Timetable mode - two stations with the same station name

[markyisri]

I've started examining the PRR Eastern Division route and creating paths for a future timetable that will run Amtrak and NJT trains.

However, Newark Penn Station (New Jersey) and Newark, Delaware both exist in the route with the same station name (Newark).

If the station is put twice in the .stations file, will Open Rails be smart enough to decide which Newark to use based on the position of the train? If not, I will use South St. Newark Station instead.

[markyisri]

I decided to just change the station name in the route. That seems to work.

[dcarleton]

Ironically enough, in real life there is very little confusion because the people who live in those places pronounce the name differently. My dad is from Newark NJ, and his whole family pronounce it as Newrk, all one syllable. But our friends from Newark Delaware pronounce it New-ark, two syllables.

Another side point, my dad's family always called their station Pennstationnewrk, as if it is all one word. Or maybe they just talk too fast....

[markyisri]

Another side point, my dad's family always called their station Pennstationnewrk, as if it is all one word. Or maybe they just talk too fast....

Interesting that they say it that way. I wonder why it is Penn Station Newark not Newark Penn Station.