H23 at Lancaster Junction

Over the last couple of years, I’ve been exploring the old Reading & Columbia lines that were once on the periphery of the Reading Company network.

I’ve paid several visits to Lancaster Junction, where lines to Lancaster and Columbia one diverged, but until Wednesday I’d not seen a steel wheel turn at this relatively obscure location in Lancaster county.

South of the old Junction, the line heading toward Columbia via Landisville is now a trail. While the route to Lancaster is a Norfolk Southern branch.

Shortly after I arrived on this most recent visit, I heard a whistle blast for a distant grade crossing and after a few minutes Norfolk Southern local freight H23 made an appearance. This was on its way to Manheim and Lititz, Pa. Clouds danced across the sky as I made a series of photographs

I made these images using my Nikon Z6 with 24-70mm lens.