Penn Central Car Movements #113 Part 6 / Conclusion of Virtual Operations

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Welcome back to Penn Central Car Movements #113

Our three layout virtual op concludes today with the final inbound trains from Ralph's Kings Port Division and Sir Neal's Atlantic Pacific Railroad interchanging their PCCM freight traffic with the Empire Belt and Long Island RRs.

We open our final installment at Terminal Yard with PC Train EC-1 preparing to depart for the EBRR's North Side Yard. The power has coupled on.

An Empire Belt pool caboose is coupled on.

Train EC-1 heads out of Terminal Yard.

The EBRR guys are happy that it's none other than Alco Joe aka GP30 Joe and conductor Murray running the EC-1 / EC-2 today.

Alco Joe (GP30 Joe) and conductor Murray head back to Terminal Yard caboose light as Train EC-2.

Train EC-2 has returned to Terminal Yard and places the EBRR pool caboose on the caboose track. A possible PCCM first in this photo with the EBRR and the APRR caboose coupled together!!!

Alco Joe (GP30 Joe today) ties down his six locomotive consist in the engine terminal and Wet Willie is already sweating while thinking about servicing the six engine consist. 

Meanwhile the Empire Belt brain trust has gathered at the yard office to plan their PCCM movements. 

PC Ralph will be handling the Belt Job today powered by three EBRR SDP40s.

The Belt Job has shoved a cut of seven PCCM freight cars to the newly established Quaker Yard Track.

The Belt Job starts delivering PCCM freight traffic to local industries. MEC 1400 and 1414 were held in North Side Yard at the end of the outbound portion and are placed at EC Caterpillar for their next PCCM loads.

Empty NYC covered hopper 892010 also held in North Side Yard at the end of the outbound portion is placed at Red Wing Milling for its next PCCM load.

The Belt Job heads towards the Hohman Ave Industrial Park.

The Belt Job starts working the Hohman Ave Industrial Park industries by placing empty PC boxcar 360063 at Reliable Machine Company for its next PCCM load.

GTW boxcar 516158 and IC boxcar 30130 loaded with pallets get pulled from City Pallet.

Empty NH boxcar 36116 is placed at City Pallet for its next PCCM load. The GTW, IC and P&E 3638 boxcars will remain on the storage track pending their next PCCM movements. 

PC Ralph has finished the switching work and prepares to head back to North Side Yard.

The Belt Job returns to North Side Yard.

The Belt Job is tied down in the yard and PC Ralph takes a stroll to the yard office to stretch his legs.

Over in Haydon Heights Sir Neal and conductor John head over to the industry lead to fire up the EBRR GP18s.

Empty covered hoppers get pulled from the Quaker Plant.

The crew couples up to the PCCM cars needing to be moved to Quaker and Gervais Pipe.

Empty PTTX bulkhead flatcar 91313 is placed at Gervais Pipe for its next PCCM load.

Three PCCM coil coaches of Kings Port Steel are placed at Gervais Pipe for unloading.

Three APRR covered hoppers loaded with wheat flour from Cargill in Rock Ridge, NJ are shoved to Quaker.

AP covered hopper 88279 plus two are shoved thru the Quaker Plant.

PC Ralph picks up the empties from Quaker and brings them to North Side Yard.

After a few more moves PC Ralph has the EBRR power and Terminal Yard bound freight traffic placed on the Empire City secondary track. The yard has two full tracks of PCCM traffic awaiting pick up by the LIRR and is set up for the arrival of Long Island RR Train MA-3

Things are heating up in Bedford as LIRR Train MA-3 from Fresh Pond heads west towards North Side Yard.

Meanwhile Penn Central Train TV-90A from Selkirk is heading east passing Bedford Tower.

LIRR Train MA-3 meets PC Train TV-90A

The TV-90A power is placed at the engine terminal sand racks for engine hostler Wet Willie begin their servicing

Big Mike and Kar Knocker are out quickly to work the hotshot TOFC train.

Big Mike pulls a block of TOFC cars from the TOFC track.

PCCM TOFC traffic that originated in Mechanicville, NY gets shoved into the TOFC track.

LIRR Train MA-3 arrives in North Side Yard

The MA-3 has rolled thru the yard to couple its caboose onto one of the blocks the PCCM freight traffic going to Fresh Pond Yard.

LIRR engineer Jimmy Alco chats with the EBRR gang before making his moves and leaving town with the MA-4

LIRR Train MA-4 is pumping up the air for a standing air test prior to departing the yard.

Train MA-4 departs North Side Yard for Fresh Pond.

Put it in the books!!!

This closes out Part 6 and PCCM 113 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 soon!!!