RailScan - Railroad
Traffic Around Reading, PA
Recorded Sat, Oct 27, 2018
Time Location Dir Symbol Route Yard Engine # & Notes
0012 Sinking Spring East 20Q Hburg-Phila 0020 Belt East KH05 RN Local W 112 Cars! 0154 Sinking Spring West 35Q Atown-Hburg 0317 Sinking Spring East 26E Hburg-Phila 0321 Sinking Spring West 25Z Atown-Hburg 0343 Sinking Spring West 25R Atown-Hburg 0359 Sinking Spring West 17G Phila-Hburg 0413 Sinking Spring East 14G Hburg-Phila 0426 Sinking Spring East 30A Hburg-Atown 2645 0429 Sinking Spring West 65T Phila-Hburg Thr Recrewed At Center 0443 Sinking Spring East 10N Hburg-Readg Thr W 1075; Park Train Then Take Cab Millards To Pick Up 25v 0512 Sinking Spring West 25T Phila-Hburg Unconfirmed 0529 Sinking Spring East 20R Hburg-Atown 0601 Sinking Spring West 25V Atown-Hburg 1106 0622 Sinking Spring East 20K Hburg-Atown Setting Off 19 Cars At Bethlehem 0648 Belt West H68 Atown-Readg W 6710 0740 Sinking Spring West 23M Atown-Hburg 0754 Sinking Spring West 21E Phila-Hburg 0800 Sinking Spring East 20E Hburg-Atown 0824 Sinking Spring East 22V Hburg-Atown 0926 Sinking Spring West 65K Atown-Hburg Opposed 0941 Sinking Spring West 11J Atown-Hburg 0953 Sinking Spring East 24Z Hburg-Atown Opposed 1045 Sinking Spring East 212 Hburg-Atown Opposed 1117 Sinking Spring West 19G Hburg-Atown 9672; Opposed 1135 Sinking Spring East 16T Hburg-Atown 9200; Opposed 1136 Belt East 10N Readg-Atown W 9783; Light To Allentown 1152 Belt East H68 Readg-Atown W 3414; Went Into Emergency On The Laurel Switch 1223 Sinking Spring West 21M Atown-Hburg 1326 Sinking Spring East 16N Hburg-Atown 2730; Opposed 1350 Sinking Spring East 6T4 Hburg-Phila Unusual Symbol 1358 Sinking Spring East 20W Hburg-Atown Opposed 1409 Laurel West 38G Atown-Phila 2645 1505 Sinking Spring West 211 Atown-Hburg 1520 Sinking Spring East 10N Hburg-Atown Thr W 1164 1543 Sinking Spring East 36Q Hburg-Atown 9414 1600 Sinking Spring East 18N Hburg-Atown Opposed 1634 Sinking Spring West 15T Atown-Hburg 7218 1727 Tulp East 39G Phila-Atown 6759; Oss Called With 2 Extra Cars In The Consist 1830 Sinking Spring East 62V Hburg-Atown 7257 2008 Sinking Spring West 11K Atown-Hburg 2641 2152 Sinking Spring East 64T Hburg-Phila Thr 4130; To Park In Pottstown 2206 Sinking Spring East 294 Hburg-Atown Opposed; Works Bethlehem 2328 Sinking Spring West 17G Phila-Hburg 7561 2354 Sinking Spring East 20Q Hburg-Phila
Traffic Density (Trains Through): Sinky Belt Bird Area 40 34 13 46
Unconfirmed means "best guess" of unheard symbol.
Yard column shows if trains passed through and/or worked Spring Street (Reading) yard.
Notable Events:
0100 - Hearing Allentown yard drill HH41
1240 - H68 went into emergency fouling CP-Laurel so they had to inspect the train
16T came up next to it to bring the conductor back near the headend
1400 - H68 went into emergency again at Deka Rd. OSS said there's a possible loose wire.
Will need recrew at Deka Rd and will disable the marker (causing issue)
1530 - Hearing H3Q working Spring Street Yard (unusual symbol)
2130 - Dispatcher talking to maintainer about trains having PTC issues
2200 - Dispatcher informing trains about crossing protection at N Mill St Cleona
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