P.C.C.M. 37H / Wrap Up Party!

Greetings All,

Today we'll wrap up the P.C.C.M. 37 series here on the N.Y.C.T.L. Thanks for sticking with the whole series. This one has been a lot of fun and it was nice to formally introduce the Empire Belt to the virtual ops. 

Another highlight was adding a boxcar from the Los Feliz and North Western, L.F.N.W. #160, to the ops and to my fleet. The L.F.N.W.  is fellow modeler and blogger John Bruce's home road and joins the A.P.R.R., K.P.&W. and the H.R.C. as the fourth freelance RR that I've been fortunate to add to my roster courtesy of this blog and the virtual ops. Check out John's blog here http://modelrrmisc.blogspot.com/  He's always working on something interesting and his projects range from the most current DCC installations to vintage paper and wood freight car kits. This guy knows how to model!

Now let's wrap up the 37 series!

What's this! Looking like a scene from Pavonia Yard in Camden NJ the Bedford local is being powered by four Baldwin S12s.

 The S12s bring the train into Bedford NY

 Passing Bedford Station to work the Heileman Brewery.

The S12s shove a quartet of 40' hi cube boxcars into the Heileman siding. Those tall neck bottles are getting very popular!

With the work at Heileman complete the local gets ready to switch out Hostess, Berk Enterprises and University Mill Work and Lumber.

 Pulling freight cars out of the lead. 

The long pull as seen from the highway overpass.

TPFX #5510 and PC #16050 are spotted at University Mill Work and Lumber. Both cars are empty and will be loaded with cabinetry for Battaglia Brothers Warehouse in Kings Port NY.

NYC #892010 loaded with flour from Blue Ribbon Flour in Kings Port NY is spotted at the Hostess plant.

The crew of the S12s receives permission to clear out the stacks and will run up the High Line thru Empire City and reverse thru the west side before heading back to Terminal Yard.

The S12s slow down back at Bedford NY and will have to hold here. 

The once a day L.I.R.R. transfer run to North Side Yard has priority and his heading towards N.S.Y. on track#2. 

An L.I.R.R. orange caboose sans lettering and number brings up the markers directly behind two empty 34' hoppers heading back from NYS DOT Region 10. They'll eventually end up at T&R Gravel on the N.Y.C.T.L. for a load of ore for Kings Port Steel on Ralph's layout.

 The L.I.R.R. ALCOs bring the their train over the High Line.

Crossing the Empire City viaduct. The E.J.&E. 65' gondola has a load of cable from Circle Wire & Cable in Maspeth NY 

The L.I.R.R. heads into Terminal Yard via the Hohman Ave entrance.

Having dropped it's freight cars on track #3 the L.I.R.R. units have exited North Side Yard via the east side and are heading back towards Hohman Ave. 

The L.I.R.R. ALCOs have reentered the yard and coupled to P&E 40' boxcar #3638 loaded with packaged meals from Cavendish Food & Spirits located in Mayfield NY  

 The L.I.R.R. reclaims it's caboose on track #3

Taking the west side curve out of town we get a good look at the bridge girder from Kings Port Steel loaded onto a P&LE drop end mill gondola with two idler flats protecting the load and distributing the weight. The girder is head to NYS DOT Region 10 for the ongoing extension of the Long Island Expressway,. 

 And lest we forget the Bedford local and it's 4 Baldwin S12s it's shown here rounding the curve behind T&R Gravel as they make their way to Terminal Yard.

 The S12 led local arrives back at Terminal Yard

And heads towards the new expansion. Alright this shot is gratuitous but I really like the way these BB S12s were looking and running with this train!

Back at Bedford Tower tower operator 1/87th scale John B gives the bridge girder load a good visual inspection as it rolls by.

 Next stop Bliss Yard!

That wraps up the P.C.C.M. 37 series! 

Thanks for reading!