Greetings All,
Welcome to the Penn Central Car Movements #67D
NYCTL Part 2!!
Today we'll continue to focus on coal operations at Hudson Coal, Terminal Yard, the Empire Power Authority Power Plant and conclude with the dispatch of a Coal Extra with loaded hoppers for PC Ralph's Kings Port Division and Sir Neal's Atlantic Pacific RR.
Train CJ-2 heads out of Terminal Yard behind a trio of GP7s.
CJ-2 has stopped here so the brakeman can open the switch to Hudson Coal. Once the signal is given the engines will shove back.
CJ-2 is pulling the loads from Hudson Coal that includes a block for RMO Electric in Rock Ridge NJ served by the A.P.R.R.
The last of the loaded hoppers are pulled out.
The CJ-2 engines and empties cross over to the mainline for their shove move back to Hudson Coal.
The shove move is underway as the engines pass Bedford Tower.
Another fifteen empties are spotted at Hudson Coal as the loading cycle continues.
The CJ-2 engines have coupled up to the loaded hoppers on the Bedford secondary and prepare to head back to Terminal Yard.
Not so fast!! CJ-2 is held for an outbound train with a pair of GP38s sandwiching a GP9. Some iconic PC power on display below? Indeed!
While CJ-2 is out taking care of business the Empire Power Authority switcher is pulling a block of empties to the two track coal hopper yard.
The EPA crew has cut from the empties and positions a block of loads for delivery back to the Empire Power Authority Plant.
After a runaround move the EPA crew couples to the empties to shove them into the coal hopper yard.
The EPA crew couples up to their block of loaded coal hoppers.
The EPA engines with loaded coal hoppers in tow.
The loaded hoppers get shoved into the unloading track.
Meanwhile CJ-2 patiently waits for another outbound freight train behind an F7A-F7B-F7A combo to clear the line to Terminal Yard.
CJ-2 finally gets a green signal and starts out for Terminal Yard.
CJ-2 rolls across the weigh in motion scales as it passes the yard job engines.
The trio of GP7s from CJ-2 return to the engine terminal.
With 1/87th scale Kar Knocker done with his inspection the Yard Job gets to work on the loaded hoppers from CJ-2 as it builds an outbound Coal Extra.
The Yard Job couples up to the loaded CJ-1 coal hoppers to add to the CJ-2 coal hoppers in the background. These loaded hoppers will make up our outbound coal train.
PC 9999 tacks on the ex PRR focal orange caboose.
New 1/87th scale Metro Division Sup't I.D. Shore tells hostler Wet Willie he wants all the big Power Pool B* Alcos on the coal extra.
The engines are coupled on, 1/87th scale Kar Knocker has released the train and a very happy Alco Joe has been called for Extra 6309.
Extra 6309 leaving thru the Terminal Yard tunnel.
Extra 6309, five Alcos strong, rumbles thru Bedford NY past a steel products train.
6309 gets the green signal as it approaches Bedford Tower.
Next stop Selkirk!!!!
That wraps up the NYCTL's portion of P.C.C.M. 67.
*Power Pool B: PC engines assigned to mineral (coal & ore) train service. Power Pool A (preferred symbol train service) and Pool B are managed interchangeably to accommodate the hills and valleys of traffic flow. Source: PC Bi Annual Page 21-22.
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To: Terminal Yard
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From: Rock Ridge Yard
Acknowledgement - CJ-2 Coal Job with loads for the APRR & KP&W.
Acknowledgement - EPA Switcher Job
Acknowledgement - Extra 6309 to Selkirk
Rock Ridge yard Out!
Very nice work getting the coal loads dispatched for the railroads. The AP management wants to welcome new Metro Superintendent I.D. Shore to the business and hope he works out. Looks like he stepped into the role quickly as Wet Willie found out. Nice consist of PC engines on display.
10-4 Rock Ridge...
DeleteThank you for the compliments and the warm welcome for the new Metro Division Superintendent!! Mr Shore has over 50 years experience managing the O scale Shore Line & Flushing RR which was a subsidiary of the New Haven RR. Upon the NH inclusion into the PC he was transferred to the NYCTL.
To: Terminal Yard, Rock Ridge
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Acknowledge dispatch and return of CJ-2, the EPA Job, and Coal Extra #6309 to Selkirk
West Mill out.
Great turnaround from empties to loads! Iconic and powerful lashus of PC power, gazillions of hoppers, and a nice look at the Empire Power Authority's involvement in coal operations! Great video of the five unit consist pulling this long heavy train!! Terrific work on this year ending P.C.C.M.! What's the background story on the new Super, I.D. Shore?
10-4 West Mill...
DeleteThanks for the compliments Ralph!!
I.D. Shore ran the O scale Shore Line & Flushing RR for over 50 years which was a New Haven RR subsidiary. When the NH was merged into the PC a 1/87th scale Mr Shore was transferred to the NYCTL.
The 1:1 scale Mr Shore was a friend, avid O scale model railroader, lover of all things trains especially the NH and LIRR. He hated the Penn Central and often poked fun at my HO scale modeling. He passed away recently and 1/87th scale I.D. Shore is my way of honoring and remembering him.
Of course having him in 1/87th scale on a layout featuring a lot of Penn Central could be construed as me having the last laugh but I don't think he'd mind.
Nice story to end the year! It's cool you honor your friend with a part on the road. I'm betting he hated the PC for gobbling up the NH? My Dad hated the PC (and through extension me) for the same thing with the PENNSY. I was only 8 in '68. Those PC GG1's never looked nearly as good as the Pennsy scheme, especially the tuscan red w/5 pinstripes!....I presume the guy in the blue overalls and potbelly is KK? You nailed it! Hoping a joyous Holliday for you and all your peeps!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the compliments K.K.! ID Shore hated the PC for the exact reasons you mentioned. I agree the PRR GG1s with the five stripes was a classic look for those engines. What the PRR, NYC and NH fans often overlook is that their great looking engines of the 1940s and 1950s were in shambles in 1968.
DeleteLook up four photos, 1/87th scale Kar Knocker is the guy in the orange helmet. Nothing but 1/87th scale muscle!
Happy Holidays to you and yours Mark.
1:1 Kar Knocker needs a helmet. There's a reason for the flat head!
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