Local Service - Reading Division
The table presented here shows all regular local jobs across the Reading Division, including point of origin, designation, call time, turnaround point, and frequency as of the October 1970 official freight schedule. It should be noted that frequency of local jobs was subject to change depending on business needs. This information may be useful in planning operations on your layout to determine how locals interacted with the through freight schedules listed on previous pages.
From Allentown
| DESIGNATION | CALL TIME | TURNING POINT | FREQUENCY |
| Perkiomen Branch | 10:30 AM | Perkiomen Junction | As Needed |
| Catasauqua & Fogelsville Branch | 10:30 AM | Catasauqua | Daily except Sat |
From Hershey
| DESIGNATION | CALL TIME | TURNING POINT | FREQUENCY |
| Hershey | 6:00 AM | Hershey | Daily except Sun |
| Hershey | 2:00 PM | Hershey | Daily except Sun |
From Lancaster
| DESIGNATION | CALL TIME | TURNING POINT | FREQUENCY |
| Lancaster - Lititz | 7:15 AM | Ephrata - Lititz | Daily except Sun |
| Columbia Annex | 10:00 AM | Columbia | Daily except Sun |
From Lebanon
| DESIGNATION | CALL TIME | TURNING POINT | FREQUENCY |
| Annville | 7:00 AM | Annville | Daily |
| Myerstown | 6:30 AM | Prescott | Daily except Sun |
| Lebanon - Swatara | 3:15 PM | Hershey | Daily except Sat |
| Landis Siding - Ramona #1 | 6:00 PM | Millard | Daily except Sun |
| Lebanon | 6:30 PM | Rex Mine | Daily |
| Lebanon Valley Way | 7:30 AM | Suedburg - Sinking Spring | Daily except Sun |
From Newberry Junction
| DESIGNATION | CALL TIME | TURNING POINT | FREQUENCY |
| West Milton | 9:00 AM | West Milton | Daily except Sat/Sun |
From Reading
| DESIGNATION | CALL TIME | TURNING POINT | FREQUENCY |
| Coatesville Turn | 5:45 PM | Coatesville | As Needed |
| Elverson Short Turn | 8:15 AM | Joanna (Grace Mine) | Daily |
| Ephrata | 8:00 AM | Ephrata - Lititz | Daily except Sun |
| Schuylkill & Lehigh Branch | 11:00 AM | Evansville - Kempton | Daily except Sun |
| Belt Line | 8:45 AM | Klapperthal Junction | Daily except Sun |
| Reading - Chapman Turn | 7:00 AM | Chapman & Kutztown | Daily except Sun |
From Rupert
| DESIGNATION | CALL TIME | TURNING POINT | FREQUENCY |
| Rupert Road Drill | 3:45 AM | Danville / Benton / Mainville | Daily |
From Rutherford
| DESIGNATION | CALL TIME | TURNING POINT | FREQUENCY |
| PH&P Turn | 10:00 AM | Lurgan | Daily except Sun |
| Gettysburg Digger | 4:30 AM | Gettysburg | Daily except Sun |
| Rutherford Way Train | 7:00 AM | Lebanon | Daily except Sun |
From Shamokin
| DESIGNATION | CALL TIME | TURNING POINT | FREQUENCY |
| Sunbury | 9:30 AM | Clement Siding | Daily except Sat/Sun |
From Tamaqua
| DESIGNATION | CALL TIME | TURNING POINT | FREQUENCY |
| Atlas | 8:45 AM | Ring | As Needed |
From West Milton
| DESIGNATION | CALL TIME | TURNING POINT | FREQUENCY |
| Lewisburg | 10:00 AM | New Columbia / Clement / Pottsgrove | Daily except Sat/Sun |
From St. Nicholas
| DESIGNATION | CALL TIME | TURNING POINT | FREQUENCY |
| Shamokin Turn | 11:00 AM | Shamokin | As Needed |
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Downloadable reference documents on the various classes of Reading Company Freight and Passenger rolling stock.