New York-New Jersey Ops #1 / Part 5 / Freight Continues Being Delivered

 Greetings All,

Welcome back to the NY-NJ Ops #1!!

The two layout virtual op with my layout interchanging freight traffic with Sir Neal's Atlantic Pacific Railroad continues today with freight traffic on the move to its intended consignees and /or interchanges.

The action starts today in the Terminal Yard engine terminal with good old Alco Joe picking up the Alco power for the Bedford Turn, Trains BT27/BT28.

After coupling onto the BT-27 freight consist Alco Joe shoots the breeze with Kar Knocker and Big Mike as the Alcos pump up the air.

The Bedford Turn departs Terminal Yard for Bedford.

Alco Joe gets to work pulling freight cars from the Schaefer Brewery and Neubaum's Imported Coffee and Tea.

It's time to work the long siding that includes the Hostess Plant. 

Things are tight in Bedford as Alco Joe pulls freight cars from University Millwork and the Key Food Warehouse.

Two EBRR boxcars are shoved to the Key Food Warehouse siding.

A pair of APRR boxcars are also shoved to the Key Food siding. The four boxcars are loaded with paper products from Marcal in Rock Ridge, NJ.

The Hostess covered hopper loaded with flour from Cargill in Rock Ridge, NJ is spotted at the Hostess Plant.

Alco Joe is held on the Bedford Secondary to await clearance to make his runaround move.

After freight and passenger traffic on the mainline are in the clear a runaround move gets the Bedford Turn heading back to Terminal Yard.

Train BT-28 rolls into Terminal Yard.

Back the yard Penn Central Train DOJN will be making its virtual ops debut. The prototype Train DOJN originated in New York City's 72nd Street yard and worked industries along the Putnam Branch in the Bronx and northern suburbs. Today the DOJN will be heading to the A&P Warehouse in Elmsford, NY to deliver Lehigh Valley / NIRX 41000 loaded with paper products from Marcal in Rock Ridge, NJ

Train DOJN departs Terminal Yard.

We'll close it our here for today as LV / NIRX 41000 heads to the A&P Warehouse in Elmsford, NY loaded with paper products from Marcal in Rock Ridge, NJ.

We'll pick it up tomorrow in Terminal Yard with a transfer run to the Empire Belt RRs North Side Yard and close it out with the Long Island Railroad interchange. 

This concludes part five of the NY-NJ Ops on the NYCTL. Be sure to catch the rest of the NY-NJ action on Sir Neal's Atlantic Pacific RR.

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See you tomorrow!!!

New York-New Jersey Ops #1 / Part 4 / Inbound Trains Arrive

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Welcome back to the NY-NJ Ops #1!!

The two layout virtual op with my layout interchanging freight traffic with Sir Neal's Atlantic Pacific Railroad continues today with inbound trains from Rock Ridge Yard arriving in Terminal Yard for movement to their intended consignees and /or interchanges.

The inbound action starts at the Empire Belt RRs North Side Yard in Empire City with senior engineer Sir Neal and conductor John watching U-Boat 6557 bring the first NY-NJ inbound train thru the city.

Train NY-2 from Rock Ridge Yard heads towards Terminal Yard.

The NY-2 U-Boats have been cut from the train and delivered to the engine terminal. Engine hostler Wet Willie is already sweating!

Following closely behind the NY-2 is Train NY-50 from Rock Ridge Yard. The fifty designation indicates that auto traffic is in the consist.

Train NY-50 from Rock Ridge Yard heads to Terminal Yard.

Another U-Boat has washed up in the engine terminal!!

Big Mike is once again running the Yard Job and this day he has proper Alco power. Kar Knocker is ready to get the two NY-NJ Trains inspected and ready for their next movements.

The NY-2 and NY-50 cabooses are shoved into the caboose track.

Big Mike works setting up the yard. Traffic for Bedford Park is to the left, the LV boxcar will be heading to the A&P Warehouse in Elmsford, NY via the Putnam Branch, traffic for Bedford industries is shoved into track 3 as traffic for North Side Yard sits on track 2.

Over in Bedford Park Yard Robert R. is ready to fire up the 7608 and get to work. 

A non NY-NJ AP 40' boxcar and an NYC 50' boxcar get pulled from American Hardware Supply.

Robert R starts working the Bedford Park Ford Plant.

Robert R gets cleared past Bedford Tower to head to Terminal Yard with Train BP-12.

Train BP-12 heads to Terminal Yard.

With the BP-12 now in the Yard Big Mike works on pulling off the BP-12 freight cars from the RS11 and coupling the loaded NY-NJ freight cars onto the locomotive.

The BP-41 performs its Terminal Air Test and prepares to shove out  of the Yard.

The BP-41 shoves out of Terminal Yard to Bedford Park.

The BP-41 is back in Bedford Park and gets to work shoving auto parts traffic from IDEAL Auto Parts in Rock Ridge, NJ into the Ford Plant.

Three APRR and two EBRR boxcars from IDEAL are delivered to the Ford Plant.

Last but certainly not least two APRR 40' boxcars of bulk hardware from the American Hardware Supply East Coast Distribution Center are placed on the American Hardware Supply Metro Warehouse.

With the work done and done well Robert R ties down his power and caboose in the yard which is a good time to close this installment.

We'll pick it up tomorrow at the Terminal Yard engine terminal with our old friend Alco Joe reporting for Train BT-27/28.

This concludes part four of the NY-NJ Ops on the NYCTL. Be sure to catch the rest of the NY-NJ action on Sir Neal's Atlantic Pacific RR.

Thanks for reading and watching!!!

See you tomorrow!!!

New York-New Jersey Ops #1 / Part 3 / Dispatch of Outbound Trains

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Welcome back to the NY-NJ Ops #1!!

The two layout virtual op with my layout interchanging freight traffic with Sir Neal's Atlantic Pacific Railroad continues today with hotshot train movements between Bedford Park Yard and Terminal Yard and the dispatch of two outbound trains to Rock Ridge Yard.

The action starts in the cozy confines of Bedford Park Yard with engineer Robert R back for the new NY-NJ Ops. PC Alco RS11 7608 is also back working the BPY and its transfer trains.

Robert R starts his day working the Bedford Park Ford Plant.

An empty Empire Belt 86' boxcar gets pulled from track #1.

Two empty APRR 86' boxcars have also been pulled from track #1 and will be heading back to IDEAL Auto Parts in Rock Ridge, NJ along with the above empty EBRR 86'er for their next NY-NJ loads.

PC Train BP-12 makes its run to Terminal Yard. 

Big Mike pulls the BP-12 freight cars from the RS11.

The 86'ers are set aside for pending movement to the APRR Rock Ridge Yard.

Non NY-NJ traffic is coupled onto the 7608 for the shove move back to Bedford Park Yard.

PC Train BP-41 shoves towards Bedford Park Yard.

After spotting the non NY-NJ traffic Robert R ties down the 7608 and caboose in the yard in Bedford Park Yard.

A few hours later the NY-NJ road trains are ready to go and the first crew is called. U25B 2647 and 2568 are making their virtual ops debuts.

The engineer of the 2647 that will haul Train NJ-5 towards Rock Ridge Yard with help from U25B 2568 confers with Kar Knocker before boarding the locomotive. 

Train NJ-5 departs Terminal Yard for Rock Ridge Yard.

Next stop Rock Ridge Yard!!!

Back in the engine terminal the engineer for Extra Train 6533 West checks in with engine hostler Wet Willie as he picks up his locomotive.

The 6533 is coupled on and is getting ready to roll.

Extra 6533 departs Terminal Yard for Rock Ridge Yard.

Next Stop Rock Ridge Yard!!!

This wraps up the outbound portion of NY-NJ Ops #1. Be sure to catch the rest of the action on Sir Neal's Atlantic Pacific RR and come back next week for the inbound interchanges.

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See you next week!!!

New York-New Jersey Ops #1 / Part 2 / The Gathering Continues

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Welcome back to the NY-NJ Ops #1!!

This two layout virtual op with my layout interchanging freight traffic with Sir Neal's Atlantic Pacific Railroad continues today with the PC Terminal Yard crew sorting out Terminal Yard and the B&O 16th Street Yard transfer delivering NY-NJ Ops traffic to the PC.

The action starts at Terminal Yard with Big Mike complaining about the PC SD9 that wasn't well cared for by the PC to Kar Knocker as they set up their plans to organize the yard. 

Empire Belt caboose 1606 that came in on EBRR Train EB-2 is one of the EBRR pool cabooses and gets shoved into the caboose track.

Big Mike departs the caboose and sand tracks with a PC caboose and four empty PC PS2 covered hoppers that will used in buffer service.

The PC caboose and two of the PC PS2s are set up to protect the crew from overhanging and potentially dangerous gondola looads.

APRR gondolas of scrap metal from Gershow Recycling in Medford, NY going to Bethlehem Steel in Bethlehem, PA via the APRR Rock Ridge Yard are coupled onto the PS2s.

EBRR gondolas of pipe from Gervais Pipe & Fitting in Empire City, NY heading to National Supply in Ambridge, PA via the APRR Rock Ridge Yard have been coupled to the APRR gondolas with two PS2s to protect the headend crew.

Big Mike continues working the EB-2 freight consist setting out three Hi-Cubes of appliances from Speed Queen in Long Island City for PC Richard in Rock Ridge, NJ along with two BAR reefers of produce going to C&P Restaurant Supply in Rock Ridge, NJ.

Big Mike calls it a day and suggests that he and engine hostler Wet Willie hit the local tavern for some much needed adult beverages.

The B&O 16th Street Yard crew with a C&O U Boat and B&O GP30 for power make their NY-NJ debut.

The B&O crew begin their work at the Pier 16 Grain Silos pulling a long cut of PC, EBRR and APRR covered hoppers loaded with grain for the large Cargill facility in Rock Ridge, NJ.

The B&O 16th Street crew work the Pier 16 Grain Silos.

After delivering their transfer train to Terminal Yard the B&O crew has picked up a cut of cars for the Terminal Warehouse & Cold Storage facility and the Pier 16 Grain Silos.

The APRR 58000 series 50' RBLs loaded with wholesale groceries for ShopRite in Rock Ridge, NJ get pulled from Consolidated Grocery Distributors at the TW&CS complex.

The APRR 58000 series RBLs are coupled onto the covered hoppers for their pending movements to Rock Ridge Yard.

We'll cut it here for today with the B&O placing non NY-NJ traffic at the TW&CS siding.

We'll pick it up and close it out tomorrow starting in Bedford Park Yard.

This concludes part two of the NY-NJ Ops on the NYCTL. Be sure to catch the rest of the NY-NJ action on Sir Neal's Atlantic Pacific RR.

Thanks for reading and watching!!!

See you tomorrow!!!