P.C.C.M. 41C

Greetings All,

Welcome back to P.C.C.M. 41 the Tom Seaver series!

Tom Seaver Fun Fact #3: 1969 was the first year of divisional series play and the Mets faced off against none other than the Atlanta Braves who had drafted and Tom in 1966 but lost his rights because it was ruled he was ineligible to sign with them because his college team had played two games that year. The Mets swept the Braves 3-0 in the best of five series. Tom won game 1 over Braves starter Phil Niekro.

Today we'll pick up the action at Terminal Yard and check in with PC Trains BP-12 and BP-41. BP-12 is numbered for Joe Namath  and BP-41 is numbered for Tom Seaver.

To:       West Mill / Rock Ridge
From:   Terminal Yard
Subject:Yard work at Terminal Yard 
             Dispatch of PC Trains BP-12 and BP-41

The T.Y. Switcher has pulled six loaded coal hoppers from the Coal Job for forwarding to R.M.O. Electric in Rock Ridge NJ on the A.P.R.R.

The yard crew is building up Train LI-1 on track 3 which will be mostly cars for Rock Ridge Yard.  

Cars for the Kings Port Division are being blocked in Train NV-3. 

PC 104478 loaded with Rheingold Beer and P&LE 35892 loaded with bulk liquor are reweighed at the scale under the eyes of a Penn Central Policeman to make sure there's been no shenanigans with these loads. Both loads are consigned to Reynolds Beverage in Kings Port NY. It's gonna be a good Holiday Season!

A gondola of scrap wheels for Sal's Salvage, a covered hopper for Empire Grain and a 50' boxcar for Van Winkle Canning are being blocked into Train NV-3 

Two hoppers of ore for Kings Port Steel, a boxcar of beer, plus a boxcar of spirits for Reynolds Beverage and P&E 40' boxcar 3638 for Cavendish Fine Foods will be included in Train NV-3.

We'll move over to Bedford Park Yard and note 1/87th scale PC Ralph is on duty this early morning with his trusty brakeman /  conductor. They are receiving directions from the Yardmaster to switch out the Ford Plant only. Note that new Mercury Bobcat in the lot.

1/87th scale PC Ralph gets right to work pulling these loaded auto racks. The FM H16-44 is pinch hitting today for BPY's usual C424.

Now pulling two empty 86' auto parts boxcars including NYC 
67086 that will be heading back to ACME Auto Parts in Mayfield NY. They guys will couple up to their caboose and be ready to depart the Bedford Park Yard limits as Train BP-12.

Train BP-12 hustles past Bedford Station heading to Terminal Yard.

BP-12 running wide open thru Bedford NY

Climbing the grade to Terminal Yard

BP-12 rolls into  Terminal Yard track #7. The TY switcher waits on track 5.

The TY switcher quickly pulls the caboose and freight cars from BP-12.

With the freight cars off his back 1/87th scale PC Ralph runs lite to the other side of Terminal Yard to pick up cars for the Ford Plant.

With empty auto racks, a pair of fully loaded auto parts boxcars and a pooled caboose 1/87th scale PC Ralph guides newly designated BP-41 thru Terminal Yard. 

BP-41 rolls back to Bedford Park. The importance of this train in the Ford Plant's supply chain cannot be overstated. Woe to any employee who causes this train to be delayed and the Ford Plant's production to be interrupted. 

That's it for today. Tomorrow we go back to Empire City with Train EC-1 and catch the Empire Belt hard at work switching local industries . 

Thanks for reading!