An eastbound manifest on the old Reading RR Lebanon Valley Branch passes the Railroad House Bar and Restaurant on the left and the row homes along Scull Street. Today, this scene is dominated by the twin viaducts carrying 9th and 10th Streets (PA Rt. 72) over the busy NS Harrisburg Line. The old factory in the background was torn down to make way for the viaducts, which allowed NS to close four grade crossings- Gannon Street, 9th & 10th Streets, and Partridge Street. In the 1980s, this was a "semi-quiet zone," with trains limited to 25 mph through the city with mandatory engine-bell ringing, but no horns from 4th Street to 12th Street. Today, track speed is 40 mph, and the trains blow their horns at all crossings. The Railroad House Restaurant (now closed) was well-known for its steaks and a special fish dish, called "The Queen of the Valley," after the Reading's name train which stopped at the nearby station on 8th Street.
