Automobile Industry Traffic on the New York Central Part 3

Greetings All,

Last entry I covered New York Central's hotshot Automobile Industry trains ML-12 and ML-9.
ML=Multi-level. ML-12 Detroit to Selkirk loads. ML-9 Selkirk to Detroit mostly empties.

This entry we'll fast forward ten years to see how the rail traffic of new car transportation carried over from the  New York Central to the Penn Central. A check of a 1974 Penn Central freight schedule shows both ML-12 and ML-9 still listed but with some changes. ML-12 now originates in Detroit's North Yard and runs to DeWitt Yard (Syracuse, NY) and ML-9 runs from Little Ferry Yard (NJ) to Detroit's Junction Yard.

Penn Central Train ML-9 

Little Ferry to Detroit 

Daily

Little Ferry NJ             Leave  2215 ET    Day 1

CP-132                       Pass    0245          Day 2 

Selkirk                         Arrive 0300

Selkirk                         Leave 0635

Dewitt                          Arrive 0940

Dewitt                          Leave 0942

Niagara Falls                Arrive 1440

Niagara Falls                Leave 1505

CP-85                         Pass    1525

Montrose                     Leave 1545 

St Thomas                   Arrive 1825

St Thomas                   Leave 1827

Windsor                      Pass    1825

Junction Yard              Arrive 2125            Day 2

Little Ferry 

May be combined with TV-15 to Selkirk

Takes cars classified;

1. Niagara Falls

2. Detroit - Grand Trunk Western Multi-Levels

3. Detroit - Chrysler Multi-Levels

4. Detroit - Junction Yard

Selkirk

Takes cars on rear classified 4.  Junction Yard

Niagara Falls

Set off block 1.

Montrose

Takes cars classified 1. St. Thomas

St Thomas

Sets off block 1.

Junction Yard

Connects to train DJ-1 day 3 

DJ-1 Detroit (Jct Yard) to Jackson, Michigan

PC Train DJ-1 in 1973

http://www.michiganrailroads.com/RRHX/Railroads/PennCentral/PennCentral.htm

Penn Central Train ML-12

Detroit to Dewitt

Daily

North Yard                Leave 1800       Day 1

Junction Yard             Leave 2130

Alexis                         Pass   2330

Air Line                      Arrive 0001      Day 2

Air Line                      Leave 0003

BE                              Pass   0330

Collinwood                 Arrive 0405

Collinwood                 Leave 0435

BV                             Pass    0920

Frontier (Buffalo NY) Arrive  0950

Frontier                      Leave 0952

Dewitt                        Arrive 1400       Day 2

Detroit North Yard

Takes cars classified;

1. Little Ferry - Multi-Levels

2. DeWitt - Multi-Levels

Detroit Junction Yard

Takes cars per makeup

DeWitt

Block 1. connects to TV-16 day 2

Trail Van -16 Kalamazoo to North Bergen NJ

Block 2. connects to TV-6W, TV-8 day 2

Trail Van - 6W Indianapolis to Framingham Mass.

Trail Van - 8 Chicago to Cedar Hill (New Haven CT)

TV-6W Courtesy of NERAIL.org
http://photos.nerail.org/s/?p=170593

Of course this being the Penn Central the transport of freight did not always go smoothly. 

Witness below in 1973. Courtesy of NERail.org

http://photos.nerail.org/s/?p=146909

Amazingly most of the cars stayed put. 

On the layout two Penn Central GP38-2s make their way towards Empire City with a trio of 89' Tri-Level Auto Racks and some 50' Bi-Level Auto Racks bringing up the rear. 

A close up of the PC motive power and auto rack

The three 89' Tri Levels are Bachmann Products. They are pretty much stock but I added some under set knuckle couplers to the talgo style trucks. 

The 50' Bi-Levels with a TYCO Evans Auto Loader bringing up the rear. 

April 1972 Penn Central Post 

  http://www.canadasouthern.com/caso/post/images/post-0472.pdf

Great article on PC's auto traffic