Trains on the Norfolk Southern Reading Line - Winter

The first of four videos of Trains on the Norfolk Southern Reading Line takes place in the wintry seasons (at least weather wise) of both 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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0:40 - (Skip Intro)
The first day of Spring 2015 was met with a decent snowfall on the Reading Line with a decent amount of trains seen throughout the day.
3/20/15 - H68, the Allentown - Reading turn, heads west past the remains of the Fleetwood Autobodies complex, which was a primary coach builder for Cadillac from 1909 until the company relocated to Detroit in 1931.
0:40 - H68 - Allentown, PA - Reading, PA (Turn)
NS SD60E 6955
NS SD70M-2 2693
NS C44-9W 9154
A trio of GE's lead 36Q past the brick house at the main crossing in Mertztown.
1:55 - 36Q - Linwood, NC - Allentown, PA
NS C44-9W 9403
NS C44-9W 9448
NS C40-8W 8393
With 36Q holding ahead at milepost 29 in Emmaus, 290 glides through Shamrock Station with a pair of Union Pacific SD70M's, ultimately slowing for a stop at the 222E signal at Hilltop Road.
3:30 - 290 - Birmingham, AL - Croxton, NJ
UP SD70M 4093
UP SD70M 4598
4:20 - 290 holds at Hilltop Road.
4:40 - 290 on the move through Macungie.
At the E312 (Milepost ~31, Main 2) searchlight signal in Emmaus, a westbound empty oil train 67Z flies west up the hill with a pair of ACe's. Soon after, a 93M work train glides down the hill toward Allentown in dynamic brakes.
5:45 - 67Z - Linden, NJ - Chicago, IL
NS SD70ACe 1129
NS SD70ACe 1106
6:50 - 93M - Reading, PA - Allentown, PA (Work Train)
NS GP38-2 5639
NS SD40-2 6087
With a new CSX motor in tow, 15J flies past Atlas Chemical and the freight depot in Mertztown.
8:20 - 15J - Doremus, NJ - Lorain, OH
NS SD70M 2612
CSX ES44AC 3162
On April 9, 2016, a similar Spring snow storm happened.
10N Winds through the S-curve toward Deka Road with a nice mixture if western rolling stock.
9:30 - 10N - Conway, PA - Allentown, PA
NS C44-9W 9583
UP SD70M 3896
Soon after 10N clears, a variant trio of GE products leads 38G west by the Deka Battery plant and searching light signal at 13-1W.
11:05 - 38G - Allentown, PA - Camden, NJ
NS ES44AC 8143
NS C40-9 8843
NS ES44DC 7514
Next, an EMD pair leads import auto train 15J west over PA-100 crossing in Macungie. Notice the trees budding in the background amidst the snow.
12:45 - 15J - Doremus, NJ - Lorain, OH
NS SD70 2576
NS SD60E 6923
An ex-UP SD9043MAC leads the westbound version of H68 out of Allentown, cresting the grade at Alburtis interlocking. A lot of the trains set-offs are for Reading & Northern Railroad, which interchanges in Reading Yard.
14:00 - H68 - Allentown, PA - Reading, PA (Turn)
NS SD9043MAC 7314
NS C44-9W 9232
NS ES44DC 7553
Thanks for watching!!!

[@tedzeiller2711]

It snowed like once this yr in north jersey. Didn't see any trains like this, great video!

[@NS6711]

I saw 6923 a bunch of times this year
It runs on local freight service in Macungie
It got replaced with 6915 though

[@nathansworshipbasscovers.5483]

It's cool how the trains fly through the snow and kick it up!

[@srarcade]

thanks for this video. it sure brings some good memories of my days up north as a boy fascinated with railroading.

[@grandparails8858]

Trains and snow great combo!!

[@robertcummings1971]

!JUST AWESOME!

[@denault3985]

Out in the cold and snow because he wants too! :-)
Great footage btw...

[@ILSRWY4]

Really cool winter shots!

[@nathansworshipbasscovers.5483]

Great catch of the NS manifest!

[@AliceInChains243]

Awesome compilation as always. Definitely still has me envious of the lack of legitimate snow shots that I've been unable to get over these past few years. I liked some of the angles you used here, I'd say at least half of them were shots of the Reading Line that I've never seen before. I've always been a fan of a the wide angle across-the-farm views that this route is known for, but seeing these were cool too. Definitely gotta go out and make a day of it and nail some of those signals before the PTC hammer comes down. With the exception of one infamous and alcohol-fueled day at Macungie, I've never really legitimately done the Reading Line lol... Gotta change that one of these days.

[@CentralPennRailProductions]

You'd better hurry, those searchlights are all about replaced or have vaders looming within a quarter mile or so. And yeah, there are many angles on the Reading Line that go unnoticed by many who don't look for them, haha.

[@LewisMarien]

Great work Eric.

[@gleanerk]

Thanks!

[@frankym274]

Great Catch

[@Railhead1956]

Excellent video

[@UPDetector]

Nice catches

[@edchapman7081]

what type of horn was at 1:58 ?

[@s197_carti]

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