Lighting, Light Fixtures, Ceiling and Exhaust Fans - Track Lighting Dilemma

:wall: I'm having a track lighting nightmare.
The track lighting I'm trying to replace is connected with three wires (white, black and red). The one I purchased to replace it calls for only the white and black. What do I do with the red? All three wires appear hot. They are going back to two dimmers. One dimmer controls two of the existing lights, the other does the remaining two.

Is there any simple way to make my new two wire system work on this three wire system?

The most likely scenario you have is a neutral (white) and a black and red (both hot with dimmers on). Each dimmer has a lead that controls a set of lights. Now, if you only want one dimmer to operate all the lights, cap off the red and hook the lights to the white and black. You will be left with a dimmer to nowhere, and a dimmer that operates all the lighting at once. Is that what you want?

The most likely scenario you have is a neutral (white) and a black and red (both hot with dimmers on). Each dimmer has a lead that controls a set of lights. Now, if you only want one dimmer to operate all the lights, cap off the red and hook the lights to the white and black. You will be left with a dimmer to nowhere, and a dimmer that operates all the lighting at once. Is that what you want?
I guess I'll have to be OK with that. It seems a simple enough a solution. If this is the case then I couldn't make two dimmers work anyway could I?

You could, but it would require separating the track lighting into two parts, and have them controlled separately. If you have a 4' track, return it and buy 2 ea. 2' tracks and couple them together and control them each by a dimmer. Run the white wire from both tracks to the white supply and the red to the black on one track and the black to the other track.

Thanks. My box is in a beam at one end of an eight ft. track. If I split the track into a 6 and 2 the dilemma becomes is it safe to "splice" the lengths of wire I'd need to reach the second power supply. I think I could hide them by running them across the top of the track.

My supply at the box is an aluminum encased "cable" BX? The ground wire to is was broken and though I think I can connect it to the "stump" that's left it will be tricky. Is there another way I can ground this contraption?