Penn Central Car Movements #108 Part 3 / Dispatch of Outbound Trains

 Greetings All,

Welcome to Penn Central Car Movements #108

Our PCCM 108  concludes today with the dispatch of the outbound freight traffic to Selkirk for interchange with Sir Neal's Atlantic Pacific RR and PC Ralph's Kings Port Division.

The action starts today in Terminal Yard with Big Mike and Kar Knocker preparing to get the yard in order and build our outbound trains.

First move is to pull three empty Gulf tank cars from the tank car track for movement back to the Gulf River facility in West Mill, NY.

Penn Central PS2 covered hoppers loaded with locomotive sand get shoved into track #3 for movement to the Atlantic Pacific RR's Richmond Hill Engine Terminal.

Loaded coal hoppers are shoved into track #5 for movement to Kings Port Steel.

Empty MEC bulkhead flatcars going back to the MEC via the B&M are shoved onto the head end of PCCM traffic for the Kings Port Division.

Big Mike and Kar Knocker prepare to head home with the yard in good shape and the outbound trains just about ready for dispatch.

Over at the B&O 16th Street Yard two F7As get ready to depart with a transfer run of non PCCM traffic for Terminal Yard and the Terminal Warehouse and Cold Storage Complex.

The B&O 16th Street Yard Transfer heads to Terminal Yard.

The 16th Street crew make a shove towards the Terminal Warehouse & Cold Storage Complex.

PC boxcar #360508 and NPM reefer #473 loaded with frozen food and grocery products for ShopRite in Rock Ridge NJ get pulled from Consolidated Grocery Distributors and Birdseye.

Non PCCM Libby's Reefer, Frisco 50' boxcar and EBRR reefer 5127 make their PCCM debut as they get spotted at the TW&CS Complex.

The B&O crew prepares to shove back to 16th Street Yard with six empty PCCM reefers and one empty non PCCM SCL boxcar.

The B&O 16th Street Yard Transfer shoves back to 16th Street Yard.

Empty EBRR and APRR reefers will get cleaned and refueled prior to movement to Birdseye in the TW&CS Complex for their next PCCM loads.

The first trick Yard Job shoves PC boxcar #360508 and NPM Reefer #473 onto the head end of the PCCM traffic going to the APRR.

The power couples up to Train SK-5 that will take PCCM traffic for the APRR to Selkirk.

Train SK-5 departs Terminal Yard.

Next stop Selkirk!!

Back in Terminal Yard the SK-7 power couples on to take the PCCM freight traffic for the  Kings Port Division to Selkirk.

Train SK-7 departs Terminal Yard.

The SK-7 rumbles thru Bedford towards Selkirk.

Next stop Selkirk!!!! 

This wraps up the outbound portion of my PCCM 108 installments. Be sure to catch all the PCCM action on Sir Neal's APRR and PC Ralph's KPD layouts.

Don't forget to comeback for the Inbound Action on Friday!!!

Thanks for reading and watching!!!

See you next week!!!

Penn Central Car Movements #108 Part 2 / The Gathering Continues

Greetings All,

Welcome to Penn Central Car Movements #108

PCCM 108 continues today with my layout interchanging freight traffic with Sir Neal's Atlantic Pacific RR and PC Ralph's Kings Port Division.

Today's action starts at the Terminal Yard engine terminal with Alco Joe called for Train MR-1/MR-2, a turn job that handles traffic to and from Hudson Coal and T&R Gravel. Below he is greeting engine hostler Wet Willie as he heads towards the 5229 which will be part of the MR-1/MR-2 power consist.

Train MR-1 is ready to depart. Kar Knocker will roll it by as it departs the yard.

The MR-1 rolls out of Terminal Yard.

First stop for the MR-1 is T&R Gravel to pull four Penn Central PS-2 covered hoppers loaded with locomotive sand for the Atlantic Pacific RRs Richmond Hill Engine Terminal.

The next car to be pulled from T&R Gravel is EL boxcar #73510 loaded with bagged iron ore for Port Owen Brick in you guessed it, Port Owen, NY.

The freight cars from T&R Gravel are temporarily shoved into Hudson Coal.

Train MR-1 has coupled back up to its empty hoppers and caboose to start pulling the cars  from Hudson Coal.

The last of the loaded coal hoppers for the Atlantic Pacific RR and Kings Port Steel get pulled from Hudson Coal.

Train MR-1 makes the long pull from Hudson Coal.

The empties get shoved into Hudson Coal.

Fifteen empties are spotted for loading.

Alco Joe has coupled the RS2s onto the loaded PCCM freight cars and prepares to return to Terminal Yard as Train MR-2.

The MR-2 heads back to Terminal Yard.

Train MR-2 returns to Terminal Yard.

Alco Joe returns the Alco power back to engine terminal and is greeted by engine hostler Wet Willie as the KPRS gang who'll be setting up to photograph the RS2 consist. 

Next train out is the Bedford Turn, Trains BT27/BT28 being powered by two end cab switchers.

The Bedford Turn departs Terminal Yard.

The BT-27 starts its work by pulling some non PCCM cars from the Hostess siding that include two TH&B boxcars making their PCCM debut.

Now over at the Schaefer Brewery the BT-27 pulls out two EBRR boxcars loaded with beer for ShopRite in Rock Ridge, NJ.

With the switching work done the BT27 power holds at Bedford Tower as it waits to make its runaround move.

A surprise train from Selkirk roars past Bedford Tower.

The Bedford Turn, now Train BT-28 heads back to Terminal Yard.

Train BT-28 rolls into Terminal Yard.

We'll cut it here for today with the switch engines joining the crowd in the engine terminal.

We'll pick it up and close it out tomorrow with Big Mike and his eclectic power working the yard and building our outbound trains.

That wraps up part two of my PCCM 108 installments. Be sure to catch all the PCCM action on Sir Neal's APRR and PC Ralph's KPD layouts.

Thanks for reading and watching!!!

See you tomorrow!!!

Penn Central Car Movements #108 Part 1 / The Gathering Begins

 Greetings All,

Welcome to Penn Central Car Movements #108

PCCM 108 will be a traditional two weekend three layout virtual op with my layout interchanging freight traffic with Sir Neal's Atlantic Pacific RR and PC Ralph's Kings Port Division.

The PCCM 108 action starts at North Side Yard in Empire City with the Empire Belt RR. Today's Belt Job is powered by a pair of EBRR GP30s and "borrowed" NYC GP30 #2197. 1:87 Senior Engineer Sir Neal confers with PC Ralph who is at the throttle of the 2160 getting ready to depart the yard.

The Belt Job is on the move!!!

The Belt Job starts it's work in the Haydon Heights section of the city as it shoves into the Gervais Pipe & Fitting siding to couple up to a quartet of APRR gondolas loaded with pipe that will be going to Shapeless Steel in Rock Ridge, NJ.

The Belt Job shoves back to the Ralph's Grocery Warehouse siding to pull four empty PCCM cars that include two BAR reefers and two PC boxcars.

Now working in midtown 1:87 scale Sir Neal checks out newly added UP boxcar #451360 making a non PCCM delivery to Neal's Lumber & Hardware.

An NYC Early Bird Service boxcar loaded with gears gets pulled from Prestage Gear for movement to Laroche Cycle in West Mill NY. Last but not least in midtown we catch PC depressed center flatcar 766053 loaded with an excavator being pulled from Empire City Caterpillar for delivery to Sal's Salvage in West Mill, NY.

The Belt Job heads towards Hohman Ave.

Now working the Hohman Ave Industrial Park the Belt Job pulls loaded PC boxcar #360158 from Superior Furniture for movement to Battaglia Brother's Warehouse in Kings Port, NY.

The work at Hohman Ave is done and PC Ralph has the Belt Job ready to head back to North Side Yard.

The Belt Job departs from Hohman Ave.

The Belt Job Arrives back at North Side Yard

PC Ralph brings the train to halt on track #3.

After sorting thru the waybills the EBRR guys clear out North Side Yard for the pending arrival of LIRR Train MA-3. With NSY near capacity the PC trainmaster at Terminal Yard has given permission for the EBRR to run Extra 2160 to Terminal Yard.

Extra 2160 heads to Terminal Yard.

Meanwhile over in Bedford, Long Island RR C420s power Train MA-3 from Fresh Pond Yard towards North Side Yard.

The dispatcher has not lost his touch! 

Senior engineer Sir Neal and conductor John inspect LIRR Train MA-3 as it arrives in North Side Yard with 25 cars of PCCM traffic.

The LIRR engines are coupled up to non PCCM freight cars going to Fresh Pond Yard. LIRR engineer Jimmy Alco takes a minute to chat with the EBRR men.

Over in East Bedford Extra 2160 is entering the tunnel to Terminal Yard.

PC Ralph and conductor Rocky check in with the Terminal Yard yardmaster and crew. With no traffic going back to North Side Yard the EBRR guys will head back caboose lite as Extra 2197.

Back in Empire City the caboose is coupled on and LIRR Train MA-4 gets ready to depart North Side Yard.

Empire Belt Train Extra 2197 meets Long Island Train MA-4.

Extra 2197 has arrived back at North Side Yard and rolls thru the yard on track #3.

The EBRR caboose is tacked on to the PCCM freight cars from MA-3 going to Terminal Yard.

The power is coupled on and PC Ralph is pumping up the airline as he gets ready to depart with Train EB-2. Sir Neal and conductor John will give the train a roll by inspection as it heads out.

Over at Terminal Yard the yard is quite congested as Big Mike prepares to make room for EBRR Train EB-2 due in very shortly. Kar Knock is chiding Big Mike about today's yard power. Big Mike laments that he doesn't know what he did to make the brass treat him so disrespectfully.

EBRR Train EB-2 has just passed Bedford Tower and is heading to Terminal Yard.

The EB-2 is held for two!!!

We'll cut it here for today with PC Ralph delivering the Train EB-2  EBRR and NYC GP30s to the engine terminal where engine hostler Wet Willie will service them for their trip to Selkirk and their 30 day inspection.

We'll pick up the action tomorrow back at the engine terminal.

This wraps up part one of my PCCM 108 installments. Be sure to catch all the PCCM action on Sir Neal's APRR and PC Ralph's KPD layouts.

Thanks for reading and watching!!!

See you tomorrow!!!