New York - New Jersey Ops #3 Part 7 / Final Deliveries and Interchange

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

NY-NJ Ops #3 concludes today with the inbound freight traffic from  Sir Neal's Atlantic Pacific Railroad's Rock Ridge Yard being delivered and moved to their final interchanges. Local trains will handle the final mile moves as the railroads seek to satisfy their customers and earn revenue.

We open our final installment in Empire City at North Side Yard with the Empire Belt trainman preparing to take Train EB-2 to the Penn Central's Terminal Yard.

Train EB-2 heads to Terminal Yard.

With the EB-2 now in Terminal Yard Alco Joe is cleared onto the mainline to make his runaround move to get to the headend of his train.

Alco Joe couples up to the freight consist that will become Train BT-28 for the return trip to Terminal Yard.

Speaking of Terminal Yard Sir Neal and conductor John are getting ready to depart for North Side Yard with Train EB-3. The photographer has given us a good look at the new 7282.

Empire Belt Train EB-3 departs Terminal Yard.

Now back in North Side Yard the guys head to the EBRR office to go thru the waybills before getting the yard ready for the arrival of LIRR Train MA-3 later in this installment

While that is happening PC Train BT-28 is cleared to head to Terminal Yard.

Alco Joe delivers the trio of BT-28 Alcos to the engine terminal. Wet Willie asks "what took you so long?"

It's time to turn the op over to Big Mike and his trusty U-Boats!!

A few hours later Big Mike has Terminal Yard in order.

Time to call it a day. Big Mike and Wet Willie go off duty.

With the PC guys now off duty the B&O 16th Street Yard comes alive with two FM H16-44s powering tonight's freight transfer moves.

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

Non NY-NJ traffic from 16th Street Yard is delivered to Terminal Yard.

The B&O crew heads to the Terminal Warehouse & Cold Storage Complex.

The H16-44s couple up to BAR 7574 loaded with frozen foods from Birdseye and a quartet of TP&W RBLs loaded with groceries from Consolidated Grocery Distributors.

The B&O works the TW&CS siding.

NY-NJ freight cars are delivered to the TW&CS complex.

The B&O crew prepares to head back to 16th Street Yard.

The B&O Transfer is on the move.

The B&O crew ties down in 16th Street Yard.

It's early morning now and the EBRR guys are back on duty and getting prepared for the arrival of LIRR Train MA-3 in North Side Yard.

A short time later LIRR Train MA-3 from Fresh Pond Junction is lensed coming thru Bedford behind a pair of Alco road switchers. 

Train MA-3 heads to North Side Yard.

LIRR engineer Long Island Mike checks in with the EBRR trainmen.

LIRR Train MA-4 departs North Side Yard.

Next stop Fresh Pond Junction!

Put it in the books!!! Finally!!!

This wraps up the NY-NJ Ops #3 on the NYCTL. Make sure to catch all the action on Sir Neal's  Atlantic Pacific Railroad.

Thanks for reading and watching!!!

See you soon!!!

New York - New Jersey Ops #3 Part 6 / Inbound Traffic Continues to be Delivered

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

NY-NJ Ops #3 continues today with the inbound freight traffic from  Sir Neal's Atlantic Pacific Railroad's Rock Ridge Yard continuing to arrive in Terminal Yard. Local trains will handle the final mile moves as the railroads seek to satisfy their customers and earn revenue.

Part 6 opens up in Empire Empire City with Penn Central Train Extra 2647 East heading to Terminal Yard with NY-NJ Traffic from the APRR's Rock Ridge Yard.

Extra 2647 East arrives in Terminal Yard.

Kar Knocker gives Extra 2647 East a roll by inspection as it enters the yard.

U25Bs 2647 and 2568 are spotted on the fuel rack between a consist of U-Boats on the left and Alcos on the right.

The terminal switcher pulls the caboose.

Big Mike gets to work on the freight consist.

Two NY-NJ freight cars LV 7120 for Key Food at left and TPFX 5510 for University Millwork at right get placed in the BT-27 freight consist.

BAR 11128 joins a block of AP-500 series boxcars that will be interchanged with the B&O for movement to Terminal Warehouse & Cold Storage.

Empty EBRR - APRR Hi Cubes are coupled onto a block of AP-5800 series boxcars for movement to the Long Island Railroad.

Big Mike parks his trusty U23Cs on track 7 and waits out of the way for a pending outbound train to clear the yard. 

Over in the engine terminal Alco Joe is picking up the Alco consist that will power Train B-27, the outbound Bedford Turn.

The Alcos are coupled on and the BT-27 gets ready to leave.

Train BT-27 departs Terminal Yard.

The BT-27 stops on the mainline at Bedford Station further aggravating the commuters. What, do they want us to ride in boxcars now?!!!

Non NY-NJ boxcars are spotted at Schaefer

Alco Joe clears out the long Bedford industrial siding.

Conductor Murray signals Alco Joe to a gentle coupling.

With the siding cleared inbound NY-NJ freight traffic starts getting delivered. The Tropicana RBL loaded with juice products from Tropicana in Rock Ridge, NJ and LV Reefer 7120 loaded with hot dogs from Ball Park Products in Phila. PA are shoved into the Key Food siding. 

TPFX 5510, the first virtual ops car, loaded with lumber products from Triangle Pacific in Vancouver is placed at University Millwork.

The ACFX Hostess covered hopper loaded with flour at Cargill in Rock Ridge, NJ is spotted at the Hostess / Wonder Bread Plant. This industry dates back to well over a decade and was a very early collaboration with 1:1 Sir Neal who came up with the idea. 

We'll cut it here for today at Bedford Tower. After clearing the mainline and remembering the guff he took from the disgruntled commuters at Bedford Station last week Alco Joe decides to wait across from the tower for clearance back onto the main to make his runaround move. Looks like a good idea!

We'll pick it up tomorrow with the Empire Belt getting ready to run  transfer freight train EB-2 from North Side Yard to Terminal Yard.

This concludes part six 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 5 / Inbound Traffic Starts to be Delivered

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NY-NJ Ops #3 continues today with the NYCTL beginning to deliver freight traffic from the first inbound trains from Sir Neal's Atlantic Pacific Railroad's Rock Ridge Yard. 

We open up today's action in the engine terminal with Alco Joe called for Train EC-1 picking up his motive power.

The engines are coupled onto the EC-1 freight consist and the train is getting ready for departure.

Train EC-1 heads to North Side Yard

Alco Joe and conductor Murray check in with the EBRR trainmen.

The PC crew heads back to Terminal Yard as Train EC-1 running as lite engines.

Conductor John and Sir Neal plan their moves. The four engine consist will come in handy today!

The Belt Job shoves out of North Side Yard.

The first move today is to pull empty covered hoppers from the Quaker Oats Plant.

Loaded APRR, EBRR and PC covered hoppers from Cargill in Rock Ridge, NJ and a Morton Salt covered hopper from Morton Salt also in Rock Ridge are shoved into the Quaker Plant.

The next move is to deliver GB&W Thrall All Door Boxcar #54 making its NY-NJ debut to Neal's Lumber & Hardware loaded with lumber from the Potlatch Corp.

Next stop is Empire Produce to deliver one UPFE and two WFE 57' reefers loaded with apples from Kerr Orchards in Washington.

Fast forward to the Hohman Ave Industrial Park we catch empty PC boxcars #160502 and #140772 being spotted at Superior Furniture for their next NY-NJ loads.

Some non NY-NJ traffic gets delivered to other Hohman Ave Industrial Park industries.

Empty PC boxcars #360063 and #360508 are shoved into the Walsh Steel Wool Products siding for their net NY-NJ loads.

The Belt Job has finished its switching work and prepares to head back to North Side Yard.

The Belt Job arrives in North Side Yard.

The guys head to the office to submit their paperwork to the yard clerks.

Over in the Terminal Yard engine terminal a PC engineer checks in with engine hostler Wet Willie and picks up a pair of GP7s assigned to todays Train MR-1 also known as the Gravel Job.

The Gravel Job prepares to depart Terminal Yard with empty APRR ballast hoppers and empty PC PS2 covered hoppers to be delivered to T&R Gravel hence the Gravel Job moniker.

Train MR-1 makes its moves .

The empty APRR Ballast Hoppers are spotted at T&R Gravel for their next NY-NJ loads.

Empty PC PS2 covered hoppers are also spotted at T&R Gravel for their next NY-NJ loads of locomotive sand.

The Gravel Job crew checks in with the EB Tower operator and is cleared to shove back to Terminal Yard as Train MR-2.

Train MR-2 returns to Terminal Yard.

We'll cut it here for today with the GP7s returned unharmed to the engine terminal.

We'll pick it up tomorrow with Penn Central Train Extra 2647 from Rock Ridge Yard heading to Terminal Yard.

This concludes part five 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!!!