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NOTES/TIPS:
-Directions are no longer described as if you were driving the entire line start to finish. When needed, detailed directions are given for certain locations.
-South of Washington Boro the Port Road becomes a bit tricky to access. I highly recommend bringing a county road map along. I use the ADC Lancaster County Atlas, which can be found at any area Wawa (convenience store), plus I'm sure there are a few other place you can get them.
-Chasing is almost impossible unless a train gets held up in a siding.
-Cell phone reception south of Columbia along the river is pretty poor.
-A scanner is very useful here, as all trains call lineside signals, and you are almost always within range of at least one defect detector.
-Foreign power is a rarity, as locomotives must have cab signals and LSLs (Locomotive Speed Limiters), and be approved by Amtrak to run on the Northeast Corridor. CSX has a few Amtrak-approved locomotives, but I've only ever seen them once on the Port Road.
