P.C.C.M. 46B

Greetings All,

Welcome back to the second installment of P.C.C.M. 46!

We pick up the action back at Bedford Station with 1/87th scale AT JOE's Bedford Local holding for the Penn Central manifest train coming at us on track 2. And yes AT JOE reports that guy is listening to Funky Town!

The Bedford Local conductor gives the inbound train a visual inspection from his NYC caboose.                                                     

Over at Terminal Yard yard crew A is busy sorting out the freight cars from Bedford Park brought in by BP-12.

While that's happening yard crew B is over at the shop pulling two gondolas of scrap wheels for Sal's Salvage in Kings Port NY on the KPD.

Yard crew B shoves the KP&W and M.C.R.R. gondolas out of the engine terminal while 1/87th scale Sir Neal's E.B.R.R. engines await their turn at the fuel rack.

The B crew next stops at the T.O.F.C. track and pulls two loaded T.O.F.C cars for Williams Yard in Kings Port NY

Getting busy on the A side! The Bedford Local is arriving on track 9. The A crew is working on track 8 with cars just dropped there by the B crew and with cars from BP-12.

The PRR and APRR 86' boxcars and Tropicana RBL to the left are being blocked for the APRR. The cars being worked on Track 8 are being blocked for the KPD and the Bedford Local is bringing in more cars that will need to be worked. Just another routine day!

1/87th scale Engineer Ed newly assigned to the Coal Job shoots the breeze with 1/87th scale senior engineer Sir Neal on the pad. You know the topics are #1 How did you rate a pair of GP40s for the Coal Job and #2 what's with the orange C? Two mysteries not yet solved!

1/87th scale Double E and the Coal Job have left Terminal Yard in front of EC-3 to allow them to work T&R Gravel and switch out the four PS-2 covered hoppers loaded with sand for the APRR Engine Facility.

The Coal Job's work at T&R Gravel is completed and the C.J. is now holding at Bedford on track 3 while E.B.R.R. Train EC-3 makes it's way towards Empire City. 1/87th scale E.E. is out to give EC-3 an inspection.

1/87th scale senior engineer Sir Neal guides EC-3 thru the west side onto the industrial lead at Hohman Ave and is greeted by tower operator Larry D.

EC-3 is shoving back towards the East Side as 1/87th scale Sir Neal admires one of his APRR cars sitting at Empire Produce.

EC-3 pulls three empty PC covered hoppers from the E.C. Cargill facility. The empties are going back to the large Cargill Plant in Rock Ridge NJ that is served by the APRR.

EC-3 is now pulling two empty KP&W Breadbox Trough Cars from Gervais Pipe & Fitting. The empties are going back to Kings Port Steel in Kings Port NY.

EC-3 has shoved back to Ralph's Grocery Warehouse to pull the two APRR 50' RBLs loaded with packaged food for C&P Restaurant Supply in Rock Ridge NJ.

EC-3 is now at Neal's Lumber & Hardware in midtown pulling a loaded E.B.R.R. 50' RBL boxcar loaded with wood paneling for Mikes Lumber located in Rock Ridge NJ.

Back at Empire Produce EC-3 pulls APRR #56279 loaded with perishables for C&P Restaurant Supply in Rock Ridge NJ.

With the switch work completed 1/87th scale Sir Neal is on the Empire City viaduct checking out the newly painted and now stored APRR / EBRR /PC covered hoppers.  

With the E.B.R.R. awaiting clearance to head back onto the High Line for the trip to Terminal Yard as Train EC-4 I'll close it out here for today. Tomorrow I'll wrap it up and dispatch the trains from Terminal Yard to Selkirk.

Thanks for reading!