RailScan - Railroad Traffic Around Reading, PA
Recorded Fri,
Oct 25, 2024

  Time    Location          Dir     Symbol   Route          Yard     Engine # & Notes
  0030      West Laurel     East    H44      Phila-Atown
  0039    Sinking Spring    West    39G      Phila-Hburg    Thr  W   Opposed; Ns4507; 21 L 237 E; 3.5 Hours For Yard Work
  0056       Robesonia      East    62V      Hburg-Atown             Opposed; Not Calling Signals
  0153         Belt         West    H68      Atown-Readg         W   From Deka / Lyons
  0228         Belt         West    KH05       RN Local          W   110 Cars To Spring St Yard
  0242    Sinking Spring    West    63V      Atown-Hburg             Opposed; Reported Mechanical Problem Near Prescott
  0257    Sinking Spring    West    231      Phila-Hburg             Opposed
  0319    Sinking Spring    West    65K      Atown-Hburg             Opposed; Not Calling Signals
  0353         Belt         East    KH05       RN Local          W   67 Cars To No Reading
  0403    Sinking Spring    West    15T      Atown-Hburg    Thr  W   Opposed
  0424    Sinking Spring    West    289      Atown-Hburg             Opposed; Ns4223
  0440       Robesonia      East    24X      Hburg-Atown             Opposed; Not Calling Signals
  0517       Robesonia      East    22X      Hburg-Atown             Opposed; Not Calling Signals
  0532       Robesonia      East    38G      Hburg-Phila             Opposed; Not Calling Signals
  0600    Sinking Spring    West    25A      Atown-Hburg             Opposed
  0828        Walnut        East    H99      Readg-Phila         W   4 Cars; To Timac Via Cumru
  0851    Sinking Spring    West     ??      Readg-Hburg             Opposed; Not Calling Signals
  1014         Belt         East    H47      Readg-Atown         W   To Evansville
  1136    Sinking Spring    West    29G      Atown-Hburg             Not Calling Signals; Unconfirmed
  1154    Sinking Spring    West    21W      Atown-Hburg
  1220    Sinking Spring    West    11N      Atown-Hburg
  1250       Robesonia      East    28X      Hburg-Atown
  1300         Belt         West    H99      Phila-Readg         W   From Dyers Via Belt
  1341        Laurel        West    H47      Atown-Readg         W   1 Car From Evansville
  1410       Robesonia      East    230      Hburg-Phila             Not Calling Signals
  1533       Robesonia      East    260      Hburg-Atown
  1557    Sinking Spring    West    H31      Readg-Hburg         W
  1653       Robesonia      East    10K      Hburg-Atown         W   Ns4600; Work Yard Via Belt
  1725       Robesonia      East    64T      Hburg-Phila
  1754    Sinking Spring    West    260      Atown-Hburg
  1827       Robesonia      East    H31      Hburg-Readg         W   Work Ppc; 7 Cars For Enola
  1832        Walnut        East    H49      Readg-Phila         W   To Turkey Path Via Belt
  1947    Sinking Spring    West    253      Atown-Hburg             Not Calling Signals
  2038       Robesonia      East    22M      Hburg-Phila             Not Calling Signals
  2114    Sinking Spring    West    I60      Atown-Hburg
  2115       Robesonia      East    H74      Hburg-Atown             Not Calling Signals
  2144    Sinking Spring    West    65E      Atown-Hburg
  2211       Robesonia      West    269      Atown-Hburg             Not Calling Signals
  2224       Robesonia      East     ??      Hburg-Readg             Not Calling Signals
  2304        Lorane        West    H49      Phila-Readg         W
  2316       Robesonia      East    18N      Hburg-Atown             Not Calling Signals
  2348       Robesonia      East     ??      Hburg-Readg             Opposed; Not Calling Signals
  2355         Bird         East    62W      Readg-Phila             Ns4496/4230; 98 L 0 E; From Dyers

Traffic Density (Trains Through): 
Sinky	Belt	Bird	Area
32	27	 7	43

Unconfirmed means "best guess" of unheard symbol.
Yard column shows if trains passed through and/or worked Spring Street (Reading) yard.
 
Notable Events:
New defect detector added at MP71.1 in Robesonia in 2023
New defect detector added at MP14.1 in Gibralter (Turkey Path) in 2024
New defect detector added at MP54.6 in Lorane in 2024
About ten minutes between Robesonia and Sinking Spring
More trains are not calling signals since line from Sinking Spring west converted to cab signaling

10/25:
 1000 H33 working yard
 1030-1100 Maintainer at Dunkel
 2100 H73 working yard

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