Penn Central Car Movements #73 / N.Y.C.T.L. Part 1

Greetings All,

Welcome to the Penn Central Car Movements Series #73!!!

P.C.C.M. #73 will be a three layout virtual op with my N.Y.C.T.L. interchanging freight cars with PC Ralph's Kings Port Division and Sir Neal's Atlantic Pacific RR. We'll be posting our outbound installments this weekend and follow up with the inbound portion next weekend.

The N.Y.C.T.L. action starts once again in the wee hours at Bedford Park Yard with engineer Robert R getting ready to begin his day.

The Bedford Park Yard job will be quite busy today moving both P.C.C.M. and non P.C.C.M. cars.

The B.P.Y. Job couples up to two P.C.C.M. cars at American Hardware. PC 160502 is loaded with bulk hardware for IBM. P&LE 35892 is loaded with bulk hardware for Peerless Appliance. Both will head to the Kings Port Division (K.P.D.). 

With the two boxcars in tow 1/87th scale Robert R heads over to work the Bedford Park Ford Plant

A string of empty auto box cars get pulled out of the Ford siding. The NYC 86'er is going to IDEAL Auto Parts in Rock Ridge NJ for reloading. The KP&W, PC/TOC and NYC 60'ers are going back to ACME Auto Parts in Mayfield NY to be reloaded.

1/87th scale Robert R gets permission to proceed to Terminal Yard as Train BP-12 from Bedford Tower Operator John B.  

Catch BP-12 on the move below:

1/87th scale Robert R brings BP-12 into Terminal Yard.

The Terminal Yard yard job couples up to pull the six P.C.C.M. cars from BP-12s Alco S-4.

The S-4 heads into the engine terminal for refueling.

1/87th scale Robert R with his S-4 fuel tanks topped off heads back to Bedford Park as Train BP-41 with a block of non P.C.C.M. cars. 

Next we catch 1/87th scale Alco Joe being greeted by engine hostler Wet Willie who has a trio of Alco Centuries available for Alco Joe and train BT-27

The Centuries are coupled on, the air test is done and BT-27 eases out of the yard.

BT-27 rumbles into Bedford passing University Mill Work and Berk Enterprises where  four P.C.C.M. cars need to be pulled.

1/87th scale Alco Joe does the long shove into the Bedford siding to pull the P.C.C.M. cars. From University Mill Work AP 58260 is loaded with veneers for Mike's Lumber in Rock Ridge NJ. TPFX 5510 is empty heading back to Triangle Pacific in N. Vancouver via the BCOL RR following the instructions on the side of the car.

From Berk Enterprises: PC 229046 is loaded with printed packaging for Blue Ribbon Flour in Kings Port NY. PC 142770 (black PC) is loaded with printed packaging for Morton Salt in Rock Ridge NJ.

1/87th scale conductor Murray signals to Alco Joe that the AP 58260 has coupled up to PC N5H caboose 18436 making it's P.C.C.M. debut today. The PC N5H series consisted of 13 second hand cabooses purchased from the Southern Railway and 5 from the Indianapolis Union Terminal in 1971.

After coupling the freight cars to the caboose 1/87th scale Alco Joe runs engines light towards Heileman Brewery.

Empty TP&W boxcar #627 gets pulled from Heileman Brewery.

Empty TP&W 627 is then shoved into Berk Enterprises for its next P.C.C.M. load.

1/87th scale Alco Joe is out of the cab as BT-27 is held temporarily at the Bedford Station crossover.

Catch 1/87th scale Alco Joe coupling onto his caboose and taking BT-27 back towards Terminal Yard.

We'll cut it here for today with BT-27 arriving back at a crowded Terminal Yard.

We'll pick it up tomorrow in Empire City at North Side Yard with the E.B.R.R. trainmen getting into the action.

Be sure to follow the action on PC Ralph's Kings Port Division and Sir Neal's Atlantic Pacific RR.

If you're in the mood check out the Bedford train action here and see what train Alco Joe had to wait for...

Thanks for reading and watching!!!

See ya tomorrow!!!