In this video, we'll be looking at the railroad crossings at 31st Street Southwest and E Harrison Street. 31st Street Southwest is located near Milepost 32 in Allentown, PA and East Harrison Street is located at Emmaus Junction, right on the border of Allentown and Emmaus, PA.
31st Street Southwest is a two-track railroad crossing owned and operated by Norfolk southern on the Reading Line. Trains cross this road on their way to and from Allentown, Bethlehem, Newark or Harrisburg.
The East Harrison Street railroad crossings are two railroad crossings that are wired together. One of them is a two-track railroad crossing owned and operated by Norfolk Southern on the Reading Line, and the other is an ungated crossing owned by East Penn Railroad. Just beyond this crossing is a switch that allows ESPN and Norfolk Southern to connect to each other. Tank cars can often be seen stored in this siding.
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
0:09 Introduction to 31st Street Southwest
1:32 Introduction to East Harrison Street
4:10 Signals at Milepost 32: "Approach" on track 1, "Approach Medium" on track 2
4:20 NS 4025 (AC44C6M) with a C40-9W and AC44C6M leading an Eastbound Autorack, COFC and TOFC train on track 2
8:07 NS 1127 (SD70ACe), NS 1173 (SD70ACe), with an Eastbound mixed freight train on track 2, NS 8090 (ES44DC) and NS 1808 (SD70ACC DC ~ AC) acting as DPU's
12:45 NS 1126 (SD70ACe), NS 4485 (AC44C6M DC ~ AC) with an Eastbound mixed freight train on track 2
15:51 NS ET44AC, NS 7603 (ES44AC) WITH A Westbound fast intermodal
(I back up for my own safety)
17:58 NS 7016 (SD60E), NS 9839 (C40-9W), NS 9678 (C40-9W), NS 5361 (GP38-2) with a Westbound fast mixed freight train on track 1
(I back up for my own safety)
20:07 At East Harrison St:
NS 4560 (AC44C6M), NS 7501 (ES40DC), NS 5631 (GP38-2), NS 5605 (GP38-2) with an Eastbound mixed freight train on track 2
28:04 Gate hits cameraman:
NS 1222 (SD70ACe), NS 7668 (ES40DC) with a Westbound mixed freight train on track 1, closer look at the ESPN side of the crossing
30:48 NS 9976 (C40-9W), NS 7582 (ES44DC) with a Westbound fast intermodal on track 1
32:50 NS 1014 (SD70ACe), NS 8032 (ES44AC) with an Eastbound trash train on track 2
38:02 Extra footage of our red-eared slider turtle
10 июл 2024