New York - New Jersey Ops #5 / Part 4 / Inbound Trains Arrive

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Welcome Back to New York - New Jersey Ops #5!!!

Our fifth NY-NJ Virtual Op with my NYCTL interchanging freight traffic with Sir Neal's Atlantic Pacific Railroad continues today with inbound NY-NJ freight cars from the PC Reynolds Intermodal Terminal and APRR Rock Ridge Yard arriving at the Penn Central Terminal Yard.

Hotshot Train NJNY-2 with PC U28C #6533 leading will do the honors of opening the NY-NJ Op #5 Inbound series.

The NJNY-2 proceeds to Terminal Yard and the TOFC Ramp.

After cutting from its train the 6533 backs thru the engine terminal wye to be turned for its next assignment.

The 6533 is parked at the sand platform to begin its servicing.

With the NJNY-2 settled in the yard we find Train JODN returning from BN Yard in the Bronx.

Train JODN heads for Terminal Yard.

The JODN arrives in the yard.

After cutting off from the JODN freight consist Alco Joe places the RS32s at the sand rack.

The terminal switcher pulls the caboose from the JODN.

The caboose is spotted at the caboose track for servicing.

Kar Knocker has cleared the train and Big Mike is ready to block the incoming freight cars but not before taking some time to shoot the breeze with KK.

EBRR empty boxcars and APRR empty gondolas are coupled into train EB-3 going to North Side Yard for movement to their next NY-NJ loads.

Empty B&M RBLs will be moving out later in Train BT-27 for their next NY-NJ loads.

Over at Bedford Tower Train TY-2 from Selkirk heads to Terminal Yard with NY-NJ freight traffic from the APRR Rock Ridge Yard.

The TY-2 heads to Terminal Yard.

The TY-2 arrives in Terminal Yard.

Trainmen gather to check out the Cotton Belt pool power usually based at Collinwood Yard that came in with the TY-2 and is now in the engine terminal.

Senior engineer Sir Neal gets a last look at the foreign road power as he gets ready to board the EBRR U23Cs with full tanks of fuel and full sandboxes. 

The U-Boats are coupled onto the freight cars going to North Side Yard as train EB-3.

Meanwhile over at Bedford Tower Train TY-4 from Selkirk is getting orders as it moves towards Terminal Yard.

Train EB-3 departs Terminal Yard and meets Train TY-4. Hopefully on separate tracks!

Train TY-4 rolls into Terminal Yard.

CB&Q GP7 244 along with the rest of the TY-4 power is spotted at the fuel rack. Don't worry the guys will be over soon enough to photograph and check out the CBQ 244.

Meanwhile in Empire City EBRR Train EB-3 arrives in North Side Yard. We'll check back with the EBRR crew in a future post.

Back at Terminal Yard the terminal switcher pulls the cabooses from the TY-2 and TY-4.

The cabooses are shoved past the scrap pile into the caboose track.

Over in the yard Big Mike is making good headway blocking the NY-NJ freight traffic into local trains.

Three GULF tank cars of diesel fuel from the GULF facility in Linden, NJ are spotted at the Terminal Yard tank car unloading track.

Big Mike finishes up the yard work and has the yard in good shape.

We'll cut it here for today as Big Mike ties down the SD9s and corrals Wet Willie to join him at a nearby tavern making him an offer he can't refuse. C'mon Willie, I'm buying!!!

We'll pick it up tomorrow at the B&O 16th Street Yard.

This concludes Part 4 on the NYCTL. Be sure to catch all the action on Sir Neal's Atlantic Pacific Railroad.

Thanks for reading and watching!!!

See you tomorrow!!!