P.C.C.M. 59C

Greetings All,

Welcome back to the P.C.C.M. 59 Series!!!

We'll finish up the NYCTL outbound traffic today.

We're back at the Empire Belt Railroad's North Side Yard in Empire City NY with 1/87th scale PC Ralph, senior engineer Sir Neal and the rest planning out the rest of their day. There is a hot load from Empire City Caterpillar in the distance that needs to be picked up by the EBRR and the LIRR is due in shortly with more cars that need to head out of town before the weekend is over.

1/87th scale Sir Neal and conductor John are working the Afternoon Industrial Job and picking up this hot car from Caterpillar. Conductor John is assuring the Cat foreman that the car will make it to Terminal Yard in time to be on Train LS-1 to Elkhart Yard so it can get to California ASAP. 

The LIRR is clearing out Bliss Yard for the weekend running this extra to North Side Yard. Here it passing the Coal Job waiting on Main 3 with a Hi Cube boxcar from Magic Chef, two boxcars of Gallo wine, a PRR X29 with from Empire Carpets and a MILW boxcar from Suffolk Potatoes. 

The LIRR Extra arrives at North Side Yard and gets inspected by 1/87th scale PC Ralph and his trusty brakeman.

The LIRR engine has coupled up to its outbound cars and is pulling out of North Side Yard

The LIRR RS-1 pulls it's train thru the west side as it heads out of Empire City.

The LIRR Extra heads back to Bliss Yard passing the Coal Job ready to move it's loads to Terminal Yard. The NKP & EBRR coal hoppers are heading out to City Coal in West Zenith CA

The Coal Job arrives at Terminal Yard and runs the coal hoppers over the weigh in motion scale.

1/87th scale Sir Neal is sorting the freight cars brought into North Side Yard by the AIJ and LIRR. The Caterpillar Front End Loader is heading out to the West Zenith CA team track where it will be picked up by it's consignee.

With the end of the workday in sight 1/87th scale PC Ralph will be taking EBRR Train EB-4 to Terminal Yard while 1/87th scale Sir Neal will prep the yard for Monday morning. 

EB-4 rolls out past Hohman Ave and gets a roll by inspection from Tower Operator 1/87th scale Larry D.

EB-4 heading thru Bedford with a NH 40' boxcar of Gallo wine for Centennial Beverage Distributors and an ATSF Hi Cube boxcar loaded with appliances from Magic Chef for Lefty Martin in Denver CO among its consist.

EB-4 arrives at Terminal Yard

The Yard Job is putting together train LS-1 shoving the NH, ATSF and the 40' MILW boxcar full of Suffolk Potatoes for Associated Grocers into track 5. This is the Ralston Creek RR block going all the way to Denver CO. 

The Los Feliz & North Western Block consists of the two coal hoppers, PRR 40'box #9553 loaded with carpets from Empire City Carpets in Mineola NY for Cannon Mills in City of Industry CA, The HRC 40' boxcar is full of Gallo wine for Southern Wine Dist in Carpenter CA and the caterpillar front end loader going to West Zenith CA.

LS-1s power has coupled on and it's another vintage Penn Central GE - EMD lash up. 

LS-1 departs Terminal Yard behind U28B #2822, GP7 #5870 and GP7 #5699. All three are recent Project Box graduates.

Catch LS-1 heading out of town.

LS-1 passing Bedford Tower and tower operator 1/87th scale John B is giving the engines and train a roll by inspection.  

LS-1 heads over the High Line towards Selkirk and beyond!

That wraps up the PCCM 59 outbound portion from the NYCTL

Be sure to follow the action on

Sir Neal's Atlantic Pacific RR
PC Ralph's Kings Port Division

John B's Los Feliz & North Western

Brian's Ralston Creek RR  

The gang will be back soon with their inbound train action and their local train moves.

Thanks for reading and watching!!!
See ya soon!!!