P.C.C.M. 46C

Greetings All,

Welcome back to the P.C.C.M. 46 series! Today I'll wrap up the action on the NYCTL and dispatch trains from Terminal Yard towards Selkirk where Ralph's KPD will take over the action. 
Let's get started.

Yesterday we saw 1/87th scale senior engineer Sir Neal waiting for clearance to head onto the High Line for the late afternoon trip to Terminal Yard as E.B.R.R. Train EC-4.

EC-4 blocks Hohman Ave as we note some newly painted APRR / EBRR / PC covered hoppers on the west side storage track. The good news is no Empire City Police Officers monitoring the crossing!

Here's the hold up. 1/87th scale Bedford Tower operator John B has the Bedford mainlines blocked for Engineer Ed to get the Coal Job squared away to switch out Hudson Coal.

The loaded coal hoppers wait for the Coal Job at Hudson Coal.

1/87th scale Double E has pulled track 1 with these loaded NYC and PRR hoppers consigned to Corning Glass in Corning NY that is served by the Kings Port & Western Railroad.

The Bedford mainlines are humming as the Coal Job holds on track 3 after swapping the empties for loads at Hudson Coal and E.B.R.R. Train EC-4 makes it's way towards Terminal Yard.

EC-4 heads up the grade at Hudson Coal towards Terminal Yard.

EC-4 rolls into Terminal Yard on track 8 in time to make the cutoff for tonight's outbound trains.

Right behind him the Coal Job makes it way up the grade behind Hudson Coal also under the wire for tonight's cut off time.

The head end of Coal Job with it's GP40s rolls into Terminal Yard.

While the hind end with the four PS-2 covered hoppers for the APRR engine terminal are passing Hudson Coal. 

The Coal Job is in the yard and 1/87th scale Double E guides the GP40s back into the engine tracks.

The GP40s are back and await their next assignment. The engine hostler is prepping the five engine consist to the right with the NYC GP30 for tonight's SLX-1 due out at 10:00 PM.

Terminal Yard yard crew A gets to work on the coal hoppers as they just make the late afternoon cut off for tonight's outbound train. The A crew has already made quick work of the cars brought in by EC-4 as we see the PC covered hoppers and other cars already blocked into their trains. 

The A crew puts the final cars into Train BF-1. In the NYC era BF-1 went from New York to East St Louis. It was later cut back to be a Buffalo to East St Louis train. The NYCTL has retained the modeling rights to have BF-1 originate in the Empire City.  

It's 7:30 PM and the power for BF-1 comes out of the engine facility to couple up to the train. The GP30-F7A-F7B-F7A-GP30 lash up should provide plenty of power. 

At exactly 8:00 PM BF-1 rolls out of Terminal Yard with block 1 heading to industries served out of West Mill on the KPD 

Block 2 with cars for Kings Port NY

And block 3 with cars that will connect with Train BC-1 at Selkirk for their trip to Elkhart and ultimately towards Denver, Colorado on Brian's RCRR layout. 

BF-1 rumbles thru Bedford NY. The GP30's may be maligned on a certain 1:1 scale railroad but on the N.Y.C.T.L. they provide plenty of reliable power. 

A NYC bay window caboose brings up the BF-1 markers.

Next stop Selkirk!

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Due out next from Terminal Yard is Train SLX-1 and tonight it will be assigned the pure NYC lash up of GEs and EMDs seen earlier.

It's 10:00 PM and SLX-1 rolls out of Terminal Yard for Selkirk with a solid train for the APRR's Rock Ridge Yard.

Two different APRR paint schemes are noted on the 50' RBLs

APRR and PRR 86' boxcars heading to IDEAL Auto Parts for reloading.

SLX-1 throttles up as it heads out of town.

PC wide vision caboose #26403 brings up the SLX -1 markers.

Next Stop Selkirk!
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That's it for the N.Y.C.T.L.'s portion of the P.C.C.M. 46 series! P.C.C.M. 46D will follow on Ralph's KPD.

Thanks for reading!