Eastern Railroad Discussion > Let It Snow on NS Lehigh Line in Emmaus, PA.

Here I caught HA-13 heading Eastbound at the 10th street road crossing in Emmaus.

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Shortly after HA-13 passed by, 19G came roaring Westbound at the 10th street road crossing in Emmaus. Even caught a little "Big Blue" in the snow, it's a shame it wasn't in the lead!

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Next up it 38G Westbound crossing over top of 10th street in Emmaus, this is behind the Pizza Hut.

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Correction on the 19G pictures, this was captured at 7th street not 10th street.

Last catch of the day is of Eastbound 66Q at 10th street where the tracks cross over top, same spot as 38G behind Pizza Hut.

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Like 'em all! FYI....this is the NS Reading Line.....NOT the Lehigh Line.

Jon

Anyone notice there is no spacer car on the 66Q?

Roman Kebalo

If that tank car isn't dangerous it's perfectly fine, otherwise oops!

resqjon Wrote:
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> Like 'em all! FYI....this is the NS Reading
> Line.....NOT the Lehigh Line.


But it is governed by the Lehigh Dispatcher. Maybe that's where the confusion came in.

All your photos are good but the first one especially...near blizzard white out conditions rarely captured. Aaron 22

The snowy blizzard conditions is what I was trying to capture but then as the lighting got better the snow started to slow down. But about the Lehigh Line, I know it is refered to the Reading Line but when listening to the dispatcher talking as well as the train crews they refer to it as the Lehigh Line now, I remember years back they didn't say stuff like lehigh line out or anything? Anyone know any more info about this? Why they don't refer to it as the Reading Line anymore?

You are referring to the NS Lehigh Line dispatcher.....who dispatches both the Lehigh Line and the Reading Line. So yes, crews are calling the Lehigh Line dispatcher while on this line. But it is still officially the NS Reading Line from BETLEHEM (via the single track "Valley Hole" to WYOMISSING JCT.

The NS Lehigh Line begins at PORT READING JCT., crosses the Lehigh River from BETHELEHEM to JU, past Allentown Yard, and hangs a right at ALLEN to follow the river all the way to LEHIGHTON and ultimately M&H JCT. (junction with the RBMN and the NS Ashmore Sec. to Hazleton.)

Jon