Question #1 are you doing something wild and they’re reporting on you

Came here to ask the same thing…idling over the track or 21 i can’t tell… searching for someone?

Based on the registration, this is the same helicopter that was apparently conducting powerline inspection; taking high-resolution images of all components... hovering low above Amtrak rails west of Newark, DE back in late 2020. It may be doing the same thing now.

That said, u/relampagos_shawty may be onto something. New season of railways gone wild coming next fall, maybe?

Not yet, my date's later.

That makes sense, a few weeks ago Amtrak was having a helicopter doing inspection work of the NEC in the vicinity of North Brunswick.

I appreciate this - both your research and what they're doing. There probably isn't a better time since during the week a lot of people wfh.

Looks like it’s doing the same thing here - it’s tracking shows it following the rail lines: https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=a983ae

Interesting but wouldn't drones be a better and more cost effective way to do this?

I literally just watched them blow a huge sign off a building with their wind from idling!!!!

Where?

On 21, the graphics and printing company sign

It was over 1&9 yesterday

Very interesting. I've seen PSE&G fly a helicopter very, very low in a similar fashion. They'll fly over the transmission towers and inspect them. Sometimes a guy has to reach out and touch the wires with a metal rod to insulate the helicopter so they can get right next to the wires and fix things.