RailScan - Railroad
Traffic Around Reading, PA
Recorded Tue, Oct 22, 2019
Time Location Dir Symbol Route Yard Engine # & Notes
0005 Belt West KH01 RN Local W 0013 Sinking Spring West 25T Phila-Hburg 0024 Walnut West H49 Phila-Readg W Did Not Hear Train Leave Yard Earlier 0049 Belt East KH01 RN Local W 0054 Belt East H44 Phila-Atown 3072 0111 Sinking Spring East 20W Hburg-Atown Opposed 0129 Belt East 520 RN Local W 9713 + 2; Light For Pickup 0139 Sinking Spring West 25Z Atown-Hburg Called P T C With Computer Issue 0141 Sinking Spring West H31 Readg-Hburg W Work Ppc 0153 Sinking Spring West 67Z Atown-Hburg 6780 0234 Sinking Spring East 38G Hburg-Phila Opposed 0235 Sinking Spring East H31 Hburg-Readg W Worked Ppc 0247 Sinking Spring East 30A Hburg-Atown Opposed 0301 Sinking Spring East 36Q Hburg-Atown Opposed 0306 Sinking Spring East 10K Hburg-Atown Thr W 8172; Set Off 35 Cars; Tied Down At 0500 0334 Sinking Spring West 63V Atown-Hburg 0338 Belt West 520 Readg-Phila 9864; 94 Cars To Morrisville 0422 Sinking Spring West 25V Atown-Hburg 8078; Ptc Trouble At Tulp 0426 Sinking Spring East 26E Hburg-Phila 0446 Sinking Spring East 22V Hburg-Atown 0500 Sinking Spring East 20E Hburg-Atown Opposed 0525 Sinking Spring West 23Z Atown-Hburg 0530 Sinking Spring East 62V Hburg-Atown 0547 Sinking Spring West 25R Atown-Hburg 9621; Reported Ptc Trouble 0632 Sinking Spring East 14G Hburg-Phila 0651 Belt West KH02 RN Local W Light Power To Spring Street Yard 0703 Sinking Spring East 20Q Hburg-Phila 0708 Sinking Spring West 211 Atown-Hburg 0734 Sinking Spring West 21E Phila-Hburg 0749 Sinking Spring West 11J Atown-Hburg 0750 Sinking Spring East V6Z Hburg-Atown New Symbol; Advanced 66z 0819 Sinking Spring East 18N Hburg-Atown 0824 Belt East KH02 RN Local W Rn1543; 43 L 13 E 0834 Sinking Spring East 294 Hburg-Atown 0840 Sinking Spring East 24Q Hburg-Atown 8097; Opposed 0918 Belt West 94M Readg-Hburg W 3029/9144; 1 Car For Lawn; Via Belt 0958 Lawn East 94M Readg-Phila 9144; 50 Cars; To Dyers Via Tulp; Then P/u 60 For Stowe 1114 Belt East H47 Readg-Atown W 5313; 10 Cars For Evansville; P T C Issues 1138 Sinking Spring East 24Z Hburg-Atown 1153 Sinking Spring West 243 Atown-Hburg 7588; New Symbol 1209 Sinking Spring East 6K4 Hburg-Atown Unusual Symbol 1228 Sinking Spring East 20K Hburg-Atown 1245 Sinking Spring West 21M Atown-Hburg 1307 Sinking Spring West 34A Atown-Hburg 9843; Had P T C Issue At Tulp 1407 Oley West 94M Phila-Readg W 1436 Sinking Spring West 19G Atown-Hburg Thr W 1559 Sinking Spring West 23M Atown-Hburg 9708; P T C Trouble At Tulp 1622 Dyers West K72 Phila-Readg Parked Power On Industrial 2 West For 62w Later 1731 Belt West H47 Atown-Readg W 3001; 20 Cars From Evansville 1909 Belt West H68 Atown-Readg W 1922 Sinking Spring West H31 Readg-Hburg W 5827/5070; Work Elk Leb Chem 7d Ppc 2021 Bird East 62W Readg-Phila 9682 2037 Sinking Spring West 65K Atown-Hburg Opposed; Recrewed At 1900 By 23m Crew 2043 Sinking Spring East 242 Hburg-Atown Opposed 2109 Sinking Spring East 66Z Hburg-Atown 4124; Opposed 2153 Sinking Spring West 35Q Atown-Hburg 2212 Sinking Spring East 38G Hburg-Phila 2259 Sinking Spring West 39G Phila-Hburg Thr W 7574/9440/9791/7697/4108/3616/7511/4159; P/u 15 2316 Sinking Spring East 20R Hburg-Atown 2333 Walnut West H49 Phila-Readg W 5625; Did Not Hear Train Leave Yard Earlier 2341 Sinking Spring West 17G Phila-Hburg
Traffic Density (Trains Through): Sinky Belt Bird Area 45 41 17 61
Unconfirmed means "best guess" of unheard symbol.
Yard column shows if trains passed through and/or worked Spring Street (Reading) yard.
Notable Events:
0020 - Heard HA33 working Allentown 0030-0700 - H72 working in yard 0500 - Heard Lehigh dispatcher talking to 23M in So Plainfield, NJ! 0530 - On several occasions trains reported problems with PTC between Tulp and Wyomissing It seems that when the trains traverse from the Reading Line to Harrisburg Line they need to do some sort of reset of the PTC 0705-1800 - Rail gang working in Topton at Deka on track 2 then track 1 0840 - Maintainer on RN Belt to No Reading 0900-0930 - Maintainer at Werner St Wernersville 1050-1200 - Maintainer at Center 1110-1120 - Maintainer from Laurel to West Laurel 1125 - Maintainer on Evansville Industrial track 1200-1400 - Maintainer on track 2 Dorf to Prescott 1315-1415 - Maintainer at Werner St Wernersville both tracks between Dorf and Wyomissing 1440-1500 - Maintainer working Pottsville Branch from Belt to Walnut 2200 - H72 working in yard
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