RailScan - Railroad
Traffic Around Reading, PA
Recorded Mon, Oct 21, 2019
Time Location Dir Symbol Route Yard Engine # & Notes
0132 Sinking Spring West 65E Atown-Hburg 0139 Sinking Spring East 30A Hburg-Atown 0242 Dyers West 63W Phila-Readg 91 E To Birdsboro 0406 Sinking Spring East 212 Hburg-Atown Opposed 0406 Sinking Spring East 38G Hburg-Phila Detector Announced After Train Called Wyo Signal!; Very Long Train 0430 Sinking Spring East 26E Hburg-Phila 0445 Sinking Spring East 22V Hburg-Atown 0505 Sinking Spring West 67X Readg-Hburg 3631; From Dyers 0524 Sinking Spring West 211 Hburg-Atown Unconfirmed; Not Calling Signals 0554 Sinking Spring West 23M Atown-Hburg Unconfirmed; Not Calling Signals 0555 Sinking Spring East 24Z Hburg-Atown 0621 Sinking Spring West 11J Atown-Hburg 0632 Sinking Spring East 20Q Hburg-Phila 0700 Belt West KH02 RN Local W Rn1540/1543; Light Power 0807 Sinking Spring East 14G Hburg-Phila 0827 Oley East 94M Readg-Phila W 3029/9144; Light To Potts Then 60 Cars To Dyers 0851 Sinking Spring West 21M Hburg-Atown 9660; Opposed; Disengaged P T C Due To Failure 0855 Belt West KH02 RN Local W Rn1543/1540; 23 L 101 E!; Held Until 09:25 0904 Sinking Spring West 21E Phila-Hburg Opposed 0910 Sinking Spring East 20E Hburg-Atown Opposed 1020 Sinking Spring East 10K Hburg-Atown Thr W 4203 1040 Sinking Spring East 18N Hburg-Atown 1043 Belt East H47 Readg-Atown W 5313/3001; 6 Cars To Evansville 1045 Bird West 94M Phila-Readg 3029; To Dyers With 60 Cars Then To Spring St At About 1230 1058 Sinking Spring East 294 Hburg-Atown 3673 1103 Sinking Spring West 63V Atown-Hburg 7559; Waited At Tulp For Two Hours 1118 Sinking Spring East 20K Hburg-Atown 4075 1155 Sinking Spring East KH03 Hburg-Readg W Gmtx2801; 9 E 1346 Sinking Spring West KH03 Readg-Hburg W Gmtx2801; Opposed Back To Prl 1356 Sinking Spring 34A Atown-Hburg 9675 1451 Sinking Spring East 48A Hburg-Phila 2603; New Symbol; Turkey Path 1552 Sinking Spring West 19G Atown-Hburg Thr W Drop 3 Engines; P/u 10 Cars 1555 Sinking Spring East 62V Hburg-Atown 1613 Sinking Spring East 571 Hburg-Readg Thr New Symbol; 96 Cars For Rn; Had Ptc Trouble In Yard 1746 Belt West H47 Atown-Readg W 3001/5313; From Mertztown 1800 Belt West 571 RN Local W Light Power 1903 Sinking Spring West H31 Readg-Hburg W 5827/5070; 6 Cars 1912 Belt West H68 Atown-Readg W 1923 Belt West KH05 RN Local W Rn3054; 4 L 61 E 2017 Belt West H44 Atown-Phila Thr W 3421 2054 Belt East KH05 RN Local W Rn5019 2130 Sinking Spring West 35Q Atown-Hburg 1190 2145 Oley East H72 Readg Yard W 3001; Working Yard 2230 Belt East H68 Readg-Atown W 6943; To Deka 2234 Sinking Spring West 17G Phila-Hburg 2303 Sinking Spring East 242 Hburg-Atown 2305 Dyers East K72 Readg-Phila 7537; 50 Cars For Port Richmond 2325 Sinking Spring East 6T4 Hburg-Atown Unusual Symbol
Traffic Density (Trains Through): Sinky Belt Bird Area 34 31 13 49
Unconfirmed means "best guess" of unheard symbol.
Yard column shows if trains passed through and/or worked Spring Street (Reading) yard.
Notable Events:
0030 - H72 working in yard 0200 - Hearing Allentown Yard drill 0520 - 21E stopped for vehicle on tracks toward Pottstown 0850-0915 - Maintainer on Turkey Path 1000-1500 Maintainer Dorf to Prescott for grade crossing repair 1045 - H47 not able to go to Mertztown for Atlas Chemical due to trackwork 1110-1145 - Maintainer Lorane to Cromby track 2 1145-1215 - Maintainer Lorane to Walnut track 1 1325-1345 - Maintainer Tulp to Leisey 1330-1400 - Maintainer Tulp to Lorane
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