RailScan - Railroad
Traffic Around Reading, PA
Recorded Fri, Oct 20, 2017
Time Location Dir Symbol Route Yard Engine # & Notes
0010 Sinking Spring West 25T Phila-Hburg 0022 Sinking Spring East 61N Hburg-Phila 0045 Belt East KH01 RN Local W Rn3054 0047 Sinking Spring West 25V Atown-Hburg 9888 0122 Sinking Spring East H31 Hburg-Readg W 5827/5171; Worked Rigiply, 7d, Ppc; Back In Via Walnut 0127 Sinking Spring East 16N Hburg-Atown 7681; Opposed; Will Hold At W Laurel For H73 0217 Belt West H73 Atown-Readg W 3001; To 11th St Ind; Belt Detector Announced High Cars 0320 Sinking Spring West 25Z Atown-Hburg 9393 0350 Sinking Spring West 60N Phila-Hburg Thr 0403 Sinking Spring West 25R Atown-Hburg 7654 0416 Sinking Spring West 23Z Atown-Hburg 1048 0444 Sinking Spring East 20R Hburg-Atown 0452 Dyers West 69M Phila-Readg 9443/9418; Left Power On Industrial West And Cars On 1 And 2 0459 Sinking Spring East 20E Hburg-Atown 0515 Sinking Spring East 24K Hburg-Phila 0523 Sinking Spring West I5V Atown-Hburg 9567/9416 Wyed Power At Tulp 0530 Sinking Spring East 24V Hburg-Atown 0602 Sinking Spring East 22V Hburg-Atown 7660; To Hold At W Laurel For Four Westbounds 0637 Sinking Spring West 23M Atown-Hburg 0639 Sinking Spring East 64T Hburg-Phila Thr 8182; Tie At Pottstown And Pick Up 65t; Recrew Left At 1345 0651 Sinking Spring West 11J Atown-Hburg 0658 Belt West KH02 RN Local W Rn1543/1541; Light Power 0711 Sinking Spring East 36Q Hburg-Atown 9201; Held At West Laurel Till Lehigh Can Take Him 0726 Sinking Spring West 211 Atown-Hburg 0737 Sinking Spring West 35Q Atown-Hburg 0748 Sinking Spring West 21E Phila-Hburg 0804 Sinking Spring East 212 Hburg-Atown Up5278 0820 Belt East KH02 RN Local W Rn1541/1543; 27 L 6 E 0826 Sinking Spring West 94M Readg-Hburg W 3001/5661; 50 For Annville Then Return Light To Dyers 0829 Sinking Spring East 290 Hburg-Atown 9550 1008 Sinking Spring East 94M Hburg-Readg 5661/3001; Opposed; Light To Dyers 1026 Sinking Spring East 18N Hburg-Atown 7714; Opposed; Held At W Laurel For Over An Hour 1028 Cumru East H49 Readg-Phila W 1050 Belt East H47 Readg-Atown W 5171/5827; 5 Cars For Evansville; Held For 2 1113 Belt West 38G Atown-Phila 9274 1143 Sinking Spring East 10N Hburg-Atown Thr W 8130 1149 Sinking Spring West 21M Atown-Hburg 7564 1157 Sinking Spring East 20K Hburg-Atown 9543; Held At Belt For Alburtis Track Work 1222 Sinking Spring West 65T Phila-Hburg Thr 2753; Held For About An Hour At Wyo 1325 Belt West H68 Atown-Readg W 1346 Titus West H49 Phila-Readg W 1427 Sinking Spring West 19G Atown-Hburg Thr W 3666 1438 Sinking Spring East 64K Hburg-Atown Thr 3612 1615 Belt East H68 Readg-Atown W 11 L 45 E 1642 Belt West H47 Atown-Hburg W 1755 Belt East 39G Phila-Atown 8926 1802 Sinking Spring West H31 Readg-Hburg W 5661 1815 Sinking Spring West 15T Atown-Hburg Called Stating Second Unit Had To Be Restarted (at Dorf) 1945 Sinking Spring East 684 Hburg-Readg Thr Light 7211/8169 To R & N To Pick Up 110 Car Train 2015 Sinking Spring West M7G Phila-Hburg 2043 Sinking Spring East H31 Hburg-Readg W 3001/5661; Worked Ppc; Back Early; Worked Yard For Hours 2108 Sinking Spring East I4Z Hburg-Atown Opposed 2132 Sinking Spring East 16T Hburg-Atown Held At Belt Until Lehigh Line Can Handle The Train 2142 Sinking Spring West 34A Atown-Hburg 2202 Sinking Spring East 14G Hburg-Phila 2224 Sinking Spring East 33A Hburg-Atown 2255 Sinking Spring West 11K Atown-Hburg 9376 2305 Sinking Spring East 17G Phila-Hburg Unconfirmed; Opposed; Not Calling Signals Traffic Density (Trains Through): Sinky Belt Bird Area 43 39 15 58
Unconfirmed means "best guess" of unheard symbol.
Yard column shows if trains passed through and/or worked Spring Street (Reading) yard.
Notable Events:
0015 Heard HA25 working in Allentown Yard area 0105 Heard HA21 working in Allentown Yard area 0110 Dispatcher talking about logjam at Harrisburg due to broken knuckle 0300 Dispatcher clearing maintainer at Bird on what sounded like 69M 9418? 0400 I2V recrewed at Center and went east (parked since 10/19) 0800-1600 Maintainer working CP-Wyo to CP-Tulp 0815-0900 Maintainer working CP-Titus to CP-Belt 0900-0915 Maintainer working CP-Belt to CP-Blandon 0915-0930 Maintainer working CP-Blandon to CP-Alburtis 0945-1130 Maintainer working CP-Dorf to CP-Millards track 2 1200-1230 Track work at CP-Alburtis on track 2 1240-1250 10N (Runner) & 19G (Pottsville Branch) working Spring St Yard concurrently! 1310-1355 Maintainer working on Turkey Path (CP-Bird to CP-Cumru) 1730 Allentown trains talking about wires down on the Portland Secondary 1750 HH25 reported trespassers along the yard in Allentown 1815 OSS called 39G to informed them the scan at Belt showed the last block of cars were flipped 2000-0000 Allentown movements very busy with good radio
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