P.C.C.M. 64 / NYCTL Part 6 / The Conclusion

Greetings All,

Welcome back to the P.C.C.M. 64 Series!!!

Today we close out our inbound portions of this four layout virtual op with the NYCTL delivering freight cars from 

Sir Neal's Atlantic Pacific RR, 

PC Ralph's Kings Port Division 

and Brian's Ralston Creek RR.

We pick it up with 1/87th scale Sir Neal running the Afternoon Industrial Job and working the Empire City east side industries.

PC Gon #288673 loaded with pipe for the Hudson Valley Ag Coop (KPD) gets picked up from Gervais Pipe.

The AIJ has shoved back to Ralph's Grocery Warehouse to pick up three 57' EBRR reefers loaded with food products for C&P Restaurant Supply in Rock Ridge NJ (APRR). Pizza Land is eerily quiet which is strange at this time of the day. 

There's where everybody went! A car accident outside of Moriarty's Pub has brought over many an onlooker. 1/87th scale PC Ralph and his conductor have wandered over to check it out.

1/87th scale Sir Neal and the AIJ however continue right along spotting the EBRR 50' boxcar loaded with beer from Tivoli Brewing in Denver CO (RCR) at Ralph's Grocery Warehouse.

A trio of newly added APRR & EBRR gons are spotted at Gervais Pipe for their first PCCM load.

A gratuitous photo from the other side of the layout showing the EBRR & APRR gons at Gervais Pipe for their first PCCM loads.  

The AIJ pulls out of the east side industrial lead as the onlookers look. Hey! There's 1/87th scale Big Mike and Robert R! I wonder if they were at Moriarty's Pub or Vaughan's Pub two doors down? And check out who's at the Amoco gas pump!

1/87th scale Sir Neal brings the AIJ into Cargill to pull the empties.

With the Cargill track clear the AIJ shoves in six loaded covered hoppers, three PC and three APRR, from the large Cargill facility in Rock Ridge NJ (APRR).

The covered hoppers are shoved into Empire City Cargill.

With the switching work complete 1/87th scale Sir Neal has put the AIJ back together and is shoving the train east to gain access to the eastern entrance of North Side Yard.

1/87th scale Sir Neal brings the oversized AIJ into a very crowded North Side Yard. 1/87th scale PC Ralph and his conductor are back at work and plan with Sir Neal on how to know handle the LIRR transfer run that is on the way with the yard full.   

Here's their plan; 1/87th scale PC Ralph has closed the switch into North Side Yard and meets the LIRR train telling the engineer to pull up to the switch to the industrial track and hold there.  

After confirming the LIRR has stopped and is holding where directed 1/87th scale Sir Neal brings the outbound LIRR cars out of the yard via the east side entrance.

Sir Neal shoves the LIRR cars toward the LIRR engines. The Morton Salt and NYC covered hoppers are going to Ronzoni with a load of salt from Morton Salt (APRR) and a load of grain from Empire Grain (KPD). The EBRR gon was loaded with the tank at ACCO (KPD) and is consigned to Crown Oil & Chemical. IC  boxcar 30130 is loaded with canned fruit & vegetables from Van Winkle Canning (KPD) for Pilgrim State Hospital. 

A nice easy coupling has the outbound cars coupled to the LIRR engines. The P&LE boxcar is loaded with cartons from Canton Box (KPD) for Sunshine Biscuits, PC Hi Cube 272242 is loaded with appliances from Peerless Appliance (KPD) for Gimbels. 

1/87th scale Sir Neal has run the engines thru the now empty yard track #2 and is pulling the inbound cars off the LIRR engines as PC Ralph mans the switch and Larry D waves to the camera.

The LIRR caboose is spotted on track #1 and the the inbound LIRR freight cars are shoved into track #2. When congratulated by the LIRR crew for their fine work 1/87th scale Sir Neal was heard  to reply on behalf of the EBRR guys "You think you're playing kids!"

The LIRR picks up it's caboose and eases out of the yard which is still full of PCCM and non PCCM cars but that's a story for the next virtual op.

The LIRR heads out of town thru the west side curve and that wraps up the NYCTL's inbound portions of PCCM 64.

Be sure to follow the action on 

Sir Neal's  Atlantic Pacific RR, 

PC Ralph's Kings Port Division

 and Brian's Ralston Creek RR! 

Thanks for reading!!!
See ya soon!!!