RailScan - Railroad
Traffic Around Reading, PA
Recorded Sat, Oct 21, 2017
Time Location Dir Symbol Route Yard Engine # & Notes
0002 Sinking Spring West 63V Atown-Hburg 0020 Sinking Spring West 684 Readg-Hburg Thr 8169/7211; 110 Loads From R & N 0022 Belt West KH01 RN Local W Rn3051 0036 Sinking Spring East 294 Hburg-Atown 7606; Works Bethlehem 0103 Sinking Spring West 25T Phila-Hburg 0147 Belt East KH01 RN Local W Rn3054/3051; Light Power 0155 Sinking Spring East 290 Hburg-Atown 3602 0212 Sinking Spring East 20Q Hburg-Phila 0237 Sinking Spring West 25Z Atown-Hburg 7682; Opposed 0256 Sinking Spring West 25R Atown-Hburg 2656; Opposed 0331 Sinking Spring West 23Z Atown-Hburg Opposed 0404 Sinking Spring West 25V Atown-Hburg Opposed 0446 Sinking Spring East 20R Hburg-Atown Dropped Off Crew Member At Wyomissing 0511 Sinking Spring East 20W Hburg-Atown 0529 Sinking Spring East 212 Atown-Hburg Opposed; Radio Not Loud Enough 0543 Sinking Spring East 20E Hburg-Atown 0617 Sinking Spring East 24K Hburg-Phila 0637 Sinking Spring West 22V Atown-Hburg Not Calling Signals; To Work Bethlehem 0703 Sinking Spring West I5Z Atown-Hburg 0739 Sinking Spring West 11J Atown-Hburg 9666 0754 Sinking Spring West 35Q Atown-Hburg 6903 0828 Sinking Spring East 64T Hburg-Phila Thr 4022 (not E8!); To Recrew In Pottstown 0844 Sinking Spring West 21E Phila-Hburg 0915 Sinking Spring West 19G Atown-Hburg 0920 Sinking Spring East 62V Hburg-Atown 6085 1101 Sinking Spring East 16N Hburg-Atown 8037; Reported Cars Blocking Part Of Klopp's Crossing 1122 Sinking Spring East 20K Hburg-Atown 9322 1212 Sinking Spring West 21M Atown-Hburg 9864 1241 Sinking Spring West 23M Atown-Hburg 7660; Recrewed At Tulp 1312 Sinking Spring East 10N Hburg-Atown Thr W 9742; Drop Whole Train Then Light To Allentown 1327 Cumru East 38G Atown-Phila 9803; Difficult To Hear Radio 1338 Sinking Spring West 507 Phila-Hburg 1353 Belt West H68 Atown-Readg W 8426 1416 Sinking Spring East 18N Hburg-Atown 8366; Pick Up Five Cars At Allentown 1442 Sinking Spring West 211 Atown-Hburg 1452 Sinking Spring East 36Q Hburg-Atown 1629 Bird West 63W Phila-Readg To Dyers 1636 Oley West 39G Phila-Atown Thr 1641 Sinking Spring West 101 Atown-Hburg 9382; New Symbol! 1740 Sinking Spring West KH74 Phila-Hburg New Symbol; Opposed; To Dorf Drop Train Then Light To Reading 1800 Sinking Spring West 15T Hburg-Atown 9668; Opposed 1803 Sinking Spring East 33A Hburg-Atown Opposed 1827 Belt East H68 Readg-Atown W 9921; 24 L 34 E; To Work Buckeye Pipe 1832 Sinking Spring East M4G Hburg-Phila Unconfirmed; Not Calling Clearly 1852 Sinking Spring East KH74 Hburg-Readg W Light Power To Spring St 1854 Sinking Spring West 23Q Atown-Hburg 1107 2045 Sinking Spring West 17G Phila-Hburg 1128; Opposed 2106 Sinking Spring East 20W Hburg-Atown Opposed; 1100/6908; Second Engine M U Alarm At Blandon 2134 Sinking Spring West 34A Atown-Hburg Pick Up One Car At Hershey South Side 2225 Sinking Spring East 294 Hburg-Atown 9421; Opposed 2250 Sinking Spring West 11K Atown-Hburg Opposed 2300 Sinking Spring East 62V Hburg-Atown Opposed 2344 Sinking Spring East 20Q Hburg-Phila Opposed Traffic Density (Trains Through): Sinky Belt Bird Area 46 40 14 53
Unconfirmed means "best guess" of unheard symbol.
Yard column shows if trains passed through and/or worked Spring Street (Reading) yard.
Notable Events:
0000-2359 Allentown movements heard with good radio 0330-0600 Maintainer working between Wyomissing and Dorf on track 1 for a TOL 0400-1000 Hearing Topton [18.8] detector clearly! 1510-1600 Maintainer at Wyomissing on track 1
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