P.C.C.M. 41D

Greetings All,

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

Tom Seaver Fun Fact #4: Between 1970 -1976 Tom led the National League in strikeouts five of the seven seasons. Said Reggie Jackson "people come to the ballpark to hear him pitch"

Today we'll take a look at trains EC-1 and the Empire Belt Transfer as they go head to head with the newly implemented  Empire City Commuter Trains. 

To: West Mill / Rock Ridge
From: Terminal Yard

Dispatch of Train EC-1 (Empire City Turn) and transfer of freight trains to the Empire Belt RR.

1/87th scale Engineer Ed and Conductor John will be assigned to Train EC-1 idling on track #9. They note the arrival of a commuter train rolling in on track 1 and lament  the good old days when freight trains ran supreme.

EC-1 rolls thru Bedford Station and gets the green signal at Bedford Tower to continue toward the Cornelius Vanderbilt Memorial Bridge. Today's EC-1 features a caboose on each end to try and reduce switching moves.  

1/87th scale Double E guides his pair of SD35s and EC-1 past Walsh Steel Wool Products and notes his factory looks to be running well.

EC-1 enters Track 3 at North Side Yard

Greetings are exchanged between 1/87th scale E.E., Sir Neal and AT JOE. EC-1 will drop it's train on track 3 and roll out of the yard's east side entrance to couple up to the outbound cars strategically placed there by the Empire Belt crew.

The former EC-1 now known as EC-2 rolls past Hohman Ave as 1/87th scale conductor John joins the 'what's up Larry' club.

EC-2 heads past Bedford Station on track 3 towards Terminal Yard as commuters wait on the platform for the next commuter train.

EC-2 meets the Bedford Station bound commuter train.

1/87th scale Double E has clear tracks ahead as he prepares to cross over to track 2.

EC-2 arrives on track 9 while the TY switcher is working on Train NV-3

With EC-2 now gone work at North Side yard begins with 1/87th scale Senior Engineer Sir Neal coupling up to the west end of the train and getting ready to pull the train from the yard.

1/87th scale AT JOE protects the shove down the main and looks over that newly refurbished excavator loaded onto the Penn Central depressed center flat car to make sure it is securely loaded.

With E.B.R.R. caboose 1605 on the industrial lead the crew is at Gervais Pipe and Fitting to pick up M.C.R.R. and K.P.&W. gondolas loaded with pipe. These loads are consigned to the Hudson Valley Ag Coop.
The crew shoves back to pick up these two cars from Ralph's Grocery Warehouse. The 57' EL reefer is loaded with frozen foods for C&P Restaurant Supplyu in Rock Ridge NJ. Empty BM 105 will be heading to Berk Enterprises in Bedford NY on an intra-layout move.

The E.B.R.R. crew works some of the midtown industries including Empire City Caterpillar. The refurbished excavator on the flat car has been approved for travel to Sal's Salvage in West Mill NY.

It's work in midtown done the Empire Belt train heads out to serve some west side industries.

The first move is to switch out Walsh Steel Wool Products and clear out the west side overflow track. GM&O 21129 is an empty that will be forwarded to American Hardware Supply in an intra layout move. 

The next move is at Moore & Company to pull these two A.P.R.R. 50' white boxcars loaded with bulk paper for Marcal in Rock ridge NJ.

The crew shoves back to Drywell Inks to pick up empty TP&W 40' boxcar 627 which needs to be moved over to Walsh Steel Wool.
in another intra-layout move.

Much to management's relief 1/87th scale Senior Engineer Sir Neal is using a few spacer cars to get under Superior Furniture and pull empty NYC 50 boxcar 80775 from Reliable Machine Works. 

The switching work done it's time for the Empire Belt Transfer to leave the friendly confines of Empire City and head to Terminal Yard as Extra 505.

We'll pick up the action tomorrow with 1/87th scale Senior Engineer Sir Neal and conductor AT JOE threading their way thru Bedford NY to Terminal Yard and follow along with the Bedford Local.

Thanks for reading!!