Penn Central Car Movements #113 Part 1

 Greetings All,

Welcome to PCCM #113

The boys are back in town and another three layout virtual op is underway with my layout interchanging freight traffic with Ralph's Kings Port Division and Sir Neal's Atlantic Pacific Railroad.

Long Island Railroad Train MA-3 from Fresh Pond hauling PCCM traffic to North Side Yard does the honors of opening PCCM 113.

Train MA-3 heads to North Side Yard.

After yarding the MA-3 LIRR engineer Jimmy Alco checks in with the EBRR trainmen. 

The MA-4 departs North Side Yaard.

LIRR Train MA-4 heads to Fresh Pond Yard.

A short time later the EBRR trainmen have the yard in order and prepare to deliver the Long Island RR PCCM traffic to Terminal Yard with EBRR Train EB-2. Note the EBRR New Haven Heritage Unit has been added to the consist for extra muscle.

Train EB-2 is on the move!!!

After delivering the PCCM traffic to Terminal Yard Senior Engineer Sir Neal and Conductor John prepare to bring non PCCM traffic to North Side Yard with Train EB-3.

Train EB-3 rolls out of Terminal Yard.

With Train EB-3 back in the yard the EBRR guys plan out their next moves.

The EBRR Belt Job heads out of North Side Yard.

First stop is Neal's Lumber and Hardware to pull EBRR boxcar 358160 loaded with plywood veneers for Mike's Lumber in Rock Ridge, NJ.

Next stop is Empire Produce to pull EL Reefer 5010 loaded with produce for

Empty NPM Reefer 498 is placed at Empire Produce for its next PCCM load.

An empty NYC Early Bird boxcar is spotted at Prestage Gear for its next PCCM load.

The Belt Job heads to Hohman Ave Industrial Park

The Belt Job begins to work the industrial park.

Being pulled from Moore & Company are NYC boxcar 80775 loaded with bulk cardboard for Canton Box in West Mill, NY and the NYC Pacemaker boxcar loaded with burlap bags for Agway in Bloomberg, NY.

Being pulled from City Pallet are empty MEC bulkhead flats 1400 and 1414 for movement to their next PCCM loads and PC boxcar 77047 loaded with pallets for Woodstock Hills Soda in Bloomberg, NY.

Now being pulled from Dry Well Inks are Rock Island boxcar 35062 and PC boxcar 104478 loaded with (ACCO) 55 gallon drums of ink for the Catskill Mountain Press located in Bloomberg, NY.

A non PCCM bulkhead flat is placed at City Pallet along with empty GTW boxcar 516158 and IC boxcar 30130 that will be receiving their next PCCM loads.

The Belt Job gets ready to head home.

The Belt Job heads back to North Side Yard.

Freight traffic for Haydon Heights gets set out for pick up.

PC Ralph and Conductor Rocky head to the Haydon Heights lead and the EBRR GP18s.

Empty NYC covered hopper 892010 gets pulled from the Quaker Plant for movement to its next PCCM load.

Four gondolas of pipe are pulled from Gervais Pipe & Fitting for movement to Shapeless Steel in Rock Ridge, NJ.

The HH-1 heads to North Side Yard

The GP18s couple up to the freight traffic going to Haydon Heights in Train HH-2.

Train HH-2 departs North Side Yard.

Non PCCM traffic gets delivered to the Quaker Plant.

Non PCCM gondolas are delivered to Gervais Pipe and Quaker.

PC Ralph and conductor Rocky have tied down the GP18s and stroll to the EBRR office to deliver their waybills

The MEC bulkheads and NYC covered hopper are held on track 1 for future local movements to their next PCCM loads.

PC Ralph will handle EBRR Train EB-4 that will bring a mixed manifest train of PCCM and non PCCM traffic to Terminal Yard.

Train EB-4 departs North Side Yard with PCCM and non PCCM traffic.

Train EB-4 rolls into Terminal Yard.

PC Ralph and conductor Rocky take a minute to shoot the breeze with Kar Knocker and Big Mike.

We'll cut it here for today with Empire Belt Train EB-5 departing Terminal Yard for North Side Yard.

We'll pick it up tomorrow at Terminal Yard with Kar Knocker and Big Mike setting up our next PCCM and non PCCM movements.

This closes out Part 1 on the NYCTL. 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 tomorrow!!!