Penn Central Car Movements #112 Part 3 / Final Outbound Installment

 Greetings All,

Welcome Back to PCCM #112

Our three layout virtual op with my layout interchanging freight traffic with Ralph's Kings Port Division and Sir Neal's Atlantic Pacific Railroad continues today with the dispatch of our outbound trains!!

We kick off the final outbound installment with PC Train Extra 3175 ready to depart Terminal Yard for Selkirk with a consist of all PCCM traffic for the Atlantic Pacific Railroad that was collected by the MR-1 / MR-2 yesterday.

Extra 3175 departs Terminal Yard.

Next stop Selkirk!!!

Back on the Bedford Secondary the almost forgotten BT-28 prepares to return to Terminal Yard as Train BT-28 before it outlaws. The new yardmaster is doing a good job so far balancing traffic movements and hours of service for the trainmen.

Train BT-28 heads back to Terminal Yard.

The GP20s are tied down in the engine terminal.

Time to check in with the Empire Belt crew!!! The EBRR trainmen discuss their moves today with 1:87 senior engineer Sir Neal and conductor John working the Belt Job.

The Belt Job departs North Side Yard.

The first stop for the Belt Job is Neal's Lumber & Hardware to pull empty NYC boxcar 47062 and PC boxcar 77047 for their next PCCM loads.

The next move is to pull empty BAR boxcar 5226 and empty LV reefer 7120 from Empire Produce as 1:87 Emery photographs the action.

The Belt Job heads west.

The Belt Job starts working the Walsh Steel Wool Products siding pulling two EBRR boxcars loaded with steel wool products for American Hardware Supply in Rock Ridge, NJ and TP&W boxcar 627 loaded with steel wool products for Boom's Ready Mix in West Mill, NY.

Getting pulled from Drywell Inks are empty NYC and LV boxcars. The NYC 80755 will be held at North Side Yard to be moved to it's next PCCM load. The LV 66392 will be heading back to the LV at Binghamton, NY.

The Belt Job heads back to North Side Yard.

Once back in the yard Sir Neal sets up some non PCCM traffic for the Haydon Heights crew to pick up easily.

PC Ralph and conductor Rocky head to the Haydon Heights Lead and the ALCO S4 currently on loan to the EBRR. The end cab switcher is being tested for future use and will be reported on in a future blog post.

The Alco starts working Gervais Pipe & Fitting and couples onto KP&W and MCRR gondolas loaded with pipe for the Hudson Valley Ag Coop via the KP&W Williams Yard.

An empty Morton Salt covered hopper is pulled from the Quaker Plant for return to Morton Salt in Rock Ridge, NJ for its next PCCM load.

Train HH-1 departs Haydon Heights for North Side Yard.

PC Ralph has coupled onto the non PCCM freight cars going to Haydon Heights and talks things over with Sir Neal and conductor John. Making their PCCM debut are the PC and NH covered hoppers.

Train HH-2 heads back to Haydon Heights.

After delivering the non PCCM cars the Alco S4 and caboose are tied down on the Haydon Heights lead as PC Ralph and Conductor Rocky head to the Empire Belt RR office.

A little while later North Side Yard is ready for the arrival of Long Island RR Train MA-3 from Fresh Pond.

And here it comes now!!! The MA-3 is rolling into Bedford with PC gondola 525702 loaded with scrap metal for Kings Port Steel and empty GM&O boxcar 21129 heading to its next PCCM load along with non PCCM tonnage bringing up the rear.

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

LIRR engineer Jimmy Alco checks in with the EBRR guys as the C420s build up the air for the train heading back to Fresh Pond.

LIRR Train MA-4 heads back to Fresh Pond with non PCCM traffic.

Next stop Fresh Pond!!

Back in North Side Yard PC Ralph is boarding the 6294 and will take Train EB-2 to Terminal Yard. I think he's happy to be in the saddle of some serious horsepower!

Train EB-2 heads to Terminal Yard.

PC Ralph checks in with the Terminal Yard gang as he reclaims his caboose.

EBRR Train EB-3 departs Terminal Yard caboose light.

The Terminal Yard crew makes its plans to get the last PCCM trains to Selkirk.

Big Mike has the yard set up for train SK-5 (LV Reefer), SK-7 (EBRR Boxcar) and PCCM traffic to be held for PCCM loading.

It's time to assign the motive power and call the road crews. Overworked hostler Wet Willy has two GP40s in his stable ready to go. 

PC GP40 3007 (Ex NYC 3007) known locally as "the Growler" is coupled onto the SK-5 freight consist.

Train SK-5 departs Terminal Yard.

Next Stop Selkirk!!!

Sir Neal and conductor John, who arrived with EBRR Train EB-4, confer with Superintendent Shore as they watch Train SK-7 prepare to depart.

Train SK-7 departs Terminal Yard.

Next Stop Selkirk!!!

This closes out the Outbound portion of PCCM 112 on the NYCTL.

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

Thanks for reading and watching!!!

See you Friday!!!

Penn Central Car Movements #112 Part 2 / Trains, Trains and More Trains

 Greetings All,

Welcome Back to PCCM #112

Our three layout virtual op with my layout interchanging freight traffic with Ralph's Kings Port Division and Sir Neal's Atlantic Pacific Railroad continues today with more PCCM freight traffic being moved around the layout and dispatched to Selkirk.

The action starts today in the Terminal Yard Shop with the Penn Central NW-2 8807 working the shop switcher job and pulling two loaded PC gondolas of scrap steel for movement to Kings Port Steel in Kings Port, NY.

Watch the shop switcher deliver the gondolas to Terminal Yard and return to the shop.

The 8807 ties down in the shop.

Over in Terminal Yard the Yard Job is putting together PC Train TKW-01 that will take PCCM traffic for the Kings Port & Western RR and the PC Kings Port Division to Selkirk. The KPW & PC PS 2 hoppers are loaded with lime for the Port Owen Brick Co.

The two loaded PC gondolas are coupled onto five empty coil coaches and six loaded coal hoppers all heading to Kings Port Steel.

PC FP7s 4269 & 4348 couple onto the TKW-01 freight consist.

Train TKW-01 is on the move.

Next stop Selkirk!!

Back at the engine terminal Alco Joe is picking up today's MR-1 power, a pair of GP7s.

The GP7s are coupled onto the MR-1 freight train consisting of non PCCM traffic for T&R Gravel and Hudson Coal. 

The MR-1 departs Terminal Yard.

The first stop is T&R Gravel to pull four Penn Central PS2 covered hoppers loaded with locomotive sand for the APRR's Richmond Hill Engine Terminal (RHET).

Also being pulled from T&R Gravel are four APRR ballast hoppers loaded with....You guessed it!! Ballast for the APRR MOW department.

The ballast hoppers and PS2 covered are hoppers are temporarily placed at T&R Gravel while the MR-1 delivers cars to T&R Gravel.

After delivering the freight cars to T&R Gravel it's time to start pulling the loads out of Hudson Coal.

The MR-1 caboose is coupled on and the loaded hoppers from T&R Gravel and Hudson Coal start getting pulled.

The last of the coal hoppers are pulled out. All twelve are heading to the APRR's Rock Ridge Yard for delivery to RMO Electric and the M&E interchange track.

The MR-1 makes the very long pull out of Hudson Coal.

The dispatcher holds Train MR-1 on the secondary track at Bedford Station.

Back at Pier 16 the B&O Empire Power Switcher is pulling empty coal hoppers to be returned to the B&O. 

The caboose is coupled onto the hind end of the twenty car train of empty coal hoppers.

B&O F7As with PC trainmen head to Terminal Yard to couple onto the empty hopper train in the background.

The engines are coupled on and the air test is underway. Once done the train will depart for Selkirk as Extra 251. The B&O has been contracted to provide bituminous coal to the Empire Power Authority so we may see this train in one form or another going forward. 

Extra 251 departs Terminal Yard.

Next Stop Selkirk!!!

With Extra 251 now gone the MR-1 is cleared to enter the mainline to start delivering empty hoppers to Hudson Coal.

The MR-1 makes its moves.

Empty hoppers get shoved into Hudson Coal.

The last of the empties are placed.

Alco Joe (GP Joe today) couples onto the loaded hoppers and prepares to head back to Terminal Yard as Train MR-2. 

The MR-2 is cleared back to Terminal Yard.

Alco Joe calls it a day as he tis down his GP7s back in the engine terminal.

Back in Terminal Yard the Bedford Turn, Train BT-27 / BT-28 is ready to depart behind a pair of GP20s.

The Bedford Turn departs Terminal Yard.

PCCM freight traffic gets pulled from Hostess. EBRR boxcar 360158 is loaded with baked goods for.... Empty Cargill and Rock Island covered hoppers will be heading back to Empire Grain for their next PCCM loads.

More PCCM traffic is pulled from Ralph's Grocery Warehouse. EBRR boxcar......., PC boxcar 229046 and Rock Island boxcar 35062

We'll close it here for today with the dispatcher once again holding a local train on the Bedford Secondary in order to keep the traffic moving and the yard fluid.

The reason for the hold is for Extra 3175 which was quickly made ready to go with a consist of all PCCM traffic for the Atlantic Pacific Railroad that was collected by the MR-1 / MR-2 which we'll pick up tomorrow.

This closes out Part 2 on the NYCTL. Be sure to catch the PCCM action on PC Ralph's Kings Port Division and Sir Neal's Atlantic Pacific Railroad.

Thanks for reading and watching!!!

See you tomorrow!!!