Uploaded April 2017 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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The second video of Trains on the Norfolk Southern Reading Line takes place in the spring seasons of 2015 & 2016, shot between Reading and Allentown, Pennsylvania. Train descriptions, and the time they appear in the video are listed below.

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3/23/15 - The late 1800's brick and stone Bower's Hotel makes a great foreground for an H68 racing back to Allentown. Plenty of Reading & Northern traffic makes up the train.
0:40 - H68 - Reading, PA - Allentown, PA
NS D9-44CW 9614
NS ES44AC 8136


3/28/15 - A quartet of yard power, including two of the dying GP59 breed, hoist the eastbound version of H68 up the low-grade at Blandon.
1:45 - H68 - Reading, PA - Allentown, PA
NS GP59 4616
NS GP38-2 5351
NS SD40-2 3360
NS GP59 4619


5/02/15 - Passing the illuminated E261 searchlight signal, 212 approaches the PA-100 crossing in Macungie.
3:15 - 212 - Atlanta, GA - Croxton, NJ
NS ES44DC 7567
NS D9-44CW 9082
NS ES44DC 7543

That afternoon 36Q with a standard cab SD60 leader winds through the farmland between Mertztown and Shamrock, at Milepost 21.
4:55 - 36Q - Linwood, NC - Allentown, PA
NS SD60 6705
NS D8-40CW 8466
NS SD9043MAC 7264


5/03/15 - A long 38G drops west into Fleetwod with a variety of power in tow, including a CIT switcher that was NS 2230.
6:55 - 38G - Allentown, PA - Camden, NJ
NS SD70ACe 1076
NS SD60E 6948
NS D9-44CW 9402
NS GP38-2 5019
NS GP38-2 5359
CEFX SW1500 1556

That evening, roadrailer 261 passes a row of cherry blossoms in downtown Emmaus.
9:15 - 261 - Bethlehem, PA - Chicago, IL
NS ES44DC 7589
NS SD70 2520


5/20/15 - On a gusty morning, extra manifest out of Reading and stone loads from Dyers Quarry make up a heavy H48 roaring up the hill through Fleetwood with a new admiral cab SD40-2, a high hood, and another GP38-2 labeled for Operation Lifesaver.
10:25 - H48 - Reading, PA - Allentown, PA
NS SD40-2 3295
NS GP38-2 5254
NS GP38-2 5669 (Operation Lifesaver)


3/29/16 - The sunset reflects in the eastern sky over the Reading skyline and Mt. Penn, with the Pagoda visibly lit from our vantage near TULP as a colorful 33A winds down the connection from the Harrisburg Line to the Belt Line / Reading Line.
12:25 - 33A - Baltimore, MD - Enola, PA - Allentown, PA
CEFX SD9043MAC 120
NS SD60E 911
NS D9-44CW 9081


4/16/16 - A couple of Canadian beavers trail on hot shot 20W passing through BELT. The track closest to the camera is the connection to the Reading & Northern Railroad.
14:15 - 20W - Chicago, IL - Croxton, NJ
NS ES44DC 7508
Canadian Pacific AC4400CW 8636
Canadian Pacific AC4400CW 8648


5/23/16 - An astounding seven four-axles lead a short 33A under the sunset at Blandon. The trailing four units are offline.
15:45 - 33A - Baltimore, MD - Enola, PA - Allentown, PA
NS GP38-2 5615
NS GP38-2 5146
NS GP38-2 5640
NS GP38-2 5223
NS GP40-2 3001
NS GP38-2 5664
NS GP38-2 5070


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