RailScan - Railroad
Traffic Around Reading, PA
Recorded Fri, Oct 26, 2018
Time Location Dir Symbol Route Yard Engine # & Notes
0031 Center West K74 Phila-Readg Thr 5296; To Park Train At Lawn 0040 Belt East KH01 RN Local W Light Power 0049 Walnut West 90M Phila-Readg W Camp Car Train 0054 Sinking Spring West 63V Atown-Hburg Opposed 0106 Lawn East K74 Readg-Phila W 5296; To Yard 0112 Sinking Spring 25Q Atown-Hburg 3324; Opposed; Unconfirmed 0125 Leisey West 39G Phila-Atown 6973; Recrewed 0126 Belt West H89 Atown-Readg W 0132 Sinking Spring West 35Q Atown-Hburg 0146 Sinking Spring West 25T Phila-Hburg 0225 Sinking Spring West I5V Atown-Hburg 2724 0231 Sinking Spring East H31 Hburg-Readg W 5303; Worked Ppc 0238 Belt West H73 Atown-Readg W 5304; Didn't Catch When Train Left Yard Earlier 0300 Sinking Spring East 30A Hburg-Atown 9312 0307 Sinking Spring West 17G Phila-Hburg 1117 0331 Sinking Spring East 20R Hburg-Atown 0405 Sinking Spring West 25V Atown-Hburg 0415 Belt East H89 Readg-Atown W 0419 Sinking Spring East 26E Hburg-Phila 0512 Sinking Spring East 16N Hburg-Atown 2721 0519 Belt West H68 Atown-Readg W 5664 0534 Sinking Spring East 22V Hburg-Atown 7323 0554 Sinking Spring West 25R Atown-Hburg 0627 Sinking Spring West 23Z Atown-Hburg 0638 Belt West KH02 RN Local W Rn1541/1540 Light Power To Spring Street Yard 0712 Sinking Spring East 14G Hburg-Phila 7002; Opposed 0727 Sinking Spring East 212 Hburg-Atown 1146; Opposed 0750 Sinking Spring East 20E Hburg-Atown 0810 Sinking Spring West 211 Atown-Hburg Up8646 0820 Sinking Spring West 21E Phila-Hburg 8085 0827 Sinking Spring East 24Z Hburg-Atown 3680 0836 Belt East KH02 RN Local W Rn1540/1461; 43 L 18 E 0845 Sinking Spring East 61N Hburg-Phila 7517 0858 Sinking Spring East 36Q Hburg-Atown 7306 0902 Sinking Spring West 25Z Atown-Hburg 9791; Recrewed At Tulp; Reported With Open Trailer Door 0939 Belt East H68 Readg-Atown W 5664; 4 L 113 E; Waiting For I4z To Pass 0941 Sinking Spring East I4Z Hburg-Atown 2728; Looked Over 25t For Open Trailer Door 0942 Oley East 94M Readg-Phila W 5296/5314/5802/5669; Light To Bird For 50 Richmonds 0955 Oley East H49 Readg-Phila W 5304 1017 Sinking Spring West 23M Atown-Hburg Opposed 1031 Sinking Spring West 507 Phila-Hburg Opposed Around 25z 1139 Sinking Spring West 19G Atown-Hburg 9819; Opposed 1221 Belt East H47 Readg-Atown W 5303/2001; 8 Cars; To Evansville; Waited For Over An Hour 1221 Sinking Spring East 66Z Hburg-Atown Thr 1072 1249 Sinking Spring West 21M Atown-Hburg 7286; Opposed 1258 Leisey East 38G Atown-Phila 6759 1321 Sinking Spring East 20K Hburg-Atown 1428 Sinking Spring West 11J Atown-Hburg 9240; Opposed 1451 Walnut West H49 Phila-Readg W 1459 Belt West KH01 RN Local Rn1540; 7 Cars For Scissors Move To Temple 1515 Sinking Spring West 15T Atown-Hburg 2721; Opposed 1609 Laurel West KH01 RN Local Rn1541; Scissors Move Laurel Jct To Belt Then To No Reading 1736 Sinking Spring East 18N Hburg-Atown Opposed 1739 Belt West H47 Atown-Readg W 3001; 5 Cars 1801 Sinking Spring East 16T Hburg-Atown Opposed 1816 Sinking Spring West H31 Readg-Hburg W 5304/5661; To Work Elk, Chem, Then Ppc On The Way East 1855 Belt East 39G Phila-Atown 1911 Sinking Spring West 11K Atown-Hburg 7062; Opposed 2010 Sinking Spring West 63V Atown-Hburg Bad Radio 2046 Sinking Spring East 62V Hburg-Atown 2144 Sinking Spring East H31 Hburg-Readg W Worked Ppc 2148 Sinking Spring East M0N Hburg-Atown Opposed 2209 Dyers East 62X Readg-Phila 2214 Sinking Spring West 25T Phila-Hburg 2304 Belt West KH05 RN Local W 64 Cars For Spring St 2316 Sinking Spring West 34A Atown-Hburg 2325 Sinking Spring East 294 Hburg-Atown 9594 2346 Sinking Spring East 33A Hburg-Atown
Traffic Density (Trains Through): Sinky Belt Bird Area 45 50 18 68
Unconfirmed means "best guess" of unheard symbol.
Yard column shows if trains passed through and/or worked Spring Street (Reading) yard.
Notable Events:
0230 - 17G had to look over train for detector activation at Monocacy 46.9
0730 - Maintainer at Tuckerton Rd (CP-Laurel) for partial grade crossing activation
0845 - Maintainer working both tracks at Lorane
0300 - Maintainer working track 1 Lorane to Bird
0910 - 25Z stopped train near MP68 to have I4Z look at open door on upper trailer--
I4Z crew unable to reach the door to close it, but the 25Z conductor will try
using a brake stick to close it. They will be recrewed near South Mountain.
A second trailer door was found unlatched which needed to be jacked up and closed.
Train recrewed and finally departed at about 1315 and only have an hour before next recrew!
0950-1115 - Maintainer working track 1 from Bird to Cromby
1030-1150 - Maintainer working both tracks Center to Wyomissing Jct
1040-1140 - Maintainer working track 2 Lorane to Cumru
1155-1300 - Maintainer working Turkey Path
1330-1430 - Maintainer working Walnut to Belt
1420-1500 - Maintainer working Belt to Laurel
1505-2000 - Maintainer working Walnut to Lorane
1510-2000 - Maintainer working W Laurel to Blandon
1525-1600 - Maintainer working Blandon to Alburtis on main 1
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