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. 

Extra 6533 West departs Terminal Yard for Rock Ridge Yard.

Next stop Rock Ridge!!!

See you for the Inbound!!!

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

Thanks for reading and watching!!!

See you next week!!! 

New York - New Jersey Ops #4 / Outbound / Part 2

Greetings All,

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

Our fourth NY-NJ Virtual Op with my NYCTL interchanging freight traffic with Sir Neal's Atlantic Pacific Railroad as well as other off layout connections continues today with more outbound train moves. 

We open up the action today at the Penn Central Bedford Park Yard with engineer Robert R. ready to get to work with two of the several remaining RS2s on the PC roster which have found home here. 

First stop is Bedford Park's biggest customer, The Ford Plant. Three PRR auto racks loaded with NY-NJ autos get pulled for movement to a New Jersey East Coast Distribution Center via the APRR Rock Ridge Yard.

Empty NYC 86' Boxcar 67086 is the first of three NY-NJ boxcars being pulled from the Ford Plant siding.

Empty PRR 86' Boxcar 125091 is the second 86' boxcar pulled from the siding. Both 86'ers will be moving towards the APRR Rock Ridge Yard and IDEAL Auto Parts for their next NY-NJ loads.

Last but not least is empty LV 50' Boxcar 8247 that will be heading back to the LV at Allentown for movement to Delco at Flint, MI for it's next NY-NJ load.

The caboose is collected and the freight consist gets ready to depart Bedford Park Yard for Terminal Yard as Train BP-12.

Train BP-12 heads to Terminal Yard.

The BP-12 pulls into Terminal Yard.

After the BP-12 has cleared the yard Big Mike pulls a long cut of non NY-NJ freight cars going to Bedford Park.

The BP-41 consist is set up on Track 8.

Engineer Robert R. has coupled the RS2s onto the freight consist and shoots the breeze with Kar Knocker as the air pressure builds.

PC Train BP-41 is shoved out of Terminal Yard to Bedford Park Yard.

After delivering the non NY-NJ freight cars Robert R. ties down the RS-2s in Bedford Park Yard.

Back at Terminal Yard Big Mike gets the yard in order as he moves the BP-12 freight cars into a yard track.

The empty HRC 40' boxcar lifted from the TW&CS complex by the B&O is shoved onto the headend of the Bedford Turn to fulfill an NY-NJ empty car request for the Schaefer Brewery.

And here comes Alco Joe moving kind of slow at the engine terminal. Alco Joe has been called for the Bedford Turn, Trains BT-27 / BT-28, and is picking up his Alco motive power.

The power is coupled on and pumping up the air as Kar Knocker, Big Mike and Alco Joe take a minute to discuss current events.

The Bedford Turn departs Terminal Yard.

The Bedford Turn comes to a halt on the mainline directly in front of the Bedford Train Station. The commuters are once again overjoyed.

The turn begins its work by pulling three non NY-NJ boxcars of beer from the Schaefer Brewery.

A loaded non NY-NJ B&O boxcar and the empty HRC boxcar to be loaded with its next NY-NJ boxcar load of beer are placed at the Schaefer Brewery.

Now working the long Bedford Industrial Siding we see the empty Hostess ACFX covered hopper being moved from the Hostess Plant for its next NY-NJ load.

Further back in the siding empty Triangle Pacific boxcar TPFX 5510 is pulled from University Millwork for movement back to the BCOL RR at N. Vancouver for its next NY-NJ load.

Conductor Murray signals Alco Joe as they pull empty LV Reefer 7120 from the Key Food Siding for movement back to the LV and its next NY-NJ load.

Also being pulled from Key Food is this empty Tropicana RBL for movement back to the Tropicana Plant in Rock Ridge, NJ and its next NY-NJ load.

It's time to clear the mainline and deliver the rest of the freight cars going to the Bedford Industries.

Conductor Murray signals Alco Joe to a safe coupling as the caboose is tacked on to the freight cars going to Terminal Yard.

Three empty 58000 series APRR RBLs are placed at Hostess for their next NY-NJ loads.

The switch work is done, the mainline is clear and Alco Joe cools his heels on the secondary track across from the station.

Alco Joe holds for two!!

The Alcos couple onto the headend of the BT-28 portion of the Bedford Turn.

Train BT-28 heads to Terminal Yard.

The BT-28 rolls thru Terminal Yard.

We'll cut it here for today with Alco Joe and conductor Murray returning the Alcos to the engine terminal and exchanging pleasantries with engine hostler Wet Willie.

We'll pick it up tomorrow back in Terminal Yard with the terminal switcher pulling the caboose from the BT-28.

This concludes Part 2 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 #4 / Outbound / Part 1

 Greetings All,

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

We're back for our fourth NY-NJ Virtual Op with my NYCTL interchanging freight traffic with Sir Neal's Atlantic Pacific Railroad as well as other off layout connections. NY-NJ #4 will feature some of the regular train movements along with some new first time trains.

We'll begin our outbound train moves today at the Empire Belt RR's North Side Yard which is quite crowded with freight cars for various Empire City industries.

The crew puts together today's Belt Job and sets out to service the local industries.

The first industry to be served is the Quaker Plant in the Haydon Heights section of Empire City.

A long string of empty NY-NJ covered hoppers are pulled from the Quaker siding.

Next stop is Neal's Lumber & Hardware where we catch empty Green Bay & Western Thrall All Door Boxcar #54 being lifted for movement back to Lewiston Idaho and its next NY-NJ load.

Over in midtown 1:87 Emery is on his perch as three empty 57' reefers get pulled from Empire Produce for movement to their next NY-NJ loads.

The Belt Job proceeds to the Hohman Ave Industrial Park.

PC boxcars 160502 and 142770 loaded with furniture get pulled from Superior Furniture for movement to 3 Amigos Warehouse in

Rock Ridge, NJ.

Penn Central boxcars 360508 and 360063 loaded with steel wool products for American Hardware Supply in Rock Ridge, NJ are pulled from Walsh Steel Wool Products.

The Belt Job has completed its switch work and heads back to North Side Yard.

Sir Neal ties the Belt Job down on the Belt Line due to train length and the impending arrival of Long Island RR Train MA-3.

A short time later LIRR Train MA-3 from Fresh Pond Junction rolls into Bedford as it heads to North Side Yard.

Train MA-3 arrives in North Side Yard.

The MA-3 runs thru the yard.

And tacks its caboose onto the hind end of the freight cars going to 
Fresh Pond Junction.

LIRR engineer Long Island Mike checks in the EBRR trainmen.

LIRR Train MA-4 departs North Side Yad and heads to Fresh Pond Junction.

Next stop Fresh Pond Junction!

An hour or so later the EBRR crew gets ready to build and depart North Side Yard with Train EB-2, the daily transfer to the PC Terminal Yard.

Let's watch the EBRR guys put their train together and follow it to Terminal Yard.

Train EB-2 arrives in Terminal Yard with 35 freight cars (27 NYNJ and 7 other).

The EBRR and PC guys talk things over.

The EBRR guys head back to North Side Yard caboose lite as Train EB-3.

The PC Terminal Yard crew get together to start breaking down the EB-2 freight consist. Today's yard power is a pair of Alco RS32s.

With Terminal Yard now in good order the B&O 16th Street Yard Transfer prepares to depart their yard behind a pair of GP35s.

The 16th Street Transfer is on the move to Terminal Yard

The B&O crew takes care of business and returns to 16th Street Yard.

We'll cut it here for today with the B&O back in 16th Street Yard.

We'll pick it up tomorrow in Bedford Park Yard.

This concludes Part 1 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!!!