Uploaded August 2014 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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August 25, 2014: Norfolk Southern tie gon train 94M, manifest 19G, and East Penn Railway's Lancaster and Northern Branch train KH03 all meet up at Sinking Spring's Woodrow Avenue at around the same time. The 94M heads west om Main 2, clearing the switch so the East Penn can open up the main and head east to Reading Yard. Meanwhile, a 19G flies west on Main 1 after just leaving Reading Yard. Afterwards, the camera shifts east to Hull Street to capture the 94M heading back east to continue picking up old ties along the tracks.

0:00 - 94M crawls west, just enough to clear the crossings and the switch to the Lancaster and Northern Branch. An SD40-2 is situated on each end, because the train is running "push-pull" to different locations to pick up ties, frequently changing directions. NS 3338 is on the west end, with a Nathan P3 horn.
NS 3394 is on the east end, with a Leslie RS3L horn.

2:25 - ESPN (East Penn) 7874, a former Southern Pacific B30-7, finally emerges with 3 empty cars for Reading. They waited about 3 hours until the tie train cleared Main 2 and 19G cleared Reading Yard before gaining permission to proceed east.

3:05 - As the conductor of KH03 walks ahead a couple of blocks to open up the switch, 19G passes by on Main 1 with NS SD60E 6941 and NS C44-9W 8976, just as the ESPN 7874 advances toward the main.

4:55 - The camera heads east a couple of crossings to capture 94M returning back east to finish its work.