P.C.C.M. 40N

Greetings All,

P.C.C.M. 40N gets underway with 1/87th scale PC Ralph teaming up with 1/87th scale AT JOE and PC Ralph's trusty brakeman on the Bedford Local. Readers might remember that in P.C.C.M. 40I 1/87th scale PC Ralph and his brakeman marked off for a night on the town. After marking back up 1/87th scale PC Ralph was called for this train. He'll resume his regular duties at Bedford Park in the next P.C.C.M. But for now he's enjoying working during the daylight hours with 1/87th scale AT JOE who is assigned to the extra board and usually gets called for a daytime job at Terminal Yard.

The Bedford Local crew assembles and goes over their switching plan for the day. Today's power is this pair of NYC GP9s.

Arriving in Bedford NY the Bedford Local passes Berk Enterprises and P&E 40' boxcar #3638 loaded with packaging materials for Cavendish Fine Foods in Mayfield NY. The car will be picked up and taken to Terminal Yard as an intra layout move.

The local passes the Hostess Wonder Plant which will be switched out today. The A.P.R.R. is well represented here. Between the per diem payments and the shipping costs to Wonder / Hostess the A.P.R.R. coffers are overflowing! As well they should as 1:1 Sir Neal was instrumental giving this industry an identity and getting it operational.  

It's time for the local to get busy. First stop is to switch out Heileman's Brewery by pulling out three 40' reefers loaded with cases and kegs of beer. 

The local is spotting B&M 50' RBLs 109 and 110 loaded with new glass bottles from Corning Glass in Corning NY. That's 1/87th scale AT Joe climbing back onto the engines. After transporting 89' auto racks full of new cars a couple of boxcars of new bottles is light stuff for 1/87th scale PC Ralph!
It's time to work Berk Enterprises and the Hostess / Wonder Bread Plant. The cars from Wonder/Hostess are coupled up to the P&E 40' boxcar at Berk Enterprises. The CP Rail and multi-mark were cutting edge when introduced in 1968. 

Covered hopper ACFX 56670 painted in the Bicentennial / Wonder Bread / Hostess Cakes scheme originated at the large New Jersey Cargill Plant served by the A.P.R.R. and is loaded with flour.

1/87th scale AT JOE does the honors of connecting the air hoses as the local gets ready to head out.

Meanwhile over at North Side Yard 1/87th scale Conductor John has uncoupled these two covered hoppers as the E.B.R.R. does some switching at N.S. Yard in preparation for their transfer run to Terminal Yard and the pending arrival of the daily L.I.R.R. train.

The work at North Side Yard includes cutting the three loaded flat cars into the middle of the cars for the L.I.R.R. to protect their crew. PC 104478 is loaded with cement flux from Gern Industries and P&LE boxcar 35892 is loaded with packaging from Canton Box. Both of those industries are served by the K.P.D. and these cars are headed for Long Island consignees.

A group of empty coal hoppers is part of the North Side Yard transfer run to Terminal yard. These cars were left at N.S.Y. the previous day by the L.I.R.R. 1/87th scale Conductor John rides the rear platform of PC caboose 18418.

The E.B.R.R. transfer run meets the Bedford Local at Bedford Station. 1/87th scale PC Ralph and AT JOE are outside enjoying the nice weather and giving the E.B.R.R. train a roll by inspection.

The E.B.R.R. transfer arrives at Terminal Yard with these much needed empty coal hoppers. The Coal Job awaits them on track 7.  

The TY switcher gets right to work pulling the caboose and now the coal hoppers from the E.B.R.R.transfer train.

With the switch work done the Coal Job power has reconnected to their train and is departing Terminal Yard for Hudson Coal.

We'll take that up tomorrow when we wrap up the P.C.C.M series with installment 40-O. Lots of action still awaits including the L.I.R.R. Interchange, the E.B.R.R. returning to N.S. Yard and the return of the Bedford Local.

Thanks for reading!!!!