Pennsy & Reading Railroads

Shamokin
PRR/Reading
 

This is the “major” town on the PRR branch, and a division point for the Reading main line. This is the one town these 2 carriers interchange even though they track within 100 yards of each other for most of the 30 miles of this PRR branch.

In my version of Shamokin, the PRR and Reading have separate “areas of influence” – Reading in West Shamokin and PRR in East Shamokin.

West Shamokin is a combined commercial/industrial area served by the Reading Sunbury Turn with the central Shamokin yard as home base.

East Shamokin is served by the PRR Branch line Peddler freight (Harrisburg – Mt. Carmel). This area is primarily industrial/mfg. with a small number of commercial/wholesale areas closer/adjacent to downtown Shamokin.
 

RDG Main westbound
RDG industrial area / West Shamokin
PRR East entrance Glen Bun east yard
PRR branch line westbound

PRR branch at Shamokin eastbound
PRR/RDG interchange
RDG main eastbound
Reading yard at Shamokin - west entrance

Phil/RDG coal mine #3
RDG eastbound main
PRR branch at East Shamokin
Industrial Area