RailScan - Railroad Traffic Around Reading, PA
Recorded Fri,
Oct 26, 2018

  Time    Location          Dir     Symbol   Route          Yard     Engine # & Notes
  0031        Center        West    K74      Phila-Readg    Thr      5296; To Park Train At Lawn
  0040         Belt         East    KH01       RN Local          W   Light Power
  0049        Walnut        West    90M      Phila-Readg         W   Camp Car Train
  0054    Sinking Spring    West    63V      Atown-Hburg             Opposed
  0106         Lawn         East    K74      Readg-Phila         W   5296; To Yard
  0112    Sinking Spring            25Q      Atown-Hburg             3324; Opposed; Unconfirmed
  0125        Leisey        West    39G      Phila-Atown             6973; Recrewed
  0126         Belt         West    H89      Atown-Readg         W
  0132    Sinking Spring    West    35Q      Atown-Hburg
  0146    Sinking Spring    West    25T      Phila-Hburg
  0225    Sinking Spring    West    I5V      Atown-Hburg             2724
  0231    Sinking Spring    East    H31      Hburg-Readg         W   5303; Worked Ppc
  0238         Belt         West    H73      Atown-Readg         W   5304; Didn't Catch When Train Left Yard Earlier
  0300    Sinking Spring    East    30A      Hburg-Atown             9312
  0307    Sinking Spring    West    17G      Phila-Hburg             1117
  0331    Sinking Spring    East    20R      Hburg-Atown
  0405    Sinking Spring    West    25V      Atown-Hburg
  0415         Belt         East    H89      Readg-Atown         W
  0419    Sinking Spring    East    26E      Hburg-Phila
  0512    Sinking Spring    East    16N      Hburg-Atown             2721
  0519         Belt         West    H68      Atown-Readg         W   5664
  0534    Sinking Spring    East    22V      Hburg-Atown             7323
  0554    Sinking Spring    West    25R      Atown-Hburg
  0627    Sinking Spring    West    23Z      Atown-Hburg
  0638         Belt         West    KH02       RN Local          W   Rn1541/1540 Light Power To Spring Street Yard
  0712    Sinking Spring    East    14G      Hburg-Phila             7002; Opposed
  0727    Sinking Spring    East    212      Hburg-Atown             1146; Opposed
  0750    Sinking Spring    East    20E      Hburg-Atown
  0810    Sinking Spring    West    211      Atown-Hburg             Up8646
  0820    Sinking Spring    West    21E      Phila-Hburg             8085
  0827    Sinking Spring    East    24Z      Hburg-Atown             3680
  0836         Belt         East    KH02       RN Local          W   Rn1540/1461; 43 L 18 E
  0845    Sinking Spring    East    61N      Hburg-Phila             7517
  0858    Sinking Spring    East    36Q      Hburg-Atown             7306
  0902    Sinking Spring    West    25Z      Atown-Hburg             9791; Recrewed At Tulp; Reported With Open Trailer Door
  0939         Belt         East    H68      Readg-Atown         W   5664; 4 L 113 E; Waiting For I4z To Pass
  0941    Sinking Spring    East    I4Z      Hburg-Atown             2728; Looked Over 25t For Open Trailer Door
  0942         Oley         East    94M      Readg-Phila         W   5296/5314/5802/5669; Light To Bird For 50 Richmonds
  0955         Oley         East    H49      Readg-Phila         W   5304
  1017    Sinking Spring    West    23M      Atown-Hburg             Opposed
  1031    Sinking Spring    West    507      Phila-Hburg             Opposed Around 25z
  1139    Sinking Spring    West    19G      Atown-Hburg             9819; Opposed
  1221         Belt         East    H47      Readg-Atown         W   5303/2001; 8 Cars; To Evansville; Waited For Over An Hour
  1221    Sinking Spring    East    66Z      Hburg-Atown    Thr      1072
  1249    Sinking Spring    West    21M      Atown-Hburg             7286; Opposed
  1258        Leisey        East    38G      Atown-Phila             6759
  1321    Sinking Spring    East    20K      Hburg-Atown
  1428    Sinking Spring    West    11J      Atown-Hburg             9240; Opposed
  1451        Walnut        West    H49      Phila-Readg         W
  1459         Belt         West    KH01       RN Local              Rn1540; 7 Cars For Scissors Move To Temple
  1515    Sinking Spring    West    15T      Atown-Hburg             2721; Opposed
  1609        Laurel        West    KH01       RN Local              Rn1541; Scissors Move Laurel Jct To Belt Then To No Reading
  1736    Sinking Spring    East    18N      Hburg-Atown             Opposed
  1739         Belt         West    H47      Atown-Readg         W   3001; 5 Cars
  1801    Sinking Spring    East    16T      Hburg-Atown             Opposed
  1816    Sinking Spring    West    H31      Readg-Hburg         W   5304/5661; To Work Elk, Chem, Then Ppc On The Way East
  1855         Belt         East    39G      Phila-Atown
  1911    Sinking Spring    West    11K      Atown-Hburg             7062; Opposed
  2010    Sinking Spring    West    63V      Atown-Hburg             Bad Radio
  2046    Sinking Spring    East    62V      Hburg-Atown
  2144    Sinking Spring    East    H31      Hburg-Readg         W   Worked Ppc
  2148    Sinking Spring    East    M0N      Hburg-Atown             Opposed
  2209         Dyers        East    62X      Readg-Phila
  2214    Sinking Spring    West    25T      Phila-Hburg
  2304         Belt         West    KH05       RN Local          W   64 Cars For Spring St
  2316    Sinking Spring    West    34A      Atown-Hburg
  2325    Sinking Spring    East    294      Hburg-Atown             9594
  2346    Sinking Spring    East    33A      Hburg-Atown
 
Traffic Density (Trains Through): 
Sinky	Belt	Bird	Area
45	50	18	68

Unconfirmed means "best guess" of unheard symbol.
Yard column shows if trains passed through and/or worked Spring Street (Reading) yard.
 
Notable Events:
 0230 - 17G had to look over train for detector activation at Monocacy 46.9
 0730 - Maintainer at Tuckerton Rd (CP-Laurel) for partial grade crossing activation
 0845 - Maintainer working both tracks at Lorane
 0300 - Maintainer working track 1 Lorane to Bird
 0910 - 25Z stopped train near MP68 to have I4Z look at open door on upper trailer--
        I4Z crew unable to reach the door to close it, but the 25Z conductor will try
        using a brake stick to close it. They will be recrewed near South Mountain.
        A second trailer door was found unlatched which needed to be jacked up and closed.
        Train recrewed and finally departed at about 1315 and only have an hour before next recrew!
 0950-1115 - Maintainer working track 1 from Bird to Cromby
 1030-1150 - Maintainer working both tracks Center to Wyomissing Jct
 1040-1140 - Maintainer working track 2 Lorane to Cumru
 1155-1300 - Maintainer working Turkey Path
 1330-1430 - Maintainer working Walnut to Belt
 1420-1500 - Maintainer working Belt to Laurel
 1505-2000 - Maintainer working Walnut to Lorane
 1510-2000 - Maintainer working W Laurel to Blandon
 1525-1600 - Maintainer working Blandon to Alburtis on main 1

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