P.C.C.M.41B

Greetings All,

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

Tom Seaver fun fact#2: Tom Seaver is known to Mets fans as Tom Terrific or The Franchise such was his importance to the team. In 1969 Tom led the Mets to their first ever World Series Championship with a league leading 25 wins and winning the Cy Young Award along the way. Tom finished 2nd in the leagues M.V.P. voting to the S.F. Giants Willie McCovey. 

Today is a good day to take a look at the other participating railroads in the virtual ops;
The Kings Port Division of 1:1 PC Ralph
The Atlantic Pacific RR of 1:1 Sir Neal
The Los Feliz & North Western RR of 1:1 John Bruce is making it's debut in this series.

As for the current train movements, today we'll focus on the Coal Job;

To: West Mill / Rock Ridge
From: Terminal Yard
Dispatch of Coal Job from North Side Yard.

Coal Job power leaving North Side Yard and crossing the very busy Hohman Ave. 1/87th scale Larry D is out to give the engines a roll by inspection and a friendly wave.

The Coal Job holds at Bedford NY on track #3 while an Empire City commuter train heads down the grade towards E.C. Station on track#1. 

The Coal Job engines round the curve behind T&R Gravel as they heads towards Terminal Yard.

The Coal Job engines have arrived at Terminal Yard and head into track #4 to couple up to a string of empty coal hoppers.

The Terminal Yard switcher pulls the caboose off the Coal Job's RS2 9942 

Check it out!!! Fresh from the N.Y.C.T.L. Paint Shop a string of A.P.R.R. coal hoppers are now in revenue service! To meet the needs of the R.M.O. Electric Plant in Rock Ridge NJ A.P.R.R. C.E.O. 1:1 Sir Neal purchased a string of coal hoppers and contracted the N.Y.C.T.L. to paint and letter them. 

The A.P.R.R. coal hoppers go out on their maiden revenue run.

The Coal Job is back at Bedford NY and ready to work Hudson Coal as soon as this Empire City Commuter Train climbs the grade and clears the tracks. 

The commuter train with an Alco at each end is a rail fan favorite so we'll give it another shot as it arrives at the Terminal Yard passenger platform under the watchful eyes of a local pop group, 'The Facades'.

With an open window to do their work the Coal Job shoves towards Hudson Coal

 The Coal Job starts pulling the loaded cars.

 The last of the loaded coal hoppers is being pulled.

Before the empties can be spotted the Coal Job holds at Bedford Station on track #3 as a commuter train from Bedford to Terminal Yard is scheduled to depart on track #2. 

With the track clear the Coal Job rolls past Bedford Tower and tower operator 1/87th scale John B to prepare for their shove move on the newly vacated track #2

The empty coal hoppers are shoved into place at Hudson Coal as 1/87th scale Sir Neal checks out his newly painted cars. The new coal contract between Hudson Coal on the NY.C.T.L. and R.M.O. Electric on the A.P.R.R. is worthless without the equipment needed to get the coal transported in a timely manner. Before the ink was dry on the contract the A.P.R.R. Purchasing Department was making a deal to purchase this string of coal hoppers. That Sir Neal knows how to run a profitable railroad! 

Meanwhile the Coal Job is pumping up the air to release the brakes on the loaded coal hoppers on track #3 as a commuter train heads towards Bedford Station in the distance on Track 2. That's Penn Central GP38 #7675, the 'Sir Larry', in push mode on the rear of that commuter train.

With heavy commuter traffic at this time of the day the Coal Job continues to hold on track#3.

With clear tracks ahead the Coal Job climbs the grade behind Hudson Coal to Terminal Yard.

The Coal Job arrives at T.Y. and heads thru the weigh in motion scale on track #8.

That wraps up today's installment.
Tomorrow we'll take a look at some train moves within Terminal Yard and check the action at Bedford Park Yard

Thanks for reading!