RailScan - Railroad
Traffic Around Reading, PA
Recorded Sat, Oct 23, 2021
Time Location Dir Symbol Route Yard Engine # & Notes
0010 Belt East 570 RN Local W 3612; To No Reading For Train; Spin Power 0057 Wyomissing Jct West H49 Phila-Readg W 5827; Turn Power; To Yard Via Belt 0141 Leisey West H44 Phila-Atown 0224 Sinking Spring West 21V Atown-Hburg 0240 Sinking Spring West 63V Atown-Hburg 0259 Sinking Spring West 21G Phila-Hburg 0412 Sinking Spring West 570 Readg-Hburg 4429; To Tulp; Turn Power; Held For Traffic Since 0155 0424 Sinking Spring East 20R Hburg-Atown Held At Sink Since 0150 0437 Sinking Spring East 26E Hburg-Phila 0453 Sinking Spring East 38G Hburg-Phila 0529 Sinking Spring East 20E Hburg-Atown Opposed 0620 Sinking Spring East 212 Hburg-Atown Opposed 0747 Sinking Spring East 202 Hburg-Atown Opposed 0830 Sinking Spring West 39G Phila-Hburg Thr W 7671; Set Off Enolas; Came In At 2035; Tied Down; Opposed 0839 Sinking Spring East ??? Readg-Hburg Opposed; Not Calling Signals 0840 Sinking Spring West 21E Phila-Hburg Opposed 0850 Sinking Spring West 201 Atown-Hburg Thr W Set Off 68, P/u 23 Cars; Opposed 0924 Sinking Spring East 62V Hburg-Atown Opposed 1027 Sinking Spring West 23M Atown-Hburg Unconfirmed; Not Calling Signals 1120 Sinking Spring East 30A Hburg-Atown 1203 Sinking Spring East 294 Hburg-Atown Opposed; Not Calling Signals 1234 Sinking Spring East 18N Hburg-Atown Opposed 1249 Sinking Spring East 20W Hburg-Atown Opposed 1305 Sinking Spring East 24Z Hburg-Phila 1329 Sinking Spring West 21M Atown-Hburg 1416 Sinking Spring West 11N Atown-Hburg 1500 Belt East H49 RN Local W 5827/5313; To No Reading Yard 1608 Sinking Spring East 66E Hburg-Phila Opposed 1608 Oley West H49 RN Local W 5313/5827; 100 Cars From No Reading Yard 1635 Leisey East H72 Readg-Phila W Via Belt 1703 Sinking Spring West 211 Atown-Hburg 1733 Bird East KH72 Readg-Phila 4025; 50 Empties Dropped At Dyers 1745 Sinking Spring East 20V Hburg-Atown Unconfirmed; Opposed 1808 Sinking Spring East 10K Hburg-Atown Opposed 1915 Sinking Spring West 19G Atown-Hburg Thr W 4369; Opposed; Worked Yard And Picked Up Mow Cars At Wyo 1924 Sinking Spring West 11K Atown-Hburg 2015 Sinking Spring East 6K4 Hburg-Atown Opposed 2103 Sinking Spring West 39G Phila-Hburg No Yard Work 2145 Sinking Spring West 65E Atown-Hburg
Traffic Density (Trains Through): Sinky Belt Bird Area 32 26 12 39
Unconfirmed means "best guess" of unheard symbol.
Yard column shows if trains passed through and/or worked Spring Street (Reading) yard.
Notable Events:
0525 - High car detector at MP61.3 sounded for several trains, but apparently no concerns. 0555 - 201 went into emergency working the yard due to air issues. 1235 - Dispatcher told a train that police are on the way, but didn't say to where. 1915 - 19G was working Reading Yard for over five hours.
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