New York - New Jersey Ops #3 Part 4 / Inbound Trains Start to Arrive

 Greetings All,

Welcome Back to New York-New Jersey Ops #3!!!

NY-NJ Ops #3 continues today with the NYCTL beginning to receive the first inbound trains from Sir Neal's Atlantic Pacific Railroad's Rock Ridge Yard. Let's get to it!!

Empire City railfans have found another good spot to catch the train action as they set up to watch Penn Central Train TY-4 from Selkirk coming into Empire City with NJ-NJ freight traffic.

Train TY-4 rolls thru the city towards Terminal Yard.

The engineer has brought the TY-4 power to the engine terminal for servicing and is greeted by engine hostler Wet Willie.

The usual suspects have gathered to get the TY-4 freight cars inspected and blocked into their next trains.

After pulling the TY-4 consist into the yard tracks Big Mike has set up Train BP-41 that has hot NY-NJ traffic for the Bedford Park Ford Plant. The terminal switcher swaps cabooses.

The BP-41 gets a transfer caboose to protect the shove more to the FORD Plant.

The terminal switcher brings the cabooses back to the caboose track.

Over at Bedford Tower Robert R is ready to switch the FORD Plant.

The Bedford Park Yard Job switches the FORD Plant and then heads to Terminal Yard as Train BP-12.

Big Mike is quickly out to grab the BP-12 freight cars.

Robert R. has coupled his RS2s to the BP-41 consist and chats with Kar Knocker as they pump up the air.

Train BP-41 departs Terminal Yard for Bedford Park.

After cutting off the caboose it's time to deliver the shutdown cars to the FORD Plant. LV boxcar #8247 is loaded with batteries from Delco in Flint, MI.

NYC & PRR 86' boxcars of auto parts from IDEAL Auto Parts in Rock Ridge NJ are placed on the FORD siding.

Empty PRR auto racks assigned to the FORD pool out of Rock Ridge East are shoved into the plant for their next loads of new cars.

Robert R. shoves the last auto rack into the plant.

After taking care of another assembly line crisis Robert R. ties down  the RS2s and caboose in Bedford Park Yard.

Meanwhile over in Empire City Penn Central Train Extra 6533 East from Rock Ridge Yard is making its way to Terminal Yard.

Extra 6533 heads to Terminal Yard.

The ailing 6533 is shoved into the shop for service.

The terminal switcher pulls the caboose.

An Empire Belt pool caboose is set out in the yard.

Big Mike begins his work with a block of empty NY-NJ freight cars held in the yard for movement to their next NY-NJ loads.

After a couple of hours Big Mike has the yard in good shape.

We'll cut it here for today with the U23Cs placed at the sanding rack and Big Mike going to beans.

We'll pick it up tomorrow at the engine terminal with Alco Joe reporting for Train EC-1, the freight transfer to the EBRR's North Side Yard.

This concludes part four on the NYCTL. Be sure to catch all the action on Sir Neal's Atlantic Pacific Railroad. 

Thanks for reading and watching!!!

See you tomorrow!!!

New York - New Jersey Ops #3 Part 3 / Dispatch of Outbound Train

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Welcome Back to New York-New Jersey Ops #3!!!

NY-NJ Ops #3 continues today with the NYCTL working on interchanging freight traffic with Sir Neal's Atlantic Pacific Railroad  and dispatching an outbound train towards the APRR Rock Ridge Yard. 

Part 3 opens up in Terminal Yard with Kar Knocker having finished his inspections of Trains NH-3 and WSJ-2 and Big Mike ready to sort and block the freight cars.

The three empty Hi-Cubes brought in by Train WSJ-2 are coupled up to a string of empty PC boxcars. The empties will be moving to their next NY-NJ loads during the coming inbound train movements.

Big Mike places the freight traffic to be interchanged with the B&O 16th Street Yard Transfer on track #8.

The Terminal Yard crew calls it a day and goes off duty.

Over 16th Street the B&O Transfer crew has come on duty. A pair of H16-44s are the current power.

Getting pulled from 16th Street Yard are three APRR and three EBRR 57' reefers fully fueled and loaded with frozen foods from Birdseye going to C&P Restaurant Supply in Rock Ridge, NJ. 

The 16th Street Transfer departs the yard.

The loaded APRR & EBRR 57' reefers are delivered to Terminal Yard.

The B&O Crew will be pulling cars from the TW&CS Complex that included very hot LV/NIRX boxcar #41000 loaded with time sensitive printed materials from The Lightning Press.

The TW&CS freight cars are pulled.

Freight traffic for the TW&CS Complex get delivered.

Empty BAR reefer #7674 is spotted at Birdseye for its next NY-NJ load.

Four TP&W RBLs are placed for Consolidated Grocery Distributors and their next NY-NJ loads.

The B&O crew heads back to their 16th Street Yard.

Big Mike is back on duty running the yard job once again and blocking Train HN-2 which will haul 21 freight cars of NY-NJ freight traffic to Maybrook Yard for movement towards the Atlantin Pacific Railroad's Rock Ridge  Yard.

Four EBRR gondolas of scrap going to Bethlehem Steel will be on the head end of the HN-2. The empty Hi-Cubes and PC boxcar will be moved towards their next NY-NJ loads during the inbound portion of this virtual op. 

The engineer for Train HN-2 is picking up his locomotives at the engine terminal.

The H16-44s couple up and pump the air. Kar Knocker and Big Mike take a minute to check out the quartet of FM locomotives nearing the

end of their service lives.

Train HN-2 departs Terminal Yard.

Next Stop Maybrook!!!

This wraps up the Outbound portion of NY-NJ Ops #3 on the NYCTL. There is much more to come in the Inbound portion that will be begin on Friday July 24th. Make sure to catch all the action on Sir Neal's  Atlantic Pacific Railroad.

Thanks for reading and watching!!!

See you Friday!!!

New York - New Jersey Ops #3 Part 2 / Outbound Operations Continue

 Greetings All,

Welcome Back to New York-New Jersey Ops #3!!!

NY-NJ Ops #3 continues today with the NYCTL working on interchanging freight traffic with Sir Neal's Atlantic Pacific Railroad. Let's get to it!!

Today's NY-NJ operations begin in Terminal Yard with Alco Joe assigned to the Bedford Turn, Trains BT-27 / BT-28. The assigned power for today are an Alco RS32 and Alco RS1.

Train BT-27 departs Terminal Yard.

Train BT-27 gets to work at the Schaefer Brewery across from the Bedford Train Station. The commuters wait impatiently as two APRR boxcars loaded with beer for C&P Restaurant Supply in Rock Ridge, NJ get pulled from the siding.

With the work at the brewery completed the crew gets to work on the long Bedford industrial siding.

Four empty TP&W RBLs are pulled  from University Millwork for movement to their next NY-NJ loads.

Four empty PC boxcars get pulled from Key Food for movement to their next NY-NJ loads.

Conductor Murray signals Alco Joe to a safe coupling for the freight cars going back to Terminal Yard.

Conductor Murray's caboose is coupled on to what will become Train BT-28.

With the industries serviced Alco Joe is held on the Bedford Secondary for a westbound freight from Terminal Yard.

The westbound freight passes Bedford Station.

Train BT-28 heads back to Terminal Yard.

The Bedford Turn has returned to Terminal Yard.

Alco Joe delivers the RS32 and RS1 to the engine terminal and chats with engine hostler Wet Willie.

The terminal switcher collects the cabooses from the BT-28 and EB-2 that are sitting on the arrival/departure tracks awaiting classification.

Big Mike is at the throttle of the PC U23Cs 6710 and 6718 that are working the yard for this op and gets to work on the EB-2 and BT-28 freight consists. Gondolas of scrap from Gershow Recycling in Medford, NY are added to an APRR train for movement to Bethlehem Steel via the APRR Rock Ridge Yard.

BAR 7574 and the four TP&W RBL's are shoved into track five for interchange with the B&O and movement to the Terminal Warehouse & Cold Storage Complex and their next NY-NJ loads.

Big Mike and Kar Knocker talk things over as they prepare to gives Train WSJ-1 a roll by inspection when it departs the yard. 

Next up the Water Street Job is ready to depart Terminal Yard for the Water Street Yard in Empire City and to service the PC Richard Warehouse.

Train WSJ-1 heads to Water Street Yard.

Three empty 40' Hi-Cube boxcars (2 APRR, 1 EBRR) get pulled from PC Richard for movement to their next NY-NJ loads.

Watch the Water Street Job get the job done.

Now Train WSJ-2, the train is held at Empire City Station for the New Haven train to clear the mainline.

Train NH-3 climbs the grade into Terminal Yard.

Train WSJ-2 rolls into Terminal Yard.

The WSJ Alco RS11 pulls into the engine terminal next to the New Haven FM H16-44s that are laying over.

We'll cut it here with the terminal switcher pulling the cabooses from the NH and the WSJ-2.

We'll pick it up tomorrow with Kar Knocker and Big Mike getting the inbound freight traffic sorted and blocked into their next trains.

This concludes part one on the NYCTL. Be sure to catch all the action on Sir Neal's Atlantic Pacific Railroad. 

Thanks for reading and watching!!!

See you tomorrow!!!