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Friday, May 28, 2021

Penn Central Car Movements #83 / N.Y.C.T.L. Part 1 / The Outbound Cycle Begins

 Greetings All,

Welcome to Penn Central Car Movements #83!!!

This virtual op will once again be a three layout affair 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 open up as usual at Bedford Park Yard with Robert R opening up his Alco S-4 and the All City Storage forklift operator now remembering he forgot to change the batteries in his remote door clicker.

Robert R gets the outbound action started at American Hardware Supply by pulling P&LE boxcar #35892 loaded with bulk hardware for Peerless Appliance in Mayfield NY and RI boxcar #35062 loaded with bulk hardware for IBM in Binghamton NY.

Empty PC boxcar #160502 gets pulled from All City Storage for it's next PCCM load.

The boxcars are set in the tiny Bedford Park Yard for Robert R to make his next moves.

The first of those moves is to pull two empty Gulf tank cars from the Ford tank track for return to Gulf in West Mill NY.

The tank cars get coupled to the three boxcars and all are pulled out of the yard towards the Ford Plant in the background.

Robert R works Ford track #1 and pulls out a trio of empty 60' boxcars for return to ACME Auto Parts in Mayfield NY.

Robert has the train together and gets clearance from the Bedford Tower operator to depart for Terminal Yard as Train BP-12.

BP-12 heads to Terminal Yard

The BP-12 arrives at Terminal Yard.

Robert R confers with Kar Knocker who has the outbound train for Bedford Park, Train BP-41, ready to go. The NYCTL trainmen know that delaying any shipment to Ford will result in an earful of complaints so the outbound BP-41 is usually ready to go when the BP-12 arrives. 

The BP-41 heads for Bedford Park with non PCCM cars.

Back at the Terminal Yard engine terminal engine hostler Wet Willie assures Alco Joe he has the units for today's Bedford Turn, Train BT-27, fully sanded and fueled.

Looks like Wet Willie has pulled a fast one as he coupled a pair of EMD GP7s to the BT-27 freight consist. Alco Joe will have to settle for the EMD Joe or GP Joe moniker today as he leaves the yard.

The BT-27 heads down track #1 to service T&R Gravel in the background.

Four APRR ballast hoppers for the APRR MOW and KP&W and PC PS 2 covered hoppers loaded with lime for Port Owen Brick get pulled from T&R Gravel.

GP Joe is gonna need that sand to shove these cars back up track #1! 

After getting the BT-27 back in order GP Joe brings the BT-27 into Bedford.

TP&W boxcar #627 gets pulled from Berk Enterprises with a load of printed labels for Van Winkle Canning in Bloomberg NY.

PC boxcar # 360158 gets pulled from University Millwork with a load of TV cabinets for Zenith in Bloomberg NY.

GP Joe has the BT 27 back together and heads back towards Terminal Yard.

The BT-27 climbs the grade back to Terminal Yard

We'll cut it here for today with the BT-27 rolling back into Terminal Yard under the watchful eyes of Kar Knocker and his new truck.

We'll pick it up tomorrow with the dispatch of some outbound trains from Terminal Yard before turning it over to the LIRR and EBRR.

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

Thanks for reading and watching!!!
See ya tomorrow!!!




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4 comments:

  1. PCRalphMay 29, 2021 at 6:59 AM

    To: Terminal Yard, Bedford Park Yard, Rock Ridge Yard
    From: West Mill

    Acknowledge dispatch of BP-12, BP-41, and BT-27.

    West Mill out.

    I started enjoying this post with the laugh over the forklift operator aiming the dead remote at the All City loading door! The small size of the yard at Bedford Park belies its importance as we observe all the work there and the dispatch of BP-12 to Terminal Yard. It was cool to catch a glimpse of the RDC with its nicely applied tiger stripes as BP-12 rolled by! EMDs for Alco Joe!? Say it ain't so! Of course I appreciated the pair of GP7s on BT-27! I'm seeing some very good looking "nonplayer" rolling stock in several photos both on trains and in the yard such as the IC cars, the Reading with the big banner logo stretched across the car, the Illinois Terminal, the Burlington boxcar, the Jack Frost and EL covered hoppers, SOO Line and Santa Fe boxcars...a great day for railfans!

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    1. John R.May 29, 2021 at 7:41 AM

      10-4 West Mill...

      Thank you very much for the compliments Ralph!!! Glad you liked the opening photo of the forklift operator with the dead remote clicker and caught some of that staged non player RR eye candy!!!

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  2. Neal M.May 29, 2021 at 7:58 PM

    To: Terminal Yard
    To: West Mill

    From: Rock Ridge Yard

    Acknowledgement – Train BP-12 to Terminal Yard
    Acknowledgement – Train BP-41 to Bedford Park Yard
    Acknowledgement – Train BP-27 working the local – Final destination – Terminal Yard

    Rock Ridge Yard Out!

    Great start to #83! That is really on old time fork lift, as your operator can attest. I remember them back in the late 60’s in Jamaica, Queens at the Martin Paint Warehouse, where I used to help my father! I love the way your RDC slowly rolled by as BP-12 was on the move. Great idea! Photos of your engine terminal are always an enjoyable sight to see. Glad that Wet Willie knows how to prep those engines! I see the Ballast cars are fully loaded, as the APRR will be doing some track maintenance in the weeks to come. The PC Geeps do look good on BP-27!

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    1. John R.May 30, 2021 at 7:35 AM

      10-4 Rock Ridge...

      Thank you so much 1:1 Sir Neal!!!! Not only is that an old time forklift the batteries in the clicker are just as old! Glad you caught and enjoyed the RDC photobomb!

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