Greetings All,
Welcome to Penn Central Car Movements #100!!!
Its hard to believe our PCCMs have now reached their centennial anniversary. From the humble beginning of a single boxcar and Penn Central Car Movement Card to our one hundredth PCCM the virtual ops have been a great source of friendship with fellow modelers and have spurred on many enjoyable model railroad projects that have benefitted my modeling and the layout greatly.
The car and car movement card that started it all and gave our virtual operations its name.
PCCM 100 will be a four layout virtual with my NYCTL interchanging freight cars with special guest atjoe1972's Ralston Creek RR returning to the PCCMs for this special op along with usual suspects PC Ralph's Kings Port Division and Sir Neal's Atlantic Pacific RR.
PCCM 100 opens up late in the afternoon at Bedford NY with Long Island RR Train MA-3 from Fresh Pond heading towards Empire City to interchange PCCM freight cars with the Empire Belt RR.
LIRR Train MA-3 on the move to North Side Yard.
LIRR engineer Jimmy Alco couples up to the freight cars to be moved to Fresh Pond Yard.
Jimmy Alco checks in with EBRR trainmen, Senior Engineer Sir Neal, conductor John, PC Ralph and brakeman Rocky. The topic seems to be 100 PCCMs!!! Holy moly!!!
The EBRR guys watch the LIRR train depart North Side Yard from the parking area as they are anxious to head for home. The newly delivered cars will be inspected by the car knockers and be ready for their next PCCM moves when the guys return to work.
LIRR Train MA-4 heads back to Fresh Pond Yard.
Next up today we see PC engineer Robert R has reported for duty in the always busy Bedford Park Yard. PC(ex NYC) RS11 #7608 has been assigned to BPY due to increased traffic and tonnage.
The first move for today is pulling two empty coil coaches from the steel track of the Ford Plant. The empties will be forwarded back to Kings Port Steel for their next PCCM loads.
An empty Celanese tank car gets pulled from the Ford Plant tank car track for movement back to Celanese Chemicals in Denver, CO via the Ralston Creek RR.
Empty boxcars are pulled from the Ford Plant shipping and receiving tracks. The two PRR cars are non PCCM cars headed back to Cleveland.
Empty 86'ers are pulled out next. Designed to maximize cubic space for lighter loads like auto body parts the cars have been a big success for the RRs and auto manufacturers.
The empty APRR and EBRR 86'ers will be forwarded back to IDEAL Auto Parts in Rock Ridge, NJ for their next PCCM loads.
PC Train BP-12 heads to Terminal Yard
After dropping the BP-12 cars Robert R has coupled up to freight cars going to the Bedford Park Ford Plant as train BP-41. The Terminal Yard yardmaster, yard job engineer Big Mike and Kar Knocker are all out to help with the quick turnaround.
PC Train BP-41 heads to Bedford Park.
Robert R is back at Bedford Park and prepares to deliver two non PCCM gondolas of Kings Port Steel steel coils to the Ford Steel Track.
Two non PCCM flatcars with large crates of assembly line machinery are shoved into the Ford Plant with C&NW 49019 making its PCCM debut. We'll leave Robert R to deliver the rest of the non PCCM cars and head back to Terminal Yard.
Back in Terminal Yard Alco Joe gets called for train BT-27, the Bedford Turn and is greeted by Kar Knocker who has cleared the train for departure and engine hostler Wet Willie who has provided the two Alco C-425s that will be today's BT-27/28 power.
PC Train BT-27 departs for Bedford.
The BT-27 gets to work at the Hostess Plant coupling up to three empty PC covered hoppers to be moved to the Pier 16 Grain Silos for their next PCCM loads. Conductor Murray has received three step protection as he prepares to climb the car to release the brakes.
Next stop is Berk Enterprises to pull PC boxcar #229036 loaded with printed packaging materials for Blue Ribbon Flour in Kings Port, NY.
Three empty non PCCM bulkhead flats get pulled from University Millwork for return to Boise Cascade in International Falls, MN.
The BT-27 finishes up its switching work at the Schaefer Brewery pulling loaded non PCCM boxcars of the one beer to have when having more than one as our friendly neighborhood RDC looks on. The sharp looking Schaefer boxcar was a gift from 1:1 atjoe1972.
Train BT-28 returns to Terminal Yard
Alco Joe brings Train BT-28 back to Terminal Yard closing out part one of my outbound PCCM 100 operations.
We'll pick it up tomorrow in Empire City and spend the day with the Empire Belt RR.
Be sure to catch all of the PCCM 100 action on Sir Neal's Atlantic Pacific RR, PC Ralph's Kings Port Division and atjoe 1972's Ralston Creek RR.
Thanks for reading and watching!!!
See you tomorrow!!!
To: Terminal Yard / North Side Yard
ReplyDeleteTo: West Mill / Kings Port/Ralston Creek RR
From: Rock Ridge Yard
Acknowledgement – LIRR train MA-3 heading to North Side Yard from Fresh Pond Yard
Acknowledgement – PC train from Selkirk heading to Terminal Yard
Acknowledgement – LIRR train MA-3 arrives at North Side Yard
Acknowledgement – LIRR train MA-4 heading to Fresh Pond Yard from North Side Yard
Acknowledgement – PC train SLX-1 heading to Selkirk
Acknowledgement – Train BP-12 departs Ford Plant for the APRR and other freight destinations to Terminal Yard
Acknowledgement – Train BP-41 departs Terminal Yard for Bedford Park Ford Plant
Acknowledgement – Empty hopper train heads to Terminal Yard
Acknowledgement – Train BT-27 from Selkirk heading to Terminal Yard w/2 Alco C425 engines!!
Acknowledgement – Mail and Express Train thru Bedford Tower holds up Bedford Turn Train
Acknowledgement – Hotshot Train RM-12 rolls thru Bedford still holding up BT-27
Acknowledgement – Train BT-28 returns to Terminal Yard
Rock Ridge Yard Out!
A great start to our PCCM #100! There’s so much action going on, I’m not sure if I enjoyed picking up the freight or watching some of those ‘Extra’ non-PCCM trains rolling thru Bedford and beyond! Getting the PCCM cars to Terminal Yard in itself was nice to see, especially the 86’ box cars from Bedford Ford Plant going to the APRR. That’s a nice Schaefer car at the brewery, a great addition to the railroad. Always a favorite to see the LIRR RS units in action. Reminds me of my rail fan days on the LIRR!
Excellent job Sir John!
10-4 Rock Ridge!!!!
DeleteThank you for all the compliments Sir Neal!!!
To: Terminal Yard/ Rock Ridge/ Ralston Creek
ReplyDeleteFrom: West Mill
Acknowledge LIRR MA-3 meeting VN-4 at Bedford Tower
Acknowledge MA-3 arriving North Side Yard
Acknowledge turnaround dispatch of MA-4 to Fresh Pond
Acknowledge MA-4 meeting PC train SLX-1
Acknowledge work of Bedford Park Yard job
Acknowledge dispatch of BP-12
Acknowledge BP-12 meeting Trail Van train
Acknowledge BP-12 arriving at Terminal Yard
Acknowledge turnaround dispatch of BP-41
Acknowledge BP-41 meeting empty hopper train
Acknowledge dispatch of Bedford Turn BT-27
BT-28 meets Mail & Express train
BT-28 arrives Terminal Yard
I greatly appreciated the reference to our first shared PCCM card and the PC Car Movement Cards we used to use! We’d need stacks of those cards to meet today’s ops!
Class 1 railroading seen on the N.Y.C.T.L. today with multiple train meets, long freights, and high-speed M&E and Trail Van moves! Nice acknowledgement of the NYC/PRR heritage in some of the train power consists including a seldom seen Pennsey F7A on VN-4! It was fun to see the Celanese tank car move again! In addition to all of the great railroad action I noticed the truck cabs on flat cars, the neat crate loads and the nice details on the University Milling loading dock. Great Start to our milestone virtual op!
Thank you very much Ralph!!! The original PC car cards were fun to use but you're right we'd need stacks of them now as the op has grown and grown and grown!!
DeleteTo: Terminal Yard/ Rock Ridge/ West Mill
ReplyDeleteFrom: Ralston Creek
Acknowledge LIRR MA-3 meeting VN-4 at Bedford Tower
Acknowledge MA-3 arriving North Side Yard
Acknowledge turnaround dispatch of MA-4 to Fresh Pond
Acknowledge MA-4 meeting PC train SLX-1
Acknowledge work of Bedford Park Yard job
Acknowledge dispatch of BP-12
Acknowledge BP-12 meeting Trail Van train
Acknowledge BP-12 arriving at Terminal Yard
Acknowledge turnaround dispatch of BP-41
Acknowledge BP-41 meeting empty hopper train
Acknowledge dispatch of Bedford Turn BT-27
BT-28 meets Mail & Express train
BT-28 arrives Terminal Yard
Ralston Creek out!
Some great Alco action around the layout! Always nice to see Jimmy Alco make a trip from out from the Island. Alco Joe appreciates his time running those fine Centuries! I'm glad to see management enjoying the new Schaefer reefer to haul all of that liquid gold!
10-4 Ralston Creek...
DeleteThank you very much ATJOE!!! We were definitely Alco-centric today and the 1:87 citizens appreciate the prompt delivery of the liquid gold from Schaefer in that new RBL.