Greetings All,
Welcome back to the Penn Central Car Movements #72!!
The P.C.C.M. #72 three layout virtual with my N.Y.C.T.L. interchanging freight cars with 1:1 Sir Neal's Atlantic Pacific RR and PC Ralph's Kings Port Division continues today.
Extra 1218 has arrived back at Terminal Yard with seven P.C.C.M. cars in tow.
The yard job has coupled on to Extra 1218's freight cars.
Three APRR ballast hoppers are shoved into track #5 that is holding the cars for the APRR's Rock Ridge Yard.
PC and KP&W PS-2 hoppers of sand and two hoppers of ballast are shoved into track #4 that is holding cars for the PC's West Mill Yard and KP&W Williams Yard that are part of the K.P.D.
The yard job gets to work switching out the Terminal Warehouse and Cold Storage siding.
Being retrieved are three P.C.C.M. cars, the PC 50' boxcar, NP 50' reefer and EL 57' reefer, along with some non P.C.C.M. cars.
Empty PC 50' boxcar #142770 is shoved into track #3 as the yard job builds a combined Bedford Local and Empire Belt RR Transfer.
NPM 50' reefer #473 loaded with frozen food for C&P Restaurant Supply is coupled to the Rock Ridge Yard block in track #5. Empty EL 57' reefer will be put into the combined Bedford Local - Empire Belt RR Transfer for delivery to Empire Produce in Empire City.
Two turbo charged NYC GP20s are assigned to the combined train and 1/87th scale Alco Joe and conductor Murray have been called.
Extra 6107 rolls into Bedford passing the Hostess Plant and two empty B&M RBLs that need to go back to Merrimack NH per the "Return Empty" instructions on the cars.
Empty B&M RBLs #110 & #109 getting pulled from the Hostess Plant will travel to Merrimack NH via the PC-KP&W-BM with the cars being interchanged at the KP&W's Williams Yard in Kings Port NY.
The long line of cars pulled from the combined siding are shoved back to couple onto empty AP 50' RBL #58260 that we saw in part one getting pulled from All City Storage in Bedford Park.
AP RBL #58260 is spotted at University Mill Work for it's next P.C.C.M. load.
Empty PC 50' boxcar #142770 is spotted at Berk Industries for it's next P.C.C.M. load.
Extra 6107 gets held at Bedford Station to allow an inbound train for Terminal Yard to clear the High Line. 1/87th scale Alco Joe is on the front of the GP20 to watch the Alcos roll by. Hmm...😉
Extra 6107 gets clearance to cross over to the main towards the High Line and Empire City to deliver 57' EL reefer #5034 to the Empire Belt RRs North Side Yard.
Extra 6107 rolls into North Side Yard.
Extra 6107 is tied down on North Side Yard track #1 and 1/87th Alco Joe is greeted by his buddies from the E.B.R.R.
After exchanging paperwork and dropping the EL reefer 1/87th scale Alco Joe leads newly designated Extra 6109 out of North Side Yard past the Hohman Ave tower.
Extra 6109 heads thru Bedford towards Terminal Yard.
Extra 6109 arrives back in Terminal Yard.
We'll close it out here for today with 1/87th scale Alco Joe bringing the GP20s thru the engine terminal towards the sanding racks.
We'll pick it up tomorrow in Empire City with the Empire Belt RR getting into the virtual ops action.
Be sure to catch the series as it unfolds on
Thanks for reading!!!
See ya tomorrow!!!
To: Terminal Yard
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From: Rock Ridge
Acknowledgement – Extra 1218 at Terminal Yard with freight for the A.P.R.R. and K.P. & W.
Acknowledgement – Yard job blocking cars in Terminal Yard
Acknowledgement – Extra 6107 to North Side Yard
Acknowledgement – Extra 6109 from Bedford Yard to Terminal Yard.
Rock Ridge Yard Out!
Terminal Yard did a great job of blocking the cars for both railroads. A testament to the management! The latest EB engines (nee PC) look real good and give the EB RR a lot more motive power. Nice to see 1/87th Alco Joe at the throttle.
10-4 Rock Ridge...
DeleteThanks for the compliments 1:1 Sir Neal!!
To: Terminal Yard/ Rock Ridge
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Acknowledge arrival of Extra 1280
Acknowledge dispatch of Extra 6107
Acknowledge dispatch of Extra 6109
West Mill out.
My eye kept drifting to the string of F units at Terminal Yard and that big sweeping curve by the warehouse. Nice scenes at the big yard! The pair of GP20s make a nice set for Extra 6106. Thanks for describing the recently revised route for the B&M RBLs that convey a greater sense of "off layout" connections in the virtual ops. Thanks for the great read as the N.Y.C.T.L. prepares to dispatch cars to the KPD and A.P.R.R.!
10-4 West Mill...
DeleteThanks for the compliments Ralph!! The F units look like Collinwood refugees and will be heading back that way shortly. The crews will be sad to them go.
1:1 scale and 1:87 scale Alco Joe say thank you for the GP20 lash up to and from North Side Yard. Always a pleasure for 1:87 Alco Joe to hangout with his EBRR buddies. Added bonus with the Alco run by as well! Wet Willie might find a bottle of Cavendish Silver Label in his locker if he keeps up the motive power choices. ;)
ReplyDeleteGlad you liked the post Brian!!! I remember you were a fan of the turbo charged GP20s and Wet Willie got the word to assign them to you when available.
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