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 concludes today with the Empire Belt RR making its final deliveries and interchanging PCCM freight traffic with the Long Island RR.
The action opens up at North Side Yard in Empire City with the EBRR trainmen going over their work plans and getting ready to make their moves.
The Belt Job crosses Hohman Ave as it heads to the westside.
The westside switch work is underway with two empty EBRR and one empty PC boxcar getting shoved into the Walsh Steel Wool Products siding for their next PCCM loads.
The Belt Job is back together and is held on the Belt Line.
Long Island RR Train MA-3 arrives in Empire City and heads to North Side Yard.
The MA-3 has yarded its train and Jimmy Alco chats with the EBRR trainmen prior to coupling up to the outbound freight cars.
LIRR Train MA-4 heads back to Fresh Pond Yard with 17 PCCM and 3 non PCCM freight cars.
Put it in the books!!!
This concludes the NYCTL virtual operations for PCCM 99. It was another fun time putting together and running the model railroad operations recorded for this virtual op. Our milestone PCCM 100 is coming up next. Who would have thought?!!
Be sure to catch all the action on PC Ralph's Kings Port Division and Sir Neal's Atlantic Pacific RR.
Thanks for reading and watching!!!
See you soon!!!
To: Terminal Yard/ North Side Yard/ Rock Ridge Yard
ReplyDeleteFrom: West Mill
Acknowledge the Belt Job working local industries
Acknowledge Belt Job holding for meet with LIRR MA-3
Acknowledge MA-3 arriving North Side
Acknowledge turnaround dispatch of MA-4 to Fresh Pond with EBRR helpers.
Acknowledge Belt Job holding for meet with MA-4
Acknowledge MA-4 meeting RDC
Acknowledge Belt Job arriving North Side
West Mill out.
So much train action to cap off this series!
The Belt Job was unusually lengthy and helped create that cool scene of two strings of freight cars rolling over the Hohman Ave grade crossing! Railfans love it while impatient motorists stopped at the crossing fume! The large wheels load looked great at Caterpillar! The Belt Job finally returns to North Side after completing all of that work and having to wait for other trains. The Empire Belt R.R. really showed its stuff! All this and an always welcome appearance by the LIRR conveying another connection to the rest of the nation's rail system. Nicely done!
To: Terminal Yard / North Side Yard
ReplyDeleteTo: West Mill / Kings Port
From: Rock Ridge Yard
Acknowledgement – North Side Yard Belt Job working Empire City Industries
Acknowledgement – LIRR train MA-3 arrives at North Side Yard from Fresh Pond Yard
Acknowledgement – LIRR train MA-4 departs North Side Yard for Fresh Pond Yard
Acknowledgement – Beeliner Commuter train thru Bedford
Acknowledgement – Belt Job returns to North Side Yard
Rock Ridge Yard Out!
And PCCM #99 is in the books! Those local jobs going thru Hohman Ave. was very impressive. I don’t think I’ve seen 2 trains at the same time at that crossing! Nice! The LIRR trains with those reefers were great to see as they do stand out. The Patti-O shop gets Hi-Fives from the rail fans at Rock Ridge when they arrive in town.
Excellent end to #99 Sir John!