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!!!