On July 21, 2023, I caught a train on the Reading and Northern's Pennsy running track or Schuylkill Branch, a sight I had been hoping to catch for years!! This branch is significant for several reasons; the first of which is that it is a 13-mile stretch of the former Pennsylvania Railroad. Another is that it was the branch that the Blue Mountain and Reading Railroad was founded, now known as the Reading Blue Mountain and Northern Railroad (RBMN). After Reading and Northern's CEO, Mr. Andy Muller Jr. purchased the Conrail Reading Cluster of tracks in the Anthracite Coal Regions, traffic on this branch began to slow to only occasional freight and equipment moves in the modern day. These moves are to any of four industries located between Temple and Leesport, PA, to store cars toward the end of the line, or to move equipment to or from the Reading Railroad Heritage Museum in Hamburg, PA.
The industry serviced in this video is Growmark in Leesport, PA. On this day, the Yard Job of North Reading (YJNR) brought a loaded tanker car to the industry and brought back three empties. While I somewhat messed up my chase from Temple to Leesport, I was able to get many great catches in Leesport and on their way back to Temple.
I hope that you enjoy this special catch on a sparsely used Reading and Northern branch line!!
0:00 Intro
1:16 A brief history on the Pennsy Running Track
2:45 YJNR North past Temple, PA Station
3:55 Moving up the line to Leesport, PA
4:33 Servicing Growmark
8:41 Flagging and Crossing E Wall St. heading back to Temple
10:25 Tube Dr.
12:40 Passing Temple Station (Angle 1)
13:55 Passing Temple Station (Angle 2)
15:15 Train KH05 through CP Belt
17:18 Shoving back to North Reading Yard
18:36 Outro
Music in this video:
Song: Straight Fuse
Artist: French Fuse
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Song: Confident Kurt
Artist: TrackTribe
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