differences between the HBLR and NCS cars, but I'm not positive. Also, I suppose there could be difficulties with NJT operating the NCS while a contractor operates the Hudson-Bergen lines.
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