Penn Central Car Movements #102 Part 6 / Conclusion of Virtual Operations

 Greetings All,

Welcome Back to Penn Central Car Movements #102!!!

PCCM 102 concludes today with the final deliveries and interchange of PCCM freight traffic from Sir Neal's Atlantic Pacific RR and PC Ralph's Kings Port Division.

Well what do you know!!! Wet Willie has the four tired old Alcos coupled up to Train EC-1 that will bring a long freight train of PCCM cars to North Side Yard. Alco Joe couldn't be happier!

Train EC-1 departs Terminal Yard.

Alco Joe brings the EC-1 into North Side Yard as the EBRR trainmen inspect the train.

Alco Joe has coupled onto his caboose. He and conductor Murray chat with the EBRR trainmen. The 5229 looks good!!!

Alco Joe heads back to Terminal Yard caboose lite as Train EC-2

It's time to turn this virtual op over to the Empire Belt RR. PC Ralph and brakeman Rocky will be working North Side Yard. Senior engineer Sir Neal and conductor John will handle todays Belt Job.

PC Ralph shoves the Belt Job freight cars out of North Side Yard.

PC Ralph continues working the yard as Sir Neal starts to shove the Belt Job towards the eastside industries.

First stop Ralph's Grocery Warehouse. Being spotted are a Swift reefer from Lawrence, Mass loaded with frozen meat products. An HRC boxcar loaded with baked goods from Freihofers Bakery in Rock Ridge, NJ and a Tropicana RBL loaded with juice products from Tropicana also in Rock Ridge, NJ 

The Belt Job gets to work in midtown pulling two empty EBRR boxcars for movement to their next PCCM loads.

A non PCCM flatcar of lumber and an Early Bird boxcar loaded with bagged cement from Boom's Ready Mix in West Mill, NY are shoved into Neal's lumber yard.

Meanwhile over in North Side Yard brakeman Rocky conducts a perishable protection inspection on the loaded reefers.

Across the tracks the Belt Job shoves two empty EL reefers into Empire Produce for their next PCCM loads along with an empty EL boxcar for a non PCCM load.

With the midtown switching done it's time to go west Sir Neal!!!

The Belt Job starts working Moore & Company pulling a pair of APRR boxcars loaded with electronics for IDEAL Auto Parts in Rock Ridge, NJ.

Now at City Pallet the Belt Job pulls PC boxcar 77047 loaded with pallets for Woodstock Hills All Natural Soda in Bloomberg, NY

Sir Neal shoves the freight cars back to Drywell Inks to grab P&E boxcar 3638 loaded with bulk ink for the Catskill Mountain Press in Bloomberg, NY and a non PCCM EBRR also loaded with ink.  

Non PCCM NH and APRR 40' boxcars are shoved to the Drywell Inks siding for their next loads.

Empty NH boxcar 36116 is placed at City Pallet for its next PCCM load.

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

Sir Neal has the Belt Job back together and prepares to head back to North Side Yard.

The Belt Job is on the move!!!

Sir Neal is back at North Side Yard as PC Ralph is busy setting the yard up for the upcoming PCCM freight car interchange with LIRR.

The EBRR guys are ready for the arrival of LIRR train MA-3 that will pick up the freight car sitting in the background.

A short time later LIRR Train MA-3 is making its way thru Bedford towards North Side Yard.

LIRR Train MA-3 threads its way thru the Bedford Needle.

Train MA-3 rolls into North Side Yard.

LIRR engineer Jimmy Alco is greeted by old friends, the EBRR guys, as he prepares to couple up the outbound PCCM freight cars.

Jimmy Alco couples onto the outbound freight consist that will become LIRR Train MA-4.

LIRR caboose #12 is coupled on and the MA-4 is ready to go.

LIRR Train MA-4 threads the Bedford Needle as it heads to Fresh Pond Yard.

Put it in the books!!! Train MA-4 heads to Fresh Pond Yard concluding the NYCTL's portion of the PCCM 102 virtual operations!

Be sure to catch all of the PCCM 101 action on Sir Neal's Atlantic Pacific RR and PC Ralph's Kings Port Division.

Thanks for reading and watching!!!

See you soon!!!