New York Central Train Layout

Friday, September 25, 2026

New York New Jersey Ops #4 Part 4 / Inbound Trains Arrive

Greetings All,

Welcome Back to New York - New Jersey Ops #4!!!

Our two layout virtual op with the NYCTL interchanging freight traffic with Sir Neal's Atlantic Pacific Railroad continues today with our inbound NY-NJ freight trains from Rock Ridge Yard arriving at Terminal Yard.

The Inbound action starts today with the Hot Shot New York New Jersey Express TOFC Train NJNY-2 from Rock Ridge Yard coming thru Empire City as it heads to Terminal Yard.

Hotshot NJNY-2 heads to Terminal Yard.

Engine hostler Wet Will greats the NJNY-2 engineer as he drops the U25B in the engine terminal.

The terminal switcher pulls off the NJNY-2 caboose.

The caboose is shoved into the caboose track.

A couple of hours later Train VN-4 from Selkirk with a mix of GE and EMD power is lensed coming thru Empire City with 32 NYNJ freight cars from the APRR Rock Ridge Yard.

Train VN-4 makes its way to Terminal Yard.

The VN-4 power is spotted at the engine terminal fuel rack.

The terminal switcher is out to grab the caboose.

The VN-4 caboose arrives at the caboose track.

An hour or so later Kar Knocker has cleared the train and Big Mike gets to work on the VN-4 freight consist.

Four Gondolas of steel coils from Shapeless Steel in Rock Ridge, NJ get shoved into track#2 for movement to BN Yard in the Bronx and delivery to Century Steel.

Two EBRR boxcars loaded with canned goods from ShopRite in Rock Ridge, NJ are shoved into track #7 for movement to Consolidated Grocery Distributors in the TW&CS Complex.

Eight reefers and two RBLs loaded at C&P Restaurant Supply with frozen foods and cafeteria supplies for Pilgrim State Hospital are shoved into Track #4 for movement to North Side Yard and interchange with the LIRR.

Three B&M RBLs also loaded with cafeteria supplies from C&P Restaurant Supply for Nassau Community College are shoved into track #3 for movement to North Side Yard and interchange with the LIRR.

Four empty Empire Belt gondolas and a loaded Cargill Salt covered hopper are shoved into track #5 for movement to North Side Yard and interchange with the EBRR.

NYC and TPW boxcars loaded with appliances from PC Richard in Rock Ridge, NJ for Gimbels in Jamaica NY are shoved into track #5 for movement to North Side Yard and interchange with the LIRR.

APRR and EBRR 86' Auto Parts Cars loaded with auto parts from IDEAL in Rock Ridge, NJ are shoved into track #6 for movement to the Bedford Park Ford Plant.

Also shoved into track #6 are three empty B&O auto racks going to the Bedford Park Ford Plant.

With the yard in good order it's quitting time for Big Mike who asks Kar Knocker if he's interested stopping off for a few cold ones.

With the Terminal Yard crew going off duty the B&O 16th Street Yard crew is coming on duty.

The B&O Transfer departs 16th Street Yard for Terminal Yard.

Three empty reefers going to Birdseye for their next NYNJ loads are coupled onto the EBRR boxcars awaiting movement to the TW&CS.

The B&O GP35s couple up to a string of empty covered hoppers for movement to the Pier 16 Grain Silos and their next NYNJ loads.

The B&O heads to the Pier 16 Silos.

The B&O Crew pulls loaded covered hoppers from the Pier 16 Grain Silos.

The silo loading spots are cleared.

The loaded hoppers are placed out of the way.

Empty APRR, EBRR and PC covered hoppers are shoved to the Grain Silos for their next NYNJ loads.

The NYNJ hoppers are shoved into the loading track.

The GP35s cut away from the covered hoppers.

The B&O crew pulls the non NYNJ freight cars from the TW&CS Complex.

The crew is back in Terminal Yard to deliver the waiting empty reefers and loaded boxcars to the TW&CS Complex.

NYNJ freight cars get deliverd to the TW&CS.

The B&O gets ready to shove back to 16th Street Yard.

The B&O returns to 16th Street Yard.

We'll cut it here for today with the B&O Transfer back in their home yard.

We'll pick it up tomorrow in Terminal Yard with the terminal switcher setting up the freight traffic for the Bedford Park Ford Plant.

This concludes part 4 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!!!

Sunday, September 20, 2026

New York - New Jersey Ops #4 / Outbound Part 3 / Dispatch Day

Greetings All,

Welcome Back to New York - New Jersey Ops #4!!!

Today is Dispatch Day for the NYCTL trains interchanging freight traffic with Sir Neal's Atlantic Pacific Railroad as well as other off layout connections. We'll take care of some local business before dispatching four outbound trains of NY-NJ freight traffic towards Rock Ridge Yard. That's right four outbound trains!!

We open up the action in Terminal Yard with the terminal switcher pulling the caboose from the BT-28 freight consist.

A short time later Kar Knocker has inspected and released the train and Big Mike wastes no time getting the yard in order.

A couple of hours later an engineer has been called for PC Train MR-1 (Mine Run) sitting on track #7 with two GP7s for power.

Train MR-1 departs Terminal Yard

The MR-1 arrives at T&R Gravel and gets inspected by the EB Tower operator.

The MR-1 works T&R Gravel

Train MR-2 gets ready to shove back to Terminal Yard with a crummy looking crummy protecting the move.

Train MR-2 heads back to Terminal Yard.

Kar Knocker and Big Mike inspect the MR-2 as it gets shoved into Terminal Yard.

The mystery hogger returns the GP7s to the engine terminal and is greeted by hostler Wet Willie who is always eager to make a new friend.

With the last local train now in the yard Big Mike works quickly to block three of the four outbound NY-NJ Freight trains.

Over at the TOFC Ramp the Mi-Jack is putting the final trailers onto the flatcars that will be heading to Rock Ridge Yard as Train NYNJ-1.

The final trailers have been added, the train has been walked and inspected. Penn Central U25B 2647 couples onto the NYNJ-1.

The terminal switcher tacks on PC caboose 5023.

The hottest train of the day, NYNJ-1, departs Terminal Yard.

Next stop Rock Ridge Yard!!!

Back in Terminal Yard an F7 A-B-A lash up couples onto the second train, TS-15 (Terminal Yard - Selkirk), heading to Rock Ridge Yard with two cars on the headend to be dropped along the way at Selkirk for their movements to the Northwest and their next NY-NJ loads.

Train TS-15 is on the move!!

Next stop Selkirk!!!

Thirty minutes later we're back in Terminal Yard to catch a colorful lash up coupling up to Train TW-47 ( Terminal Yard - Weehawken)

APRR GP38-2 #358 with PC GP40 #3175 and GP35 #2252 lead Train TW-47 out of Terminal Yard towards Weehawken Yard with NY-NJ freight traffic for the APRR.

Next Stop Weehawken Yard!!!

Last but not least we catch the newly repaired PC U28C #6533 coupling onto a freight train with NY-NJ traffic for the APRR at Rock Ridge Yard and the LV at Allentown Yard.