Penn Central Car Movements #95 / Part 8 / Final Deliveries & Interchange

 Greetings All,

Welcome Back to Penn Central Car Movements #95!!!

Our three layout virtual op with my NYCTL interchanging freight cars with PC Ralph's Kings Port Division and Sir Neal's Atlantic Pacific Railroad concludes today with our final deliveries and an interchange with the LIRR.

We open our closing installment at North Side Yard in Empire City NY with the EBRR trainmen going over today's work plans. Senior engineer Sir Neal will be running the Belt Job that will service the Empire City industries and PC Ralph will be working the yard.

Senior engineer Sir Neal brings the Belt Job onto the Belt Line as conductor John mans the switch.

The Belt Job makes its move.

 

The Belt Job starts its switch work at Gervais Pipe & Fitting coupling up to a trio of APRR gondolas loaded with pipe for Shapeless Steel in Rock Ridge NJ.

With the siding clear the Belt Job works Ralph's Grocery Warehouse and spots APRR boxcars #58260, #58279 and TP&W #70126 loaded with packaged foods from C&P Restaurant Supply in Rock Ridge NJ along with P&LE boxcar #35892 loaded with bagged flour from Blue Ribbon Flour in Kings Port NY.

Back at Gervais Pipe empty Empire Belt RR gondolas get spotted for their next PCCM loads.

The Belt Job is now working midtown and pulls a pair of boxcars from Neal's Lumber & Hardware as PC Ralph protects the move.

A NYC Early Bird boxcar loaded with bagged cement from Boom's Ready Mix in West Mill NY is spotted at Neal's Lumber & Hardware.

Next stop is Empire Produce to spot Lehigh Valley 50' reefer #7120 loaded with assorted produce from Tarantino Foods in Buffalo NY. 

The Belt Job heads west.

 

Now working the westside industries the Belt Job shoves a trio of PCCM cars towards Superior Furniture and Reliable Machine Co.

Spotted at Reliable Machine Company is NYC boxcar #80775 loaded with machine parts from Quality Fabrications in Bloomberg, NY.

Spotted at Superior Furniture is PC boxcar #360158 loaded with console TVs from Zenith in Bloomberg, NY and PC boxcar #142770 fulfilling a PCCM empty car request. The 142770 utilizes the early paint scheme from Despatch Shops applied in February thru March 1968.

The Belt Job continues its westside work at City Pallet spotting two bulkhead flats of lumber from Half Moon Lumber in South West Mill NY and empty PC boxcar #77047 (the cleanest boxcar in the city!) for its next PCCM load.

Spotted at Moore & Company is an old NYC Pacemaker boxcar loaded with sewing machine & wire twister parts from Quality Fabrications in Bloomberg, NY.

The Belt Job heads thru midtown towards North Side Yard and meets LIRR Train MA-3.

LIRR engineer Jimmy Alco brings Train MA-3 into North Side Yard as the EBRR trainmen look it over.

Jimmy Alco has coupled up to the PCCM cars heading to Fresh Pond Yard and is out to talk things over with the EBRR guys. Everyone is wondering when the NYCTL's PCCM 95 inbound portion will end. 

Conductor John has the waybills from the LIRR MA-3 as Jimmy Alco heads out of North Side Yard with LIRR Train MA-4. 

LIRR Train MA-4 heads thru Bedford NY towards Fresh Pond Yard.

 

Put it in the books!!! Finally!!!

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 you soon!!!

Penn Central Car Movements #95 / Part 7 / Freight Deliveries Continue

 Greetings All,

Welcome Back to Penn Central Car Movements #95!!!

Our three layout virtual op with my NYCTL interchanging freight cars with PC Ralph's Kings Port Division and Sir Neal's Atlantic Pacific Railroad continues today with the delivery of more of our inbound freight cars.

We open up at Bedford Tower with Robert R running Train BP-12 and getting clearance to proceed to Terminal Yard.

Train BP-12 heads to Terminal Yard.

Robert R has coupled up to four PCCM freight cars that are consigned to Bedford Park industries.

Train BP-41 heads to Bedford Park.

 

Robert R has brought the BP-41 into Bedford Park and gets ready to make a runaround move.

Rock Island boxcar #35062 loaded with TVs from Zenith is spotted at All-City Storage along with PC boxcar #160502 loaded with stored material from Battaglia Brother Warehouse.

Getting spotted at American Hardware Supply are APRR boxcars #4035 and #4182 loaded with bulk hardware from the large American Hardware Supply Distribution Center in Rock Ridge NJ.

With his PCCM work completed Robert R ties down in Bedford Park Yard and gets some well deserved time off. Good job Robert R!!

Back at Terminal Yard with no Bedford Turn running today Alco Joe gets called for Train EC-1 the transfer run from Terminal Yard to North Side Yard in Empire City. Alco Joe is facing a big decision today!

Wet Willie ask Alco Joe so what's it going to be? An Alco road switcher or cab unit? GP20s? U-Boats? The "Sir Neal"? Decisions, decisions...

The choice has been made!!! Wet Willie is turning the F7A-U28C-GP38-2 consist so the "Sir Neal" will be in the lead.

The power is coupled on and building up air pressure. After a terminal air test it will be time to go.

Train EC-1 rumbles towards Empire City.

Alco Joe brings the EC-1 into North Side Yard.

Cars for Empire City industries are left on track #3 and cars for interchange with the LIRR are doubled over and shoved back into track #2. That PC boxcar has to be the cleanest boxcar in town!

The PC guys check in with the EBRR crew as EBRR Senior Engineer Sir Neal looks over the APRR 358 and tells Alco Joe don't scratch the paint! Looks like a railfan chase is still on!

Alco Joe & conductor Murray head back to Terminal Yard.

We'll cut it here for today with Sir Neal and PC Ralph getting North Side Yard ready and the Belt Job blocked and ready to go.

We'll pick it up tomorrow with Sir Neal and conductor John working the Belt Job and then close it out with an interchange of freight cars with the Long Island RR.

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 you tomorrow!!!

Penn Central Car Movements #95 / Part 6 / Train TE-16 Arrives and Freight Deliveries Continue

 Greetings All,

Welcome Back To Penn Central Car Movements #95!!!

Our three layout virtual op with my NYCTL interchanging freight cars with PC Ralph's Kings Port Division and Sir Neal's Atlantic Pacific Railroad continues today with the delivery of more of our inbound freight cars and the arrival of Penn Central train TE-16.

We open up at Terminal Yard with Alco Joe called for the Bedford Turn, train BT-2. Engine hostler Wet Willie has delivered an Alco RS1 from his locomotive stable and again makes Alco Joe's day.

Train BT-27 departs Terminal Yard.

 

The Bedford Turn's first stop is T&R Gravel to spot a group of empties for their next PCCM loads. Empty NYC 47062 and EL 73510 will received loads of bagged iron ore for Port Owen Brick.

Four PC PS-2 covered hoppers will be loaded with locomotive sand for the APRR's Richmond Hill Engine Terminal.

Now finished at T&R Gravel Alco Joe brings the BT-27 into Bedford proper.

The Turn makes the long pull from the Bedford industrial siding.

Four TP&W boxcars loaded with lumber from Mike's Lumber in Rock Ridge NJ are constructively placed at University Millwork.

Three B&M RBLs loaded with plywood veneer from Eastern Plywood in Manchester, New Hampshire are also spotted at University Millwork to be unloaded first at the consignee's request.

Empty Penn Central boxcar #229036 is spotted at Berk Enterprises to fulfill an empty PCCM car request. 

Alco Joe has moved down the secondary to work the Schaefer Brewery.

Spotted at Schaefer are TP&W boxcar #627 loaded with boxes from Canton Box in West Mill NY. Empty IC boxcar #30130 is spotted to fulfill an PCCM empty car request. Non PCCM Frisco and MILW boxcars are fulfilling empty car requests.

Alco Joe puts the Bedford Turn back together.

Alco Joe chats with the tower operator at Bedford Tower as he waits for clearance to make his run around move.

Here is the reason for his delay. PC symbol train TE-16 from Selkirk is superior and has clearance to take the mainline to Terminal Yard.

Train TE-16 charges thru Bedford NY towards Terminal Yard with 26 freight cars for interchange with the Empire Belt & Long Island RRs.

Train TE-16 comes into Terminal Yard.

The TE-16 power arrives in the engine terminal.

A short time later Kar Knocker and Big Mike get together to pull the caboose and inspect the train. The Dresser Magcobar RBL is our newest virtual ops car and is making it's PCCM debut on the NYCTL. It's loaded with Bentonite clay for the Suffolk County Water Authority.

While the TE-16 freight consist is getting inspected lets check in at Yard A. The Yard A switcher has put together its next block of freight cars for movement to Terminal Yard and Terminal Warehouse & Cold Storage.

Empty PC boxcar #142770 is dropped in Terminal Yard to be delivered to an Empire City industry to fulfill a PCCM empty car request sent over from the Empire Belt RR. 

The Yard A switcher is now working the Birdseye loading docks pulling out three EBRR reefers loaded with frozen produce.

Three empty APRR 57' reefers are spotted at Birdseye for their next PCCM loads.

We'll cut it here for today with the Yard A switcher returning to Yard A where the three EBRR reefers will be inspected by Perishable Protective Service Inspectors before being placed in the next outbound PCCM train. The TE-16 consist waits to the right for Kar Knocker to finish his inspection.

We'll pick it up tomorrow with Robert R bringing another Train BP-12 out of Bedford Park Yard.

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 you tomorrow!!!