RailScan - Railroad
Traffic Around Reading, PA
Recorded Tue, Oct 21, 2025
Time Location Dir Symbol Route Yard Engine # & Notes
0008 Belt East H68 Readg-Atown W Ns5636/5035; 11 Cars; Work Pollock, Deka, Brown's 0040 Lorane West H49 Phila-Readg W 0045 Robesonia East H31 Hburg-Readg W Ns5611; Via Belt; Not Calling Signals 0102 Robesonia East 16T Hburg-Atown Not Calling Signals 0157 Belt West KH01 RN Local W Rn1542; 70 Cars 0248 Sinking Spring West 289 Atown-Hburg Opposed; Not Calling Signals 0331 Sinking Spring West 39G Phila-Hburg Thr W Opposed 0446 Sinking Spring West ?? Readg-Hburg Opposed; Not Calling Signals 0454 Robesonia East H74 Hburg-Atown 0505 Robesonia East 22X Hburg-Atown Opposed; Not Calling Signals 0527 Robesonia East 38G Hburg-Phila Opposed 0536 Belt East KH01 RN Local W 49 Cars 0542 Robesonia East 260 Hburg-Atown Opposed; Not Calling Signals 0604 Sinking Spring West ?? Readg-Hburg Not Calling Signals 0621 Belt West H68 Atown-Readg W 0633 Sinking Spring West 15T Atown-Hburg Thr W Opposed 0712 Sinking Spring West 25A Atown-Hburg Opposed; Not Calling Signals 0714 Sinking Spring West 25P Phila-Hburg 0750 Robesonia East 10K Hburg-Atown W Work Yard From Belt 0821 Robesonia East 62V Hburg-Atown Ns3638 0841 Oley East H99 Readg-Phila W Ns1067; 22 Cars To Dyers 0920 Robesonia East 18N Hburg-Atown Opposed 1047 Belt East H47 Readg-Atown W To Evansville 1153 Robesonia East 202 Hburg-Atown Ns1415; Abolished Sometime After This Record 1233 Sinking Spring West 29G Atown-Hburg Ns7643; Opposed; Detector Announced, But Failed 1315 Sinking Spring West 65K Atown-Hburg Opposed; Ns1125 1334 Belt West H99 Phila-Readg W Light Power; Picked Up Two Engines From Dyers; Via Belt 1345 Cumru East 68M Readg-Phila Working Birdsboro 1510 Robesonia East 28X Hburg-Atown Opposed 1522 Sinking Spring West 269 Atown-Hburg Opposed; Not Calling Signals; To Outlaw At East Lebanon 1539 Sinking Spring West 11N Atown-Hburg Opposed; Not Calling Signals 1625 Belt West H47 Atown-Readg W 1630 Robesonia East 26X Hburg-Atown Opposed; Not Calling Signals 1749 Oley East H49 Readg-Phila W Ns5823; Timac, Pottstown, Chappel Steel 1750 Sinking Spring West H31 Readg-Hburg W Ns5835; Opposed; Elk, Valspar, Cargill, Ppc 1801 Robesonia East 6K4 Hburg-Atown Opposed 1847 Belt West H73 Atown-Readg W 1936 Tulp West H44 Atown-Phila 2005 Robesonia East 32A Hburg-Phila Thr W Ns4539; Opposed 2047 Robesonia East 230 Hburg-Phila Opposed 2159 Sinking Spring West 23G Atown-Hburg 2217 Robesonia East 6K4 Hburg-Atown 2224 Sinking Spring West 39G Phila-Hburg No Yard Work 2232 Robesonia East H31 Hburg-Readg W 2258 Lorane West H44 Phila-Atown 2345 Sinking Spring West ?? Readg-Hburg Not Calling Signals
Traffic Density (Trains Through): Sinky Belt Bird Area 32 29 8 46
Unconfirmed means "best guess" of unheard symbol.
Yard column shows if trains passed through and/or worked Spring Street (Reading) yard.
Notable Events:
More trains are not calling signals since line from Sinking Spring west converted to cab signaling 10/21: 0330 15T, H72, KH01 all working yard 0605 H74 stalled at Blandon; 22X to assist in push 0840-1140 Maintainer Wyomissing to Dorf track 2 (affecting detector in Sinking Spring) 0855 Maintainer Laurel to Lyons 0930 H33 working yard 1230 Sinking Spring detector is not working on track 2 1315-1530 Maintainer Center to Wyomissing track 2 1535 Trespasser reported at MP73.5; Trains being held back 2100 H73 working yard { RailScan Index }