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Pennsy & Reading Railroads
Mt. Carmel/PRR-LV & Locust Gap/RDG
Locust Gap is the easternmost town of the Reading main line from Williamsport to Reading PA on the layout. The principal industry is a coal breaker that is served by a number of local coal mines (3 on the layout). There are also a handful of local businesses that are served by the Reading.
Reading freight is served by the local Shamokin based eastbound local turn.
Mt. Carmel is the end of the PRR branch. It includes the interchange tracks with the Lehigh Valley for the Erie PA/Beth. Steel ore trains. The PRR local freight “turns” at Mt. Carmel with interchange with the Lehigh Valley.
The towns of Mt. Carmel/Locust Gap are at the end of the layout. Reading trains proceed east from Locust Gap through the wall partition and then to lower level staging via Helix #2. Westbound trains enter Locust Gap via Helix #2.
Lehigh Valley Ore & Peddler freights enter/exit the layout at Mt. Carmel to/from staging via Helix #2.
PRR terminates/turns at Mt. Carmel.
Upper is Reading Main & Locust Summit Coal Yard, Mine #1
Below PRR Branch
Left is Locust Gap with Breaker on the Reading
Right lower is PRR/LV Mt. Carmel Interchange
PRR/LV Mt Carmel interchange & Reading Locust Gap