Reading Line
The Reading Line is a main freight line in Pennsylvania owned and operated by Norfolk Southern Railway. It stretches from the Harrisburg Line at Wyomissing Junction in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania to a junction with the Lehigh Line in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The line sees about 65 trains a day, mostly trains running from Northern New Jersey and Allentown, Pennsylvania to points west and south.
| Reading Line | |
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A Norfolk Southern train on the Reading Line in Lyons, Pennsylvania in April 2011 | |
| Overview | |
| Status | Operational |
| Owner | Norfolk Southern Railway |
| Locale | Eastern Pennsylvania, U.S. |
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| Service | |
| Type | Freight rail |
| System | Norfolk Southern Railway |
| Operator(s) | Norfolk Southern Railway |
| History | |
| Opened | May 11, 1859 |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 37 Miles |
| Number of tracks | 1-2 |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
The line is mostly double-track with the only area of single track between CP Blandon and CP West Laurel. Trains go faster on this line than most others.
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