RailScan - Railroad
Traffic Around Reading, PA
Recorded Tue, Oct 23, 2018
Time Location Dir Symbol Route Yard Engine # & Notes
0025 Belt East H73 Readg-Atown W 5304/5661; 19 L 0 E To Lyons 0112 Sinking Spring West 35Q Atown-Hburg 0124 Sinking Spring West 17G Phila-Hburg Was Held At Leisey Over An Hour 0131 Belt East KH02 RN Local W 0134 Belt West KH02 RN Local W Rn5034; 91 Cars 0142 Belt West H89 Atown-Readg W 9936; 23 Cars 0211 Sinking Spring West 25T Phila-Hburg 0300 Sinking Spring East 20W Hburg-Atown Opposed 0318 Sinking Spring East 16N Hburg-Atown Opposed 0329 Sinking Spring East H31 Hburg-Readg W Worked Ppc 0343 Sinking Spring West 23Z Atown-Hburg Recrewed At Belt 0355 Sinking Spring East 10N Hburg-Atown Thr W 3676; Dropped 47 Cars 0415 Sinking Spring West 25R Atown-Hburg 0418 Sinking Spring East 22V Hburg-Atown 0435 Belt West H73 Atown-Readg W Worked Deka; 11 Cars 0510 Sinking Spring East 30A Hburg-Atown New Symbol? Maybe 33a? 0518 Sinking Spring East 20Q Hburg-Phila 8119; Reported With Hot Wheel In Myerstown; Opposed 0546 Sinking Spring West ??? Atown-Hburg Not Calling Signals 0548 Belt West H68 Atown-Readg W 0624 Sinking Spring West 25V Atown-Hburg 0634 Belt East 39G Phila-Atown Unusual Time Of Day 0645 Belt West KH02 RN Local W Rn1541/1540; Light Power 0647 Sinking Spring East 24Z Hburg-Atown 4004 0719 Sinking Spring East 26E Hburg-Atown 1054 0739 Sinking Spring East I0R Hburg-Atown 1029 0752 Sinking Spring West 25Z Atown-Hburg 8088 0831 Sinking Spring West 23M Atown-Hburg 7528 0844 Sinking Spring West 21E Phila-Hburg 8167 0906 Belt East H89 Readg-Atown W 0907 Sinking Spring West 211 Atown-Hburg Not Calling Signals 0939 Sinking Spring East 20E Hburg-Atown Opposed 1003 Oley East H49 Readg-Phila W 5661 1011 Sinking Spring East 61N Hburg-Phila 9485 1035 Sinking Spring East 62V Hburg-Atown 9238 1056 Belt East KH02 RN Local W Rn1540; 75 L 8 E; Second Run; Didn't Cross Until 1155 1057 Belt East H68 Readg-Atown W 6710 1103 Sinking Spring West 11J Atown-Hburg 8969 1128 Belt East H47 Readg-Atown W 3001/5303; Work Topton, Fleetwood 1151 Bird West 94M Phila-Readg Pottstown To Dyers 1217 Sinking Spring East 14G Hburg-Phila 1043 1235 Sinking Spring West 21M Atown-Hburg 1300 Sinking Spring East 20K Hburg-Atown 3605 1317 Sinking Spring East 18N Hburg-Atown 9383 1344 Sinking Spring West 19G Atown-Hburg Thr W 8104 1345 Sinking Spring East KH03 Hburg-Readg W Espn1802; 6 Cars 1414 Tulp West 38G Atown-Phila 9930; Will Be Held At Cumru 1416 Sinking Spring East 36Q Hburg-Atown 1451 Sinking Spring West I5Z Atown-Hburg 8324 1515 Lorane West 94M Phila-Readg W 4039/9880 + 3 Via Bird To Yard Light Power 1521 Sinking Spring East 6T4 Hburg-Phila 1119; New Unusual Symbol 1526 Sinking Spring West 15T Atown-Hburg 3621; Stalled At Wyo Then Started Again 1559 Sinking Spring West KH03 Readg-Hburg W Gmtx 1802; Opposed 1612 Belt West H47 Atown-Readg W 5303 1613 Sinking Spring West 63V Atown-Hburg Recrewed At Belt 1625 Sinking Spring West 932 Readg-Hburg 9675; From Dyers 1732 Sinking Spring East 16N Hburg-Atown 8144 1758 Titus West H49 Phila-Readg W 1858 Sinking Spring East 20W Hburg-Atown Opposed 1925 Sinking Spring West 11K Atown-Hburg 1932 Sinking Spring West H31 Readg-Hburg W 1942 Sinking Spring East 10N Hburg-Atown Thr W 4153; Set Out 53 Cars 2007 Sinking Spring West 63V Atown-Hburg 2131 West Laurel East 39G Phila-Atown 2139 Sinking Spring East 24Q Hburg-Atown 2686; New Symbol 2235 Sinking Spring West 34A Atown-Hburg Unconfirmed 2322 Sinking Spring East 294 Hburg-Atown 9837; Opposed
Traffic Density (Trains Through): Sinky Belt Bird Area 47 50 14 66
Unconfirmed means "best guess" of unheard symbol.
Yard column shows if trains passed through and/or worked Spring Street (Reading) yard.
Notable Events:
0002 - KH02 asked for headroom at Belt for a move- was lined toward the switching lead 0235 - Dispatcher spoke to 23Z about tying down at Belt because of 24-hour PTC cutover on Pittsburgh Line-- Much eastbound traffic on the way 0825 - Maintainer working at CP-Lorane track one until 0930 1100-1800 H33 worked yard only 1215-1315 - Maintainer from Walnut to Lorane on one 1620 - Dispatcher has 63V and 932 behind stopping at Prescott for a traffic issue ahead of it 1640 - Dispatcher talking to 38G and 6T4 saying they may have problems with TOLs at Cromby 2100 - Hearing Allentown Yard movements
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