160.860 |
Allentown Yard | |
| 160.980 | Spring Street Yard | Located in Reading, PA |
| 161.070 | NS Reading Line | Governed by the Lehigh Line Dispatcher |
Railfan Information
Yahoo! Group: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NSReadingline/
Scanner Feed, Reading, PA: http://railaudio2.railroadradio.net:7280/
Scanner Feed Site: http://www.railroadradio.net/content/view/34/126/
Railfan Pennsylvania: http://www.parailfan.com
Trains on the NS Reading Line |
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Note: Time is based on arrival/departure from Allentown, PA
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Note: "AR" stands for "As Required" |
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Symbol |
Direction |
Type |
Frequency |
Time |
Origin |
Destination |
East |
Manifest |
Daily |
8-11PM |
Conway, PA |
Allentown, PA |
|
11J
|
West
|
Automotive
|
Daily
|
11AM-1PM
|
Doremus, NJ
|
Toledo-Airline, OH
|
11K |
West |
Manifest |
Daily |
10PM-12AM |
Allentown, PA |
Elkhart, IN |
15T |
West |
Manifest |
Daily |
7-9PM |
Allentown, PA |
Birmingham, AL |
16T |
East |
Manifest |
Daily |
Night |
Birmingham, AL |
Allentown, PA |
18G |
East |
Manifest |
Daily |
3-5AM |
Conway, PA |
Oak Island, NJ |
18N |
East |
Automotive |
Daily |
Night-Early Morning |
Fostoria, OH |
Doremus, NJ |
19G |
West |
Manifest |
Daily |
Late Morning-Early Afternoon |
Oak Island, NJ |
Conway, PA |
20G |
East |
Intermodal |
Tue-Sat |
Night |
Corwith, IL |
Croxton, NJ |
20K |
East |
Intermodal |
Daily |
Night-Early Morning |
Chicago-63rd Street, IL |
Croxton, NJ |
20R |
East |
Intermodal |
Daily |
Night |
Chicago-Ashland Ave, IL |
E-Rail, NJ |
20W |
East |
Intermodal |
Sat-Tue |
Evening-Night |
Chicago-Ashland Ave, IL |
Croxton, NJ |
West |
Intermodal |
Tue-Fri |
5-7AM |
Croxton, NJ |
Atlanta-Inman, GA |
|
East |
Automotive/Intermodal |
Wed-Mon |
5-7AM |
Atlanta-Inman, GA |
Croxton, NJ |
|
213 |
West |
Automotive/Intermodal |
Saturday |
1-4PM |
Croxton, NJ |
Atlanta-Inman, GA |
214 |
East |
Intermodal |
Daily |
4-6AM |
Atlanta-Inman, GA |
E-Rail, NJ |
21G |
West |
Intermodal |
Tue-Sat |
Night |
Croxton, NJ |
Corwith, IL |
West |
Intermodal |
Daily |
9-11AM |
Croxton, NJ |
Chicago-63rd Street, IL |
|
22J |
East |
Intermodal |
AR |
Harrisburg, PA |
Elizabethport, NJ |
|
22V |
East |
Intermodal |
Mon |
Morning |
Harrisburg, PA |
Dockside, NJ |
West |
Intermodal |
Mon-Sat |
4-7AM |
Dockside, NJ |
Chicago-47th Street, IL |
|
23R |
East |
Baretables |
Tue |
Charleston, SC |
Dockside, NJ |
|
East |
Intermodal |
Tue-Sun |
6-8AM |
Chicago-Ashland Ave, IL |
Dockside, NJ |
|
24Z |
East |
Intermodal |
Daily |
Night |
Chicago-Ashland Ave, IL |
Croxton, NJ |
25K |
West |
Intermodal |
Mon-Fri |
Evening |
Croxton, NJ |
Cicero, IL |
25R |
West |
Intermodal |
Daily |
Night |
E-Rail, NJ |
Rutherford, PA |
West |
Intermodal |
Mon-Sat |
Night |
Dockside, NJ |
Harrisburg, PA |
|
25Z |
West |
Intermodal |
Daily |
Night |
E-Rail, NJ |
Chicago-47th Street, IL |
261 |
West |
Roadrailer |
Daily |
5-6PM |
Bethlehem, PA |
Fort Wayne, IN |
262 |
East |
Roadrailer |
Wed-Mon |
Morning |
Fort Wayne, IN |
Bethlehem, PA |
East |
Roadrailer |
Tuesday |
Morning |
Fort Wayne, IN |
Bethlehem, PA |
|
East |
Manifest |
Daily |
Evening-Night |
Baltimore, MD |
Allentown, PA |
|
West |
Manifest |
Daily |
6-8AM |
Allentown, PA |
Baltimore, MD |
|
34M |
East |
Manifest |
Daily |
Afternoon |
King of Prussia, PA |
Allentown, PA |
34Z |
East |
Manifest |
AR |
AR |
Baltimore, MD/Enola, PA |
Enola, PA/Allentown, PA |
West |
Manifest |
Daily |
Afternoon |
Allentown, PA |
King of Prussia, PA |
|
35Q |
West |
Manifest |
Daily |
8-10PM |
Allentown, PA |
Roanoke,VA |
35Z |
West |
Manifest |
AR |
AR |
Allentown, PA/Enola, PA |
Enola, PA/Baltimore, MD |
East |
Manifest |
Daily |
Roanoke, VA |
Allentown, PA |
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West |
Manifest |
Daily |
Afternoon |
Allentown, PA |
Camden, NJ |
|
39G |
East |
Manifest |
Daily |
Late Afternoon-Evening |
Camden, NJ |
Allentown, PA |
40G |
East |
Grain Loads |
AR |
AR |
Conway, PA |
Martins Creek, PA |
500 |
East |
Coal Loads |
AR |
AR |
Shire Oaks, PA |
Portland, PA |
508 |
East |
Coal Loads |
AR |
AR |
Shire Oaks, PA |
Portland, PA |
509 |
West |
Coal Empties |
AR |
AR |
Portland, PA |
Shire Oaks, PA |
646 |
East |
Coal Loads |
AR |
AR |
Conemaugh, PA |
Portland, PA |
647 |
West |
Coal Empties |
AR |
AR |
Portland, PA |
Conemaugh, PA |
East |
Trash Empties |
Daily |
Evening-Night |
OHCR @ Mingo Junction, OH |
Kearny, NJ |
|
East |
Ethanol Loads |
AR |
AR |
IAIS @ Blue Island, IL |
Seawaren, NJ |
|
West |
Trash Loads |
Daily |
Night |
Kearny, NJ |
OHCR @ Mingo Junction, OH |
|
65R |
West |
Ethanol Empties |
AR |
AR |
Seawaren, NJ |
IAIS @ Blue Island, IL |
68Q |
East |
Ethanol Loads |
AR |
AR |
St. Louis, MO |
Seawaren, NJ |
69Q |
West |
Ethanol Empties |
AR |
AR |
Seawaren, NJ |
St. Louis, MO |
HA13 |
Turn |
Local |
Allentown, PA |
Alburtis, PA |
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Turn |
Local |
Reading, PA |
Alburtis, PA |
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Norfolk Southern Reading Line |
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EAST |
MP |
Name |
Tracks |
Notes |
LE 89.0 |
CP-Bethlehem |
2-1 |
Connection to NS Lehigh Line |
|
EN 91.1 |
91.1 |
1 |
DED (Bethlehem) |
|
| RV 36.3 | CP-Allen | 2 |
Connection to Allentown Yard | |
RV 35.0 |
CP-Burn |
1-2 |
Tracks split towards Allentown Yard and NS Lehigh Line |
|
RV 33.7 |
E331 |
2 |
Track 1 only |
|
| RV 33.2 | E332 | 2 |
Track 2 only | |
RV 31.7 |
Emmaus Junction |
2 |
Track 1 only; x-over 1-2 west |
|
RV 29.9 |
2 |
HBD-DED (Emmaus) |
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RV 29.6 |
E292 |
2 |
Track 2 only |
|
RV 28.9 |
E281 |
2 |
Track 1 only |
|
RV 26.5 |
E262 |
2 |
Track 2 only; Macungie eastbound signal |
|
RV 26.1 |
E261 |
2 |
Track 1 only; Macungie westbound signal; railfan park located beween signals |
|
RV 23.9 |
CP-Alburtis |
2 |
X-Overs both directions; connection to C&F Secondary |
|
RV 22.2 |
222E |
2 |
Track 2 only |
|
RV 22.1 |
221W |
2 |
Track 1 only |
|
RV 19.2 |
192E |
2 |
Track 2 only |
|
RV 19.1 |
191W |
2 |
Track 1 only |
|
RV 18.8 |
2 |
HBD-DED (Topton) |
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RV 17.2 |
172E |
2 |
Track 2 only |
|
RV 16.6 |
161W |
2 |
Track 1 only |
|
| RV 14.9 | Lyons | 2 |
X-Over 2-1 west | |
RV 14.2 |
142E |
2 |
Track 2 only |
|
RV 13.9 |
131W |
2 |
Track 1 only |
|
RV 11.1 |
102E |
2 |
Track 1 only |
|
RV 11.1 |
111W |
2 |
Track 2 only |
|
RV 7.8 |
CP-Blandon |
2-1 |
Mileposts restart at zero |
|
TK 0.8 |
1 |
HBD-DED (Blandon) |
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TK 3.5 |
CP-Laurel |
1 |
Connection to Evansville Industrial Track |
|
TK 4.0 |
CP-West Luarel |
1-2 |
Connection to RB&N RR |
|
TK 5.6 |
CP-Belt |
2 |
X-Overs both directions; Connections to NS Pottsville Branch, Reading Yard, and the Reading and Northern |
|
| AF 6.9 | 62E/W | 2 |
Track 2 only | |
| AF 6.9 | 61E/W | 2 |
Track 1 only | |
| AF 8.0 | CP Tulp | 2-1 |
Connection to CP Leisey and points East on the NS Harrisburg Line | |
WEST |
AF 9.4 |
CP-Wyomissing Junction |
1-2 |
End NS Reading Line; Connection to NS Harrisburg Line |