P.C.C.M. 39A

Greetings All,

Another three layout Penn Central Car Movement between my N.Y.C.T.L., Ralph's Kings Port Division (K.P.D.) and 1:1 Sir Neal's Atlantic Pacific Railroad (A.P.R.R.) starts today! 

I'll originate the action on my layout and dispatch train(s) from Terminal Yard to Selkirk. Ralph will pick up the action from there and get the cars in play down the Penn Central's River Line to his West Mill Yard and on to Weehawken Yard. Once he's done with his portion 1:1 Sir Neal will take the torch and close it out from his Rock Ridge Yard.

Let's get started!

To:         Kings Port Division, West Mill
              Atlantic Pacific RR Rock Ridge Yard
From:    Empire Belt RR  North Side Yard
Subject: Delivery of freight cars for K.P.D. and A.P.R.R. from                       North Side Yard to Terminal Yard

We'll start the action in Empire City on the Empire Belt at North Side Yard. Left to right we have 1/87th scale Engineer Ed, Sir Neal, Conductor John and ATJOE who will be with Sir Neal today. The guys do the time honored rock, paper, scissors to see what assignment they'll get.

1/87th scale Engineer Ed has drawn the morning transfer run from North Side Yard to Terminal Yard with the E.B. GP30s for power. Note the empty boxcar acting as a buffer between the engines and the pipe loads in the gondolas. The Coal Job is working across the river at Bedford NY.

1/87th scale Sir Neal and ATJOE will work the local industries with the E.B. GP9m's for power. Below 1/87th scale Sir Neal checks out some of the new A.P.R.R. and Tropicana RBLs leaving the yard for his own A.P.R.R. layout.

E.B.R.R. #2161 crosses the Cornelius Vanderbilt Memorial Bridge. That's Bedford Park in the background and if you look close you can see 1/87th scale rail fan Ralph in front of the yard office.

The transfer run rolls past the the Coal Job at Bedford NY

With the transfer run gone 1/87th scale Sir Neal and ATJOE get to work. Below they're crossing over to the industrial lead.

First order of business is pulling these three empty PC covered hoppers from Empire City Cargill. They'll be heading back to the large Cargill plant on the A.P.R.R.

With the work at Cargill done the crew pulls these two empty breadbox trough coil coaches from Gervais Pipe & Fitting. Also known as clam shell hoppers the cars are heading back to Kings Port Steel in Kings Port NY 

Now in midtown Empire City at Neal's Lumber & Hardware the crew picks up PC boxcar #77047 loaded with wood pallets for Reynolds Beverage Distributors in Kings Port NY. Check out that older 40' double door AP boxcar!

The E.B. Geeps head past Empire City Caterpillar where they will pick up that PC depressed center flat car and excavator and the Morton Salt Covered Hopper at Red Wing Milling.

The excavator on the PC flat is headed for Sal's Salvage in West Mill to temporarily replace the excavator there which is in need of an overhaul. The Morton Salt covered hopper is heading to Morton Salt on the A.P.R.R.

 The GP9ms roll under the overpass towards the West Side

"Watch this rook" 1/87th scale Sir Neal has cut the engines from the train and heads into the West Side reverse curve. Hmmm...

Boldly going where no one has gone before! 1/87th scale Sir Neal has entered the covered tracks at Superior Furniture to pick up empty B&M RBLs #109 &110 that are heading to Corning Glass in Corning NY. We'll need to check the engine horns when the train gets back. If they're still attached!

The crew is now working Walsh Steel Wool Products and picking up EL 40' boxcar #73510 loaded with muffler mesh for ACME Auto parts in Mayfield NY.

With their switching work done the guys have coupled back up to their train and are admiring Hohman Ave tower operator 1/87th scale Larry D's classic 1955 Chevy Bel Air while they wait for Engineer Ed to return from Terminal Yard.

1/87th scale Double E is holding at the signal while the Coal Job pulls a string of coal hoppers from Hudson Coal headed for R.M.O. Electric on the A.P.R.R. You know E.E. is thinking he never got held for a coal train before he joined up with the E.B.R.R.! 

After a short delay 1/87th scale Engineer Ed and his transfer freight arrive at Hohman Ave. 1/87th scale Sir Neal will head out to Terminal Yard as soon as he gets clearance. The guys have worked it out so that each day they both get a run to Terminal Yard and to to work North Side Yard and local Empire City industries.

Extra 7279, the afternoon transfer run piloted by 1/87th scale Sir Neal gets the high ball from 1/87th scale John B working at Bedford Tower. 

"It's good to be the king" chuckles 1/87th scale Sir Neal as the Coal Job holds for his Extra at Bedford Station. 

The E.B.R.R. transfer train's arrival is being recorded by the Kar-Trak reader as they enter Terminal Yard. And even more importantly to E.B.R.R. management is that the horns are still attached to 7278!

That's it for today. Tomorrow we'll catch up with the Coal Job and take a look at other Penn Central action as we gather, sort and build the outbound trains for the K.P.D. and the A.P.R.R.

Thanks for reading!!