P.C.C.M. 49B Dispatch of Unit Coal Train UKP-1

Greetings All,

Welcome back to the P.C.C.M. 49 series! The Penn Central takes center stage today as the Coal Job finally gets rolling and Terminal Yard dispatches Unit Coal Train UKP-1.

In the last installment the Empire Belt RR came to the rescue  promptly delivering a bunch of empty coal hoppers to the Penn Central's Terminal Yard to alleviate the severe shortage of such cars that were in dire need at Hudson Coal. Production at Hudson Coal recently ramped back up with 1:1 PC Ralph's Kings Port Steel and 1:1 Sir Neal's R.M.O. Electric coming off their summer hiatuses and placing orders for the black diamonds. 

We pick up the action today with 1/87th scale AT JOE running the Coal Job out of Terminal Yard. Here he is in RS-1 #9909, still in NYC paint but numbered into the PC, coupling up to the E.B.R.R. empties.

The Coal Job has shoved the E.B.R.R. hoppers back to pick up a couple of more hoppers and their assigned caboose. After an air brake test they are now on their way to Hudson Coal.

1/87th scale Brakeman Bill does the honors of connecting the air hoses as the Coal Job couples up to the first string of loaded coal hoppers.  

The next string of loaded coal hoppers features a couple of 1:1 PC Ralph's Kings Port & Western Railroad hoppers and a pair of 1:1 Sir Neal's Atlantic Pacific Railroad hoppers.

The loads are out and the Coal Job is shoving in the empties.

Fifteen E.B.R.R. empties are now ready for loading at Hudson Coal and management is very happy to see these cars back in revenue service.

With the empties in place Brakeman Bill rides the front of the engine as AT JOE heads out to couple up to the loaded cars.

1/87th scale AT JOE has the Coal Job ready to head back to Terminal Yard but will have to wait for 1/87th scale Senior Engineer Sir Neal to clear the track as he runs the four Empire Belt Alcos caboose lite back towards North Side Yard.

Looks like the PC missed one! Or maybe two? At least one EBRR straggler was still in revenue service and is caught in today's group of loaded hoppers for pending unit hopper train UKP-1.

The Coal Job returns to Terminal Yard and heads toward the weigh in motion scale.

The cars are now weighed and Yard crew A will be along shortly to get this train to the outbound ready track. 

Yard crew A pulls the train back on the yard lead.

That allows the B crew to access the caboose track and tack on this PC caboose.

The PC caboose is in place, the B crew is out of the way, and the A crew shoves the 21 car train back to the ready track. Once that move is completed the Coal Job's focal orange caboose will be shoved into the caboose track.

1/87th scale Engineer Ed has been called for the unit coal train. Double E really likes the big power of the three U Boats he'll be running for this trip and eloquently poo poos 1/87th scale Big Mike's negative comments about them. 

To:     West Mill / Weehawken / Rock Ridge
From: Terminal Yard

Dispatch of Unit Coal Train UKP-1
Engines: 6533, 6554, 6538
Caboose: 26403
Block 1: 15 coal hopper for West Mill
Block 2: 06 coal hoppers for Rock Ridge
Loads / Empties: 21 / 0

UKP-1 leaving Terminal Yard for Selkirk with a U28C- U33C-  U30C lash up pulling 15 cars for Kings Port Steel, 6 cars for R.M.O. Electric and 1 PC caboose.

1/87th scale EE opens the throttle as he rumbles thru Bedford NY

A local rail fan catches UKP-1 at Bedford Station

UKP-1 going up and over the High Line. Next stop Selkirk!

That wraps up the moves on the N.Y.C.T.L. Be sure to follow up the action in P.C.C.M. 49C on Ralph's Kings Port Division layout which is the next stop for these loaded coal hoppers after they leave Selkirk. Ralph will then forward the six loaded coal hoppers for R.M.O. Electric to Sir Neal's Atlantic Pacific Railroad layout as this three layout virtual op progresses. 

Thanks for reading!