Penn Central Car Movements #84 / N.Y.C.T.L. Part 1 / Coal Trains Get Dispatched

 Greetings All,

Welcome to Penn Central Car Movements #84!!!

The Coal Rush is on this weekend as Hudson Coal works to quench the thirst for black diamonds needed at industries and utilities on Sir Neal's Atlantic Pacific RR and PC Ralph's Kings Port Division

We open up this one weekend virtual op at Terminal Yard with Alco Joe called for the first Coal Job of the day, Train CJ-1, that will work Hudson Coal. The GP20 consist is one of Alco Joe's favorites and today he is more than happy to be GP20 Joe!

Train CJ-1 exits Terminal Yard

The CJ-1 starts pulling loaded hoppers from Hudson Coal. This block that includes the NYC and PRR hoppers will be going to Corning Glass Works in Corning NY.

Conductor Murray rides the last loaded hopper out of Hudson Coal.

After dropping it's caboose and loaded hoppers on the Bedford Secondary the CJ-1 crosses onto the main.

Empty hoppers get shoved down the main towards Hudson Coal.

The empties are spotted for loading.

CJ-1 is back together and heads back to Terminal Yard as an RDC heads down Main #1 for Empire City Station.

Alco Joe brings the CJ-1 into Terminal Yard and over the weigh in motion scales as Kar Knocker inspects the train.

Over at the Empire Belt RRs North Side Yard in Empire City, N.Y. PC Ralph prepares to deliver ten empty EBRR coal hoppers to Terminal Yard. The hoppers, stored here in serviceable condition, were requested by the Penn Central. PC Ralph and senior engineer Sir Neal are happy to see them go and earn revenue.

EBRR Extra 6719 heads thru Bedford for Terminal Yard

PC Ralph brings the empties into Terminal Yard across the weigh in motion scale.

PC Ralph departs Terminal Yard caboose lite as Kar Knocker heads over to blue flag the train for inspection.

Kar Knocker has cleared the EBRR hoppers and Big Mike running the Yard Job couples up to them to build our second coal train of the day, Train CJ-2.

A surprise guest engineer from the NYCTL Extra Board is none other than senior engineer Sir Neal. Big Mike and Kar Knocker ask the obvious question. "What's a high stepper like Sir Neal doing on a local coal job with first generation power?" 

Sir Neal shows he hasn't lost the touch no matter what kind of train or power he is working with. Watch Train CJ-2 make its moves to exchange empties for loads at Hudson Coal.

CJ-2 is back together and ready to head back to Terminal Yard.

Sir Neal brings the CJ-2 into Terminal Yard and across the weigh in motion scales as Kar Knocker inspects the train.

With the Yard Job's usual U23Cs at Selkirk for their monthly inspection Big Mike and his Baldwin S12s start building our outbound coal trains. Both the PRR (87) and NYC (21) contributed S12s to the PC roster

Engine hostler Wet Willie has the power coupled on and Kar Knocker gets Coal Extra 6533 ready to depart.

Coal Extra 6533 heads thru Bedford NY with 12 loads of coal for the APRR's Rock Ridge Yard. 

 

Extra 6533 passes Bedford Tower as it heads for Selkirk, the River Line and Weehawken Yard.

Following Extra 6533 thru Bedford NY is Coal Extra 4348 bringing twenty four loads of coal to the Kings Port Division.

Coal Extra 4348 passes Bedford Tower on it's way to Selkirk and the River Line to the Kings Port Division.

This wraps up the NYCTL Outbound portion of P.C.C.M. 84. The loaded coal trains should arrive at their destinations by tomorrow. The A.P.R.R. and K.P.D. crews will handle interchanges and deliveries to their coal customers. The empties will be forwarded back to Terminal Yard on Sunday and we'll pick up the inbound portion there.

                 

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 Sunday!!!!