Empire Belt GP30s

Empire Belt GP30s
The EBRR GP30s round a curve on the Empire City Belt Line.

Sunday, August 3, 2025

Penn Central Car Movements #112 Part 6

 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 EBRR taking center stage and the running of our final inbound trains.

The action opens up at the Empire Belt RR's North Side Yard the EBRR trainmen preparing for today's work. PC Ralph will be at the throttle of the 6294 and work the Belt Job this morning.
The Belt Job leaves North Side Yard.
The first stop today is Neal's Lumber and Hardware to deliver EL boxcar 73510 loaded with bricks from Port Owen Brick and the NYC Early Bird boxcar loaded with bagged cement from Boom's Ready Mix in West Mill, NY.
1:87 Emery catches the Belt Job working the mid town siding from atop his usual perch at Empire Produce.
Empty EL 50' reefer 5010 gets spotted at Empire Produce for its next PCCM load as 1:87 Emery photographs the EBRR locomotives.
With the work in mid town done it's time to head to the Hohman Ave Industrial Park.
Now in the Hohman Ave Industrial Park a non PCCM GN boxcar gets pulled from the Drywell Inks siding.
Being shoved into the Drywell Inks siding are PC boxcar 104478 loaded with new 55 gallon drum from ACCO in Mayfield, NY and empty Rock Island boxcar 35062 for its next PCCM load.
Over at City Pallet two MEC bulkhead flatcars from Half Moon Lumber in West Mill, NY are spotted for unloaded with empty PC boxcar 77047 being left on the siding for its next PCCM load.
Being placed at Moore & Company are the NYC Pacemaker boxcar loaded with sewing and twister parts from Quality Fabrications in Bloomberg, NY along with empty NYC boxcar 80775 which will be getting its next PCCM load.
PC Ralph has the Belt Job back together and gets ready to head back to North Side Yard.
The Belt Job is on the move.
After uncoupling from the Belt Job freight consist PC Ralph sets up the yard for the Haydon Heights Job to pick up the PCCM and non PCCM freight cars to be moved there.
Over in the Heights Senior Engineer Sir Neal and conductor John walk to the GP18s assigned here today due to heavy traffic.
Sir Neal pulls non PCCM covered hoppers out of the Quaker Plant. The PC and NH cars were fine additions!!!
More non PCCM traffic is pulled from Gervais Pipe & Fitting and the Quaker Plant.
The HH-1 makes its way to North Side Yard.
Sir Neal and PC Ralph shoot the breeze as they wait for conductor John to return from the yard office with the waybills for the inbound freight cars going to Haydon Heights.
Train HH-2 departs North Side Yard.
Sir Neal gets right to work placing empty EBRR and PC gondolas at Gervais Pipe & Fitting for their next PCCM loads.
The final move for now is to shove NYC covered hopper 892010 loaded with grain from Empire Grain in West Mill, NY into the Quaker Plant siding for unloading.
Senior Engineer Sir Neal and conductor John head to the yard office after tying down their engines and caboose on the Haydon Heights lead.
A little while later the waybills and movement cards are ready and the guys will go about building Train EB-2.
Train EB-2 departs North Side Yard for Terminal Yard with Sir Neal at the throttle.
The EB-2 rolls thru Bedford towards Terminal Yard.
Train EB-2 arrives in Terminal Yard.
After uncoupling the EB engines from the freight consist the EB and PC guys meet and get complimented by Superintendent Shore on their good work keeping the yards fluid and the freight traffic moving. EB caboose 1604 will stay here when Train EB-3 departs with an EB pool caboose for North Side Yard.
Train EB-3 departs from Terminal Yard
After arriving in North Side Yard conductor John uncouples the caboose from the EB-3 consist.
Sir Neal places the engines on track 1 and the yard is ready to receive LIRR Train MA-3.
A short time later LIRR Train MA-3 from Fresh Pond is rolling towards North Side Yard.
The MA-3 continues thru Bedford towards North Side Yard.
LIRR engineer Jimmy Alco is still holding down the MA-3 /MA-4 run and checks in with the EBRR guys.
Train MA-4 departs North Side Yard for Fresh Pond. Sir Neal is making note of the amount of revenue his APRR freight cars are earning in this one train alone!!
Long Island Train MA-4 Freight Consist
AP 5035                              Non  PCCM car
AP 58260, 58279, 58203    Freihofer to Pilgrim State Hospital with bake goods
NPM 473                            Freihofer to Pilgrim State Hospital with frozen cakes
BAR 7574               C&P Rest Supply to Pilgrim State Hospital with frozen packaged meals
IC 30130, GTW 516158    Van Winkle Canning to Pilgrim State Hospital with canned food
EB 5728, 5726, 5730         C&P Rest Supply to Nassau Comm. College with frozen food  
AP 5794, 5782, 5760         C&P Rest Supply to Nassau Comm. College with frozen food 
PC 288573                         ACCO to West Chemical with storage tanks
NAHC Corning                 Empty to West Hills Silica Sand for its next PCCM load
Put it in the books!!! 
Train MA-4 heads to Fresh Pond and this closes out my portion of PCCM 112.
Be sure to catch all the PCCM action on PC Ralph's Kings Port Division and Sir Neal's Atlantic Pacific Railroad.

Thanks for reading and watching!!!
See you soon!!!




2 comments:

  1. To: Terminal Yard/ North Side Yard/ Rock Ridge
    From: West Mill

    Acknowledge dispatch of EBRR Belt Job from North Side
    Acknowledge return of EBRR Belt Job North Side
    Acknowledge dispatch of HH-1 Haydon Hts. to North Side
    Acknowledge HH-2 returning to Haydon Hts.
    Acknowledge dispatch of EBRR EB-2 North Side to Terminal Yard
    Acknowledge EB-2 meeting train Terminal Yard to Selkirk
    Acknowledge EB-2 arrive Terminal Yard
    Acknowledge turnaround dispatch of EB-3 Terminal Yard to North Side
    Acknowledge EB-3 meeting PC Commuter train
    Acknowledge EB-3 arrive North Side
    Acknowledge LIRR MA-3 meeting train to Terminal Yard
    Acknowledge MA-3 arrive North Side
    Acknowledge turnaround dispatch of LIRR MA-4 North Side to Fresh Pond
    Acknowledge MA-4 meeting RDC

    West Mill out.

    That's a wrap! Put it in the books on the N.Y.C.T.L. for a series that saw the movement of a record breaking number of freight cars! Nicely handled by several trains over the last two weeks! It was fun to see so many cars on the Belt Job that were recently forwarded by the KPD getting set out at local industries. The Haydon Heights run continues to be an interesting addition to the ops! Nice inclusion of new PC and NH covered hoppers on that run! Glad to see that GP35 #2327 is out of the shop and certified as road worthy! I noted the assortment of good looking open ca loads on the LIRR MA-3 and also enjoyed the all former-PRR lashup on the train the LIRR run met. Great work all around and we thank you!

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    1. 10-4 West Mill...
      Thank you very much Ralph!!!
      This was another fine virtual op!!!

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