P.C.C.M. 38 / Dispatch of Unit Coal Train URN-3

Greetings All,

To:         West Mill and Rock Ridge Yards
From:    Terminal Yard
Subject: Dispatch of Unit Coal Train URN-3

All during the P.C.C.M. 37 concluding episodes on the N.Y.C.T.L. the Coal Job was spotted during various installments. This was done to set up the dispatch of PC Unit Coal Train URN-3 (Terminal Yard - West Mill). 

After arriving at West Mill on Ralph's K.P.D. layout URN-3 will be divided into a block of coal hoppers for the KP&W / B&O train to the Genesee coal docks in Rochester NY and the remainder of the coal hoppers will then be forwarded from West Mill to Rock Ridge Yard via Weehawken Yard on 1:1 scale Sir Neal's A.P.R.R. layout. So I'll originate the action today and you can follow the coal train as it arrives at West Mill on the K.P.D. and progresses to Weehawken and Rock Ridge on the A.P.R.R.  

The Coal Job with two AlCO RS units works Hudson Coal as a trio of GP20 rescue engines pass by on their way to Bedford Park.

1/87th scale PC Ralph is passing a block of coal hoppers at Bedford NY on his way back to Bedford Park with ALCO C424 #2415 running long hood forward.

Passing a long string of loaded hoppers stretching towards Bedford Station.

The following day train VN-4 meets the Coal Job as it has pulled another group of loaded coal hoppers from Hudson Coal.

With the empties spotted the Coal Job waits for Train EC-1 to clear the main at Bedford so it can proceed to Terminal Yard.

The Coal Job has gone thru the weigh in motion scales. The TY switcher will pull the caboose and the engines will cut off. 

With the engines cut off and the caboose pulled off this set of GE U Boats makes it's way to track 8 to couple on to the soon to be Unit Coal Train URN-3 

The big GE's couple up and start pumping the air under the watchful eye of the scale master himself AKA Jenny Craig.

Here comes URN-3 heading downgrade out of Terminal Yard with U33C #6554 in the lead. The 6554 came in to Terminal Yard as part of train SV-2 in P.C.C.M. 37C.

URN-3 meets BP-41 with a string of loaded auto racks at Bedford NY. 

The coal hoppers of URN-3 stretch all the way back to the curve at T&R Gravel in the distance while BP-41 crawls along on track 3 waiting for URN-3 to clear the main.  

The coal hoppers and loaded auto racks represent two current projects being worked on at the N.Y.C.T.L. Shops.

The URN-3 U-Boats cross the High Line with coal hoppers stretched all the way back past Bedford Tower.

Next stop West Mill!

That concludes the dispatching of PC Unit Coal Train URN-3. Be sure to follow the action on Ralph's K.P.D. and 1:1 scale Sir Neal's A.P.R.R.

Thanks for reading!