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.

Thanks for reading and watching!!!

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!!!

New York-New Jersey Ops #1 / Part 1 / Debut of New Virtual Op Series

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Welcome to the opening installment of the NY-NJ Ops #1!!

In January 2026 after more than a decade of combined virtual operations the Penn Central Car Movements came to a close with PC Ralph no longer participating due to personal reasons. It was a great run and Ralph contributed much to the PCCMs. I'll certainly miss him and wish him well going forward.

After consulting with 1:1 Sir Neal we decided to continue running model railroad virtual operations between my layout and Sir Neal's Atlantic Pacific Railroad under the name NY-NJ Ops. The parameters will be basically Penn Central as before with early Conrail for some variety. NY-NJ freight traffic will also feature some new traffic patterns, shippers and consignees.

The NY-NJ action starts at the Empire Belt RR's North Side Yard with Senior Engineer Sir Neal and conductor John getting ready to run the Belt Job that serves the local Empire City industries.

The Belt Job is on the move.

The Belt Job has cut off its  caboose and begins working the Haydon Heights industries. Below a long string of covered hoppers are being delivered to the Quaker Plant.

Four Empire Belt gondolas loaded with pipe for National Supply in Ambridge, PA get pulled from Gervais Pipe. National Supply is a new customer of Gervais Pipe & Fitting that will have its NY-NJ traffic moving thru the APRR's Rock Ridge Yard.

Over at the Quaker Plant a Hoschton Railroad RBL loaded with cereal products is pulled from the siding for movement to ShopRite in Rock Ridge NJ. 

The Belt Job is now working Empire Produce pulling two BAR reefers loaded with produce for C&P Rest Supply in Rock Ridge, NJ. 1:87 Emery is back to capture the NY-NJ rail action!!

Sir Neal has the Belt Job back together and prepares to shove back to North Side Yard.

The Belt Job returns to North Side Yard.

The EBRR brain trust talk things over after yarding their train. Conductor John checks his watch for the arrival time of Long Island RR Train MA-3 which is due soon.

And here comes LIRR Train MA-3 behind a single Alco C420.

Train MA-3 heads to North Side Yard.

The MA-3 caboose is coupled onto the freight cars going to Fresh Pond.

The C420 is coupled onto the headend with engineer Jimmy Alco back for the new op and talking things over with the EBRR guys.

LIRR Train MA-4 departs North Side Yard for Fresh Pond.

Next Stop Fresh Pond!!!

A little while later Sir Neal and conductor John have the yard in order and will be taking EBRR Train EB-2 to Terminal Yard. Conductor John will inspect the train as it heads out and then hop on the caboose.

Train EB-2 departs North Side Yard.

After cutting the engines off the EB-2 the EBRR guys check in with the Terminal Yard yardmaster and Big Mike. 

Sir Neal couples up to the outbound non NYNJ traffic going to North Side Yard as Kar Knocker waits for three step protection before connecting the air hoses.

Train EB-3 departs Terminal Yard.

We'll cut it here for today with the EBRR guys back in North Side Yard and heading to the office with their waybills.

We'll pick it up tomorrow at Terminal Yard with the yard crew breaking down the EB-2 freight cars.

This concludes part one 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!!!