| 词条 | Reading Line |
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| box_width = | name = Reading Line | image = NS C40-9W 9145 WB Lyons PA.jpg | image_width = 300px | caption = Westbound Norfolk Southern merchandise train on the Reading Line in Lyons, Pennsylvania | type = Freight rail | system = Norfolk Southern Railway | status = Operational | locale = eastern Pennsylvania | start = Wyomissing Junction in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania | end = Bethlehem, Pennsylvania | stations = | open = May 11, 1859 | close = | owner = Norfolk Southern Railway | operator = Norfolk Southern Railway | linelength = 37 Miles | tracks = 1-2 | gauge = {{RailGauge|sg|al=on}} | electrification = | speed = | map = | map_state = collapsed }} 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. The line, for the most part, is double-track, with the only area of single track between CP Blandon and CP West Laurel. HistoryThe line opened as the East Pennsylvania Railroad on May 11, 1859, connecting Allentown with Reading.[1] This railroad became part of the Reading Railroad, and carried traffic from the Allentown area to their main line. In 1976, The Reading Railroad was acquired by Conrail, which continued to use the line as a conduit between North Jersey and the rest of the country. When Conrail was split in 1999, Norfolk Southern was assigned the line. On March 14, 2018, Norfolk Southern increased speeds along the Reading Line from {{convert|50|mph|km/h|abbr=on}} to {{convert|60|mph|km/h|abbr=on}} at 33 grade crossings and from {{convert|55|mph|km/h|abbr=on}} to {{convert|60|mph|km/h|abbr=on}} at 3 grade crossings. The speed change was intended to increase the efficiency of rail operations and improve the flow of vehicular traffic at grade crossings.[2] References1. ^{{cite web|title=About Us|publisher=Allentown & Auburn Railroad|url=http://allentownandauburnrr.com/about-us/|accessdate=January 24, 2016|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160131194008/http://allentownandauburnrr.com/about-us/ |archivedate=January 31, 2016|df=}} 2. ^{{cite web|title=Norfolk Southern to increase speed of trains on Reading Line|publisher=WFMZ-TV|location=Allentown, PA|date=March 7, 2018|url=http://www.wfmz.com/news/berks/norfolk-southern-to-increase-speed-of-trains-on-reading-line/712829181|accessdate=March 8, 2018}}
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