RailScan - Railroad
Traffic Around Reading, PA
Recorded Tue, Oct 17, 2017
Time Location Dir Symbol Route Yard Engine # & Notes
0017 Sinking Spring East 20Q Hburg-Phila 2269; Opposed 0028 Belt West KH01 RN Local W Rn3051; 66 Cars 0049 Sinking Spring East H31 Hburg-Readg W 5664; Worked Ppc; Via Walnut To Back In 0100 Sinking Spring West 25V Atown-Hburg 0118 Belt East KH01 RN Local W Rn3054/3051; Light Power; Rn Symbol Is Qaff 0308 Sinking Spring East 20W Hburg-Atown 7625 0322 Belt East H73 Readg-Atown W 5171; 14 Cars; To Lyons 0330 Sinking Spring East 290 Hburg-Atown 0438 Sinking Spring East 14G Hburg-Phila 0438 Sinking Spring West 25Z Atown-Hburg 8343; Recrewed By 63v At Tulp; Mechanical Issues 0500 Sinking Spring East 22V Hburg-Atown 8329 0506 Sinking Spring West 25T Phila-Hburg Unconfirmed; Not Calling Signals 0523 Sinking Spring West 23Z Atown-Hburg 0553 Sinking Spring West 25R Atown-Hburg 0624 Sinking Spring East 20E Hburg-Atown 9673; Not Calling Signals 0654 Belt West KH02 RN Local W Rn1541; Light Power; Rn Symbol Yjnr 0709 Sinking Spring East 24K Hburg-Phila 0732 Sinking Spring East 24Z Hburg-Atown 6954; Will Hold At W Laurel For Two Westbounds 0757 Belt East KH02 RN Local W Rn1543/1541; 41 L 11 E 0806 Sinking Spring West 35Q Atown-Hburg 0823 Sinking Spring West 211 Atown-Hburg 0848 Belt West H73 Atown-Readg W 5827 0849 Sinking Spring East 24Q Hburg-Atown 9629 0852 Sinking Spring West 21E Phila-Hburg 0905 Sinking Spring West 11J Atown-Hburg 6975 0929 Water East H47 Readg Yard W H73 Recrew Going To Lentz Then Back To Yard Via Belt 0933 Sinking Spring West 23M Atown-Hburg 0954 Dyers East 94M Readg-Phila 3038; Train Pulled Apart 1000 Sinking Spring East 10N Hburg-Atown Thr W 7599; 40 Cars Into Yard 1039 Walnut East H49 Readg-Phila W 5661/3001; Work Hammond, Pottstown Industrial 1141 Sinking Spring East 18N Hburg-Atown 9811; Pick Up 2 Cars In Allentown 1217 Belt West H47 Readg Yard W Back To Yard From 11th St Industrial 1219 Sinking Spring East 20K Atown-Hburg Opposed 1221 Belt West 38G Atown-Phila 9707 1244 Sinking Spring West 19G Atown-Hburg Thr W 9770; Not Hearing Signal Calls 1318 Sinking Spring West 21M Atown-Hburg 8066 1334 Sinking Spring West 63V Atown-Hburg 1137/1028; Wyed Power; Tied Down To Recrew 25z At 0225 1338 Sinking Spring East 36Q Hburg-Atown 9791; Not Hearing Signal Calls 1356 Sinking Spring East 64T Hburg-Phila 9763; Tie Down On 4 Storage In Stowe Yard Until 1935 1449 Belt West H68 Atown-Readg W 9084 1645 Titus West H49 Phila-Readg W 1741 Belt East H68 Readg-Atown W 9428/9084; 10 L 49 E 1747 Sinking Spring West 15T Atown-Hburg 6952; Ran On Track Auth Albur To Bland Track 2 1748 Titus West 39G Phila-Atown Thr 8039 1904 Sinking Spring West H31 Readg-Hburg W 5661/3001; 23 L 0 E; Work Elk, Chemical, Cargill, Rigiply, 7d, Ppc 2018 Sinking Spring West 34A Atown-Hburg 7599; Pick Up 5 Cars At Hershey 2024 Sinking Spring East 14G Hburg-Phila 9674; Stalled Twice In 10mph At Wyomissing 2111 Sinking Spring West 63V Atown-Hburg 3631 2157 Bird East 62W Readg-Phila 7209/7025 2245 Sinking Spring West 11K Atown-Hburg 9791? 2303 Sinking Spring West 17G Phila-Hburg 2333 Belt West KH01 RN Local W Rn3051; 71 Cars For Spring St
Traffic Density (Trains Through): Sinky Belt Bird Area 35 38 14 52
Unconfirmed means "best guess" of unheard symbol.
Yard column shows if trains passed through and/or worked Spring Street (Reading) yard.
Notable Events:
0100 Maintainer placed 25mph restriction at CP-Laurel 0200 Heard HA21 & HA25 working in Allentown Yard area 0445 25Z (63V crew) reported they can't hold track speed and 63V crew only has an hour 0900 Hearing HA11 working in Allentown Yard area 1005 Maintainer at West Laurel on track authority until 1150 1330 Maintainer at Lawn (track 1) until 1500 1450-1645 Lull in activity and maintainer at Wyomissing 1730 Maintainer released Wyomissing with 10mph restriction 1745 Maintainer at Wyomissing until 1840 then 10mph restriction for two tonnage trains 1800 Dispatcher gave crossing protection in Topton on Reading Line to H68 and 39G
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