Greetings All,
Welcome Back to Penn Central Car Movements #99!!!
Our three layout virtual op with my NYCTL interchanging freight traffic with PC Ralph's Kings Port Division and Sir Neal's Atlantic Pacific RR continues today with the Penn Central moving the PCCM freight traffic to the Empire Belt RR.
We open up in Terminal Yard with the yard job preparing to work the freight consists of train MR-2, yesterday's mine run, and Train TE-16 from Selkirk that brought PCCM freight traffic from the KPD-KP&W-APRR to Terminal Yard.
The Yard Job sets the MR-2 hoppers on track #3 for future dispatch to Selkirk.
Next move is to block this cut of cars waiting in the yard for movement to the Empire Belt RR's North Side Yard into the TE-16 freight consist. The non PCCM APRR bulkhead flat is headed to LILCO with cable reels and the APRR and EBRR Hi Cubes are empty heading to Speed Queen in Long Island City for their next PCCM loads. Both will be interchanged with the LIRR for those moves.
The Yard Job is now building Train EC-1 that will take the cars from TE-16 and the yard to the EBRR. After placing the Long Island bound Hi Cubes and bulkhead flat on the head end of EC-1 the Yard Job pulls a cut of cars for Empire City industries.
The cars for Empire City proper will be coupled onto the rear of Train EC-1. To accomplish this the yard job brings the cut thru the wye.
The Empire City cars are coupled on and the yard job heads back to the wye and Terminal Yard. The two PC boxcars are empty and being moved for their next PCCM loads.
Today's Train EC-1 will be a big one with 30 PCCM and 6 non PCCM freight cars. Four Alcos have been given the job and are pumping up the brake pipe.
Meanwhile over in Empire City at the EBRR's North Side Yard 1:87 senor engineer Sir Neal is getting ready to take EBRR Train EB-2 to Terminal Yard. Today's EB-2 has 1 PCCM car and 10 non PCCM cars.
EBRR Train EB-2 heads to Terminal Yard as PC Train EC-1 heads to North Side Yard.
Train EC-1 arrives at North Side Yard.
EC-1 engineer Alco Joe (who else!) and conductor Murray check in with PC Ralph and brakeman Rocky before heading back to Terminal Yard caboose lite as Train EC-2.
Train EC-2 heads to Terminal Yard.
Over in the Terminal Yard engine terminal the EBRR GP18s are at the fuel pad. Fill 'em up Willie! After getting fuel and sand Sir Neal will head back to North Side Yard as Train EB-3.
Back in Empire City PC Ralph and brakeman Rocky get started building today's Belt Job that services the Empire City industries.
The Belt Job is ready to start its work. The six green APRR-EBRR 57' reefers will be part of the freight traffic interchanged with the LIRR. The reefers are going to Nassau Community College with frozen meals from C&P Restaurant Supply in Rock Ridge NJ.
The Belt Job crosses onto the Belt Line and prepares to start its work.
For brevity we'll just focus on the spotting of the Belt Job freight cars. An empty Cargill covered hopper gets spotted at Cargill for its next PCCM load.
Three PC RBLs loaded with juice products from Tropicana in Rock Ridge NJ and a NYC Early Bird boxcar of gadgets from REVCO in Bloomberg NY are shoved into the Ralph's Grocery Warehouse siding.
Four cars of steel coils from Kings Port Steel in Kings Port, NY are spotted at Gervais Pipe & Fitting.
Spotted at Neal's Hardware & Lumber are EL boxcar #73510 and NYC boxcar #47062. Both are loaded with bricks from the Port Owen Brick Company in Port Owen, NY.
We'll cut it here for today with senior engineer Sir Neal heading back to North Side Yard as the Yard A switcher delivers EL reefer #5034 loaded with frozen food from ShopRite to Consolidated Grocery Distributors.
We'll pick it up tomorrow with PC Ralph continuing with the Belt Job and Sir Neal getting the yard in order for the arrival of LIRR Train MA-3.
Thanks for reading and watching!!!
See you tomorrow!!!
To: Terminal Yard/ North Side Yard/Rock Ridge Yard
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Acknowledge Yard Job braking down two trains and assembling EC-1
Acknowledge Dispatch of EC-1 from Terminal Yard to North Side
Acknowledge Dispatch of EB-2 from North Side to Terminal Yard
Acknowledge EB-2 holding while meeting EC-1
Acknowledge EC-1 arriving North Side
Acknowledge EB-2 arriving Terminal Yard
Acknowledge EC-1 consist returning to Terminal Yard lite as EC-2
Acknowledge EB-2 arriving at Terminal Yard
Acknowledge EB-2 consist returning to lite North Side as EB-3
Acknowledge dispatch of EBRR Belt Job from North Side
Acknowledge Yard A switcher delivering to Consolidated Grocery Distributors
West Mil out.
I think it would have been appropriate to play the Doobie Brother's "Long Train Running'" while reading this installment! Trains ranging from 25 to 36 cars in HO scale look like mile long freights! They look fantastic rolling along the N.Y.C.T.L.! The meet between EC-1 and EB-2 was another well crafted piece of model railroad artwork. EC-1 just kept coming! I noted the new cable reels and large tire loads which look great on the bulkhead flat and gondola The new op with the LIRR involving the Hi Cubes and the cable reels adds even more "beyond the layout" interest. The Belt Job had a large number of cars and dealt with all of the switching admirably. Very nice timing on the sound effects of the consist as it passed by in the video! I'll be readng this installment again!
10-4 West Mill...
DeleteThank you very much Ralph!!! "Long Train Running" would be perfect!! Glad you enjoyed the long trains and noted the new loads.
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From: Rock Ridge Yard
Acknowledgement – The Yard Job switcher working hoppers from train MR-2 in Terminal Yard
Acknowledgement – Train EC-1 with 36 cars and 4 Alco engines heads to North Side Yard
Acknowledgement – Train EB-2 departs North Side Yard for Terminal Yard
Acknowledgement – Train EC-2 returns to Terminal Yard caboose lite!
Acknowledgement – Train EB-3 with GP18 engines is readied for its return to North Side Yard
Acknowledgement – Belt Job local train working Empire City industries
Rock Ridge Yard Out!
The yard crew working those inbound trains kept everything moving quickly. Getting the trains blocked for outbound departures looked good. That was a very impressive train with36 freight cars from Terminal Yard. It was the right amount of motive power and I’m sure Alco Joe was happy to see them in action. The local action in Empire City with all of those freight cars shows how the crews on the train and in the yard performed to get the job done.
Very nice Sir John!
10-4 Rock Ridge...
DeleteThank you very much Sir Neal!!! The EC-1 with 36 cars and four locomotives and EB-2 with two locomotives and about 14 cars made for a nice 50 car meet!!