Train Symbols

SCHEDULED EASTBOUND:

12G - MIXED FREIGHT - CONWAY, PA TO HARRINGTON, DE

--Lots of grain traffic, usually first or second eastbound out of Enola.

24M - INTERMODAL - CHICAGO, IL TO BALTIMORE, MD

--TOFC/COFC, uses Royalton Branch from Harrisburg to CP SHOCKS, usually last eastbound, when late can easily be photographed in the morning hours.

34A - MIXED FREIGHT - ALLENTOWN, PA TO BALTIMORE, MD

--Lots of steel traffic, sometimes contains farm tractors or construction equipment for export, usually first eastbound out of Enola.

36A - MIXED FREIGHT - CONWAY, PA TO EDGEMOOR, DE

--Usually runs in early morning darkness; also carries auto traffic for Port of Wilmington.

SCHEDULED WESTBOUND:

13G - MIXED FREIGHT - HARRINGTON, DE TO CONWAY, PA

--Usually 1st westbound onto Port Road at Perryville, counterpart to 12G.

23W - INTERMODAL - BALTIMORE, MD TO CHICAGO, IL

--TOFC/COFC, uses Royalton Branch from CP SHOCKS to Harrisburg, runs in early morning darkness

33A - MIXED FREIGHT - BALTIMORE, MD TO ALLENTOWN, PA

--Lots of steel traffic, often last or second-to-last westbound, often runs just after sunrise, counterpart to 34A.

37A - MIXED FREIGHT - EDGEMOOR, DE TO CONWAY, PA

--Often last or second-to-last westbound, often runs just after sunrise, counterpart to 36A.

LOCALS:

H15/H24/H32 - ENOLA "PULLER" CREW

--This is not a separate train, but a yard crew that brings road trains into Enola yard and may also take coal trains to/from Brunner Island.

H18 - ENOLA, PA TO DILLERVILLE, PA AND RETURN

--Runs Columbia Secondary from Columbia to Lancaster, eastbound runs between 5 and 8PM, return trip usually between 10PM and midnight, power is usually high-horsepower road diesels. Runs Monday - Saturday

H23 - DILLERVILLE, PA TO MIDDLETOWN, PA AND RETURN

--Runs Tuesday and Thursday, works the Marietta Industrial track and Middletown & Hummelstown interchange. Returns to Lancaster via Amtrak Keystone Line.

H30 - COLUMBIA SECONDARY SWITCHER

--Works industires along the Columbia Secondary. Runs in overnight hours. May run to Columbia Yard to run around train and reverse direction (this isn't always necessary).

H95 - ENOLA, PA TO YORK, PA AND RETURN

--Local traffic from Windsor Street Yard in York, runs York Secondary from York to CP WAGO. On duty M-F at Enola at 1AM. Return trip often runs in morning light.

HS51 - SHIREMANSTOWN, PA TO ENOLA, PA AND RETURN

--Train works Shippensburg Secondary and Shiremanstown Yard, only uses Port Road from DAY to STELL, usually runs at night on Port Road.

EXTRAS (run as needed, usually 4 to 6 per night)

25G - AUTORACKS - ROANOKE, VA TO PORT WILMINGTON, DE

--Loaded autoracks for export

28Z - AUTORACKS - PORT WILMINGTON, DE TO CLEVELAND, OH

--Empty autoracks

37Z - MANIFEST - BALTIMORE, MD TO ENOLA, PA

--Overflow traffic from Bayview Yard

400/401 - COAL - ??? TO/FROM BALTIMORE, MD
406/407 - COAL - ??? TO/FROM BALTIMORE, MD
422/423 - COAL - PORTSMOUTH,OH TO/FROM SPARROWS POINT, MD
42M - GRAIN - FORT WAYNE, IN TO HARRINGTON, DE

--Unit grain loads; this train also runs down Lurgan Branch to another destination instead of Harrington

50K/51K - GRAIN - ??? TO/FROM HARRINGTON, DE
510/511 - COAL - SHIRE OAKS, PA TO/FROM SPRING GROVE, PA

--Runs on Friday night down York Secondary, empties return Sunday

514/515 - COAL - SHIRE OAKS, PA TO/FROM CHASE, MD
538/539 - COAL - SHIRE OAKS, PA TO/FROM YORK HAVEN, PA

--Coal for Brunner Island Power Plant, uses Port Road from Enola to CP WAGO

566/567 - COAL - SHIRE OAKS, PA TO/FROM INDIAN RIVER, DE
590/591 - COAL - SHIRE OAKS, PA TO/FROM BALTIMORE, MD
592/593 - COAL - SHIRE OAKS, PA TO/FROM BALTIMORE, MD
594/595 - COAL - SHIRE OAKS, PA TO/FROM BALTIMORE, MD
62A/63A - FARM MACHINERY - CHICAGO, IL TO/FROM BALTIMORE, MD

--62A hauls John Deere combines for export, 63A is usually a mix of import tractors and empty flats from 62A

630/631 - COAL - KEATING/DRIFTWOOD, PA TO/FROM BALTIMORE, MD

--coal from RJ Corman Railroad at Keating or B&P coal from Driftwood

684/685 - COAL - READING, PA TO/FROM BALTIMORE, MD

--rare move (6-10 times a year), QIT coal from Reading & Northern Railroad

650/651 - COAL - CONEMAUGH, PA TO/FROM BALTIMORE, MD
67N/68N - STEEL SLABS - ??? TO/FROM SPARROWS POINT, MD
690/691 - COAL - HAGERSTOWN, MD/CSXT TO/FROM INDIAN RIVER, DE

--CSX coal hoppers from West Virginia

82E/85A - COAL - CHICAGO, IL TO/FROM INDIAN RIVER, DE

--Powder River, Wyoming coal loads/empties

852 - COAL - WILLIAMSON, WV TO/FROM INDIAN RIVER, DE
88K/897 - COAL - WILLIAMSON, WV TO/FROM INDIAN RIVER, DE