Penn Central Car Movements #103 Part 6 / Conclusion of Virtual Operations!!!

 Greetings All,

 Welcome back to Penn Central Car Movements #103!!!

Our first PCCM of 2024 concludes today with PCCM freight cars from Ralph's Kings Port Division and Sir Neal's Atlantic Pacific RR being moved to their intended destinations.

The action starts today at the Empire Belt RRs North Side Yard.

PC Train EC-1 from Terminal Yard delivers PCCM traffic from the KPD and APRR to the Empire Belt RR.

It's none other than Alco Joe and conductor Murray running the pool power consist!! With a four Alco set at Terminal Yard the EBRR trainmen ask why he's running EMDs. The answer, are you kidding, I'm a rock star out here with these engines. You'll see me waving to the cameras for the many rail fans photographing the train.

Alco Joe and conductor Murray head back to Terminal Yard.

The EBRR trainmen get to work building the Belt Job that will service the Empire City industries.

PC boxcar 142772 and four APRR gondolas will be held in North Side Yard until called for due to their intended industries receiving PCCM freight cars that exceeds their siding capacities. 

Empty PC flatcar 766053 and empty NYC Early Bird boxcar get moved into the Belt Job consist to fulfill PCCM empty car requests. 

Two APRR flatcars are placed on the the head end of the Belt Job to be used as a handle at Superior Furniture.*

Well look at that! PC Ralph is working the yard in the SDP40s and Senior Engineer Sir Neal will be running the Belt Job in the U23Cs.

The Belt Job is on the move.

The first move is to shove into the Gervais Pipe and Ralph's Grocery siding. The Belt Job couples up to three non PCCM NYC gondolas loaded with pipe. 

With the siding clear two reefers and one boxcar loaded with PCCM freight get spotted at Ralph's Grocery Warehouse. PC 360063 is loaded with packaged meals from Cavendish Foods & Spirits. BAR 7574 is loaded with baked goods from Freihofers Bakery. BAR 11128 is loaded with frozen foods from C& P Restaurant Supply.

Three Evans coil coaches loaded with steel coils from Kings Port Steel are placed at Gervais Pipe & Fitting.

The Belt Job begins working the mid town industries.

Am empty HRC RBL gets spotted at Empire Produce for its next PCCM load as 1:87 Emery captures the moves.

Empty PC depressed flatcar 766053 gets placed at Empire City Caterpillar for its next PCCM load.

An empty NYC Early Bird boxcar fulfills a PCCM empty car request at Prestage Gear.

The Belt Job heads to the Hohman Ave Industrial Park.

PC boxcar 360158 loaded with console TVs from Zenith gets placed at Superior Furniture with the assistance of two APRR gondolas.

The Belt Job is back together and preparing to head back to North Side Yard.

The Belt Job is on the move.

Sir Neal and the Belt Job are back at North Side Yard and he thanks PC Ralph for the two gondolas he placed on the head end of the train. The yard however is reaching capacity and an LIRR Extra has been requested to relieve some of the congestion.

A short time later LIRR Extra 1556 arrives in North Side yard caboose lite.

LIRR caboose 12 is coupled onto the tail end of a non PCCM block of cars heading to Fresh Pond Yard to clear out the yard.

LIRR Extra 468 prepares to depart North Side Yard.

LIRR Extra 468 departs North Side Yard.

Not long after Penn Central Train EC-3 is ready to depart Terminal Yard with PCCM traffic for the LIRR to be interchanged at North Side Yard.

Train EC-3 rolls out of Terminal Yard.

The EC-3 arrives in North Side Yard.

The 1:87 world is back on its axis as it's none other than Alco Joe running the four Alco set. Just as it should be.

Alco Joe and conductor Murray head back to Terminal Yard. I don't know about you but that is one good looking consist! 

As the day winds down LIRR Train MA-3 has been cleared onto the Bedford Main.

LIRR Train MA-3 rolls thru Bedford to North Side Yard.

LIRR engineer Jimmy Alco checks in with the EBRR trainmen. The guys all agree this has been another fine virtual op and are happy it is coming to a close.

LIRR Train MA-4 departs North Side Yard.

The MA-4 heads thru Bedford back to Fresh Pond Yard.

Put it in the books!!!

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

* For seven years I've used the EBRR U23Cs and SDP40s to power the Belt Job but it wasn't until an op session just before the PCCM ops that I found out neither locomotive fit into the Superior Furniture siding. 

Did I not work the Superior Siding in all that time with these engines? Or did the Belt Job consist have several cars between the big engines and the first car going into the siding? I don't know the answer here.

What I know is the six axle power is just a bit too long to get into the siding while coming off the curve causing it to strike one of the pillars. Solution; four axle power that I know fits or the use of a "handle" like the APRR gondolas. 

 

Thanks for reading and watching!!!

See you soon!!!