In September 1873, the two additional tracks were completed between Scott Street in Rahway and Linden, and grading for the third track between Elizabeth and Waverly was underway. In June 1873, the PRR began grading the right-of-way to widen the line from two to four tracks between Rahway and Elizabeth.
The second track was completed in November, completing the second track from New Brunswick to Jersey City.
In May 1859, the New Jersey Railroad began work on the project. The completion of the second track was authorized by the Board on April 23, 1859. The New Jersey Railroad Board approved a contract for the rails for the second track between New Brunswick and Rahway to Cooper & Hewitt on February 5, 1859. In December 1855, work to extend the line's second track from Elizabethtown to Rahway was completed, eliminating the need for trains to meet in single-track territory. Service on what is now the Northeast Corridor dates to the 1830s, with trains originating and terminating at the PRR's terminal at Exchange Place in Jersey City, which was the terminus of the PRR's network for most of the 19th century.
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