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Monday, June 29, 2020
Penn Central Car Movements #74 / NYCTL Part 7 / Conclusion of Op
Greetings All,
Welcome back to Penn Central Car Movements #74!!
The three layout virtual op with my N.Y.C.T.L. interchanging freight cars with PC Ralph'sKings Port Divisionand
We start our concluding installment with the Long Island Railroad heading past T&R Gravel on their way to Empire Belt RRs North Side Yard in Empire City as part of a daily interchange of freight cars.
Of note is EL boxcar 73510 being loaded with bagged iron ore for a new industry on PC Ralph's Kings Port Division, the Port Owen Brick Company.
The Long Island RR Alcos head over the Empire City High Line.
The L.I.R.R. Transfer arrives at North Side Yard.
1/87th scale Jimmy Alco has parked his engines next to the yard office and is greeted by the E.B.R.R. train men. After exchanging waybills 1/87th scale Jimmy Alco will take the Alcos on a runaround move to collect today's outbound cars for the L.I.R.R.
1/87th scale Jimmy Alco couples up his engines to the block of freight cars heading for Long Island RR served industries. PC gondola 288673 is loaded with storage tanks from A.C.C.O. going to West Chemical. GM&O is headed for Pilgrim State Hospital with new metal bed frames from Quality Fabrications.
A pair of NYC double door boxcars loaded with Zenith televisions are heading to the B. Gertz Warehouse in Jamaica NY.
1/87th scale Jimmy Alco brings the L.I.R.R. train over the Empire City viaduct as he heads for home.
Over at Terminal Yard 1/87th scale Big Mike has been called for Extra 6109. Kar Knocker has given it the OK and it's time for our last train of P.C.C.M. 74 to move out.
Extra 6109 departs Terminal Yard for T&R Gravel with four A.P.R.R. ballast hoppers and a PRR focal orange caboose.
Extra 6109 has uncoupled from the hoppers and is working the T&R Gravel siding.
The empty A.P.R.R. ballast hoppers are spotted for loading.
EL boxcar 73510 is re-spotted for continued loading. The short train heading back to Terminal Yard allows for it to be shoved back with the caboose leading to protect the shove.
Arriving back at Terminal Yard 1/87th scale Big Mike shoves AP 9416 loaded with ballast for the Kings Port Division and an L.I.R.R. hopper with ballast for the L.I.R.R. MOW Dept over the weigh in motion scale.
We'll close it out here with 1/87th sale Big Mike bringing the GP20s into the engine terminal.
Put it in the books!!!!
This concludes the N.Y.C.T.L.'s portion of P.C.C.M. 74.
Acknowledgement – L.I.R.R. daily transfer to Empire City Acknowledgement – Extra 6109 to Terminal Yard for T&R Gravel
Rock Ridge Yard Out!
It’s a wrap! Nice to see the A.P.R.R. ballast hoppers in action at T&R Gravel. This will be a regular par as the A.P. is constantly upgrading track work. I’ve said it many time and I’ll say it again. The engine terminal is very impressive and I’m amazed how it evolved on the railroad!
Thank you for the compliments 1:1 Sir Neal. Those APRR ballast hoppers are sharp!!! Thanks for the compliments on the engine terminal. Not bad for a hollow core door slab!
Acknowledge the arrival of the LIRR Transfer at North Side Yard, and the dispatch of Extra 6109.
West Mill out.
I always enjoy seeing the LIRR on the N.Y.C.T.L. so this was a great way to end the series! Neat extra with those good looking ballast cars and the nifty loads in the EL car for Port Owen Brick Co.! The GP20 tie down wraps it up! Nice work throughout the entire series! It was a terrific one!
Hi John! Another great ops series in the books. Speaking of the GM&O 40'boxcar loaded with metal bed frames for the Pilgrim State Hospital, reminds me of the video titled: Alco's on the Island from A&R Productions. There is a scene where an LIRR Alco C-420 is backing a passenger train out onto the main after a visit at the Pilgrim State Hospital. It was a Sunday only train and there was no runaround track at the end of the spur so they had to back it out. I'm thinking you already knew this, but I found it interesting that the Long Island Railroad did so much for it's customers.
Hi Robert! Thanks for the compliments!! I've watched that Alco's on the Island and enjoyed it very much. P.S.H. is a huge complex that housed a tremendous amount of mentally ill people and included a prison for the criminally insane. I'm thinking family visitation may have been only on Sundays but don't know that for a fact. P.S.H. did receive freight and coal via rail so we've included it in our virtual ops for the LIRR. As always thank you for following along and taking the time to comment!
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Acknowledgement – L.I.R.R. daily transfer to Empire City
Acknowledgement – Extra 6109 to Terminal Yard for T&R Gravel
Rock Ridge Yard Out!
It’s a wrap! Nice to see the A.P.R.R. ballast hoppers in action at T&R Gravel. This will be a regular par as the A.P. is constantly upgrading track work. I’ve said it many time and I’ll say it again. The engine terminal is very impressive and I’m amazed how it evolved on the railroad!
Thank you for the compliments 1:1 Sir Neal. Those APRR ballast hoppers are sharp!!! Thanks for the compliments on the engine terminal. Not bad for a hollow core door slab!
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Acknowledge the arrival of the LIRR Transfer at North Side Yard, and the dispatch of Extra 6109.
West Mill out.
I always enjoy seeing the LIRR on the N.Y.C.T.L. so this was a great way to end the series! Neat extra with those good looking ballast cars and the nifty loads in the EL car for Port Owen Brick Co.! The GP20 tie down wraps it up! Nice work throughout the entire series! It was a terrific one!
Thanks Ralph!!! Agree this may have been our best P.C.C.M. to date!!
DeleteHi John! Another great ops series in the books. Speaking of the GM&O 40'boxcar loaded with metal bed frames for the Pilgrim State Hospital, reminds me of the video titled: Alco's on the Island from A&R Productions. There is a scene where an LIRR Alco C-420 is backing a passenger train out onto the main after a visit at the Pilgrim State Hospital. It was a Sunday only train and there was no runaround track at the end of the spur so they had to back it out. I'm thinking you already knew this, but I found it interesting that the Long Island Railroad did so much for it's customers.
ReplyDeleteHi Robert! Thanks for the compliments!! I've watched that Alco's on the Island and enjoyed it very much. P.S.H. is a huge complex that housed a tremendous amount of mentally ill people and included a prison for the criminally insane. I'm thinking family visitation may have been only on Sundays but don't know that for a fact. P.S.H. did receive freight and coal via rail so we've included it in our virtual ops for the LIRR. As always thank you for following along and taking the time to comment!
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