Penn Central Car Movements #110 Part 4 / Inbound Trains Arrive

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Welcome Back to Penn Central Car Movements #110

Our three layout virtual op with my layout interchanging freight traffic with Sir Neal's Atlantic Pacific RR and PC Ralph's Kings Port Division continues today with the arrival of Train TY-2 at the Penn Central Terminal Yard.

The action starts with four four axle U-Boats powering Train TY-2 from Selkirk onto the Empire City Highline as it heads for Bedford and Terminal Yard with PCCM freight traffic from the KPD and APRR.

The TY-2 rolls thru Bedford.

Train TY-2 arrives in Terminal Yard.

The four U-Boats have been cut from the TY-2 and have arrived in the engine terminal for servicing. 

In a familiar scene Kar Knocker and Big Mike talk things over as they ready the TY-2 freight consist for inspection.

With the TY-2 freight cars accepted and cleared for their next movements Big Mike sets out fourteen freight cars on track #2 that will be heading out to Bedford in Train BT-27. Eleven of the PCCM cars are from the TY-2 consist with the rear ten going to the newly relocated and expanded Ralph's Grocery Warehouse. 

Now finished for the day Big Mike ties down the U23Cs on the engine terminal lead for the engine hostler to move and service.

Next we head over to the B&O 16th Street Yard where the nocturnal B&O 16th Street Local is preparing to depart.

The B&O train is on the move with eight empty PCCM covered hoppers.

The eight PCCM covered hoppers are placed at the Pier 16 Grain Silos for their next PCCM loads.

That done the B&O crew pulls an empty non PCCM Empire Belt gondola from Bruce Electric Equipment which will be set out next to the TW&CS siding for later pick up.

Back at 16th Street Yard the GP35s have coupled up to four empty TP&W RBLs, two empty NYC 50' boxcars and one non PCCM NYC 40' boxcar.

The B&O Transfer departs 16th Street Yard.

The B&O Train has arrived in Terminal Yard and pulls two Empire Belt 40' boxcars loaded with canned goods from ShopRite that are going to Consolidated Grocery Distributors with the four empty TP&W RBLs.

With the PCCM cars setout on track 8A the GP35s pull out a block of empty non PCCM Hi Cubes from the Terminal Warehouse Cold Storage siding using the empty non PCCM EBRR gondola as a handle.

The EBRR boxcars from ShopRite and the empty TP&W RBLs are placed at Consolidated Grocery Distributors to load and unload.

Time to head back to 16th Street Yard!!

The B&O heads back to 16th Street Yard.

After delivering their train to the 16th Street yard the B&O Crew picks up two NYC boxcars for their final moves of the day.

Empty NYC boxcar 47063 plus one are spotted at Bruce Electric Equipment for their next PCCM loads.

The crew returns to 16th Street Yard and ties down.

Next stop is the engine terminal where the shop switcher is pulling a lube oil tank car from the shop.

The tank car is shoved into track #5 for movement to Selkirk. The PC depressed center flatcar on track #7 is awaiting pick up.

The shop switcher has grabbed the PC 766053 and heads to the engine terminal.

We'll cut it here today with the PC depressed center flatcar shoved into the engine shop for its next PCCM load.

We'll pick it up tomorrow back in Terminal Yard.

This wraps up the part 4 of PCCM 110 on the NYCTL. Be sure to catch all the action on Sir Neal's Atlantic Pacific RR and PC Ralph's Kings Port Division

Thanks for reading and watching!!!

See you tomorrow!!!

Penn Central Car Movements #110 Part 3 / Dispatch of Outbound Trains

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Welcome Back to Penn Central Car Movements #110

Our three layout virtual op with my layout interchanging freight traffic with Sir Neal's Atlantic Pacific RR and PC Ralph's Kings Port Division continues today in East Bedford at the B&O 16th Street  Yard and the PC Terminal Yard where we will dispatch our our outbound trains.

The action starts at the B&O 16th Street Yard where a pair of GP35s are getting ready to make a transfer run to nearby Terminal Yard.

The B&O Transfer heads to Terminal Yard.

The B&O crew collects the PCCM interchange traffic from Terminal Yard and shoves it into track #9 to couple onto the caboose.

Non PCCM appliance traffic is left on track #8A as the B&O crew pulls six PCCM 57' Reefers from Birdseye. 

The PCCM APRR and EBRR 57' reefers are delivered to Terminal Yard for movement to C&P Restaurant Supply in Rock Ridge, NJ.

The non PCCM appliance traffic is delivered to Montgomery Ward.

The B&O GP35s pull four PCCM TOFC flatcars from the Terminal Yard Ramp.

The Four PCCM TOFC flatcars are delivered to Terminal Yard for movement to the KP&W Williams Yard Ramp.

The B&O Transfer heads to 16th Street Yard with 14 empty PCCM freight cars heading to their next PCCM loads.

The B&O shoves to 16th Street Yard.

The B&O GP35s tie down back in their 16th Street Yard.

Over in Terminal Yard Big Mike is back on duty and confers with the yardmaster.

Big Mike starts building Train SK-5 that will take PCCM traffic for the Kings Port Division to Selkirk. IC boxcar 30130 is heading to Cavendish Food & Spirits in Mayfield NY. LV boxcar 66392 is heading to Amalgamated Container also in Mayfield, NY. 

Big Mike has finished with the SK-5 build and turns the train over to Kar Knocker. The Triangle Pacific and Dresser Magcobar boxcars will be cut from the train at Selkirk for movement to the Northwest and southwest to their next PCCM loads.

While Kar Knocker deals with the SK-5 Big Mike starts to work on the PCCM freight consist heading to Selkirk with PCCM traffic for the Atlantic Pacific RR which is designated Train SK-7. 

Meanwhile over at the North Side Yard office a panicked call has just come in from Gervais Pipe & Fitting requesting a big favor for a quick pick up of four PCCM gondolas loaded with pipe. 

PC Ralph and conductor Rocky head over to the H16-44s parked on the Haydon Heights lead. Back at the office a call is being made to the Terminal Yard yardmaster to tell him about the situation.

The H16-44s couple onto the pipe laden gondolas at Gervais Pipe & Fitting. Seems their crane was out of service earlier in the day and the cars were not loaded and ready for pick up until just now. 

With the gondolas coupled up to the engines conductor Rocky heads over to the Quaker Plant to inquire if the two non PCCM BCK boxcars are empty and ready for movement.

PC Ralph has the four PCCM gondolas and two boxcars on the Belt Line. One boxcar will remain in front of the caboose and the other behind the engines for crew protection at both ends of the train.

Back at Terminal Yard Train SK-5 is ready to depart for Selkirk.

Train SK-5 departs Terminal Yard.

The SK-5 rolls thru Bedford where it will meet EBRR Extra 7698.

Next stop Selkirk!!!

Back in Terminal Yard the EBRR guys couple onto their caboose after beating the cut off time for the PCCM gondolas to be included in Train SK-7. Truth be told I think the yardmaster extended the cut off time a bit and Big Mike worked a little slower to make sure the PCCM gondolas were included in the train.  

Now's a good time to fuel the H16-44s. Fill em up Willie!!

Big Mike and Kar Knocker get together to inspect the Extra 7698 freight cars and resume building Train SK-7.

The PCCM gondolas are blocked into the SK-7 for movement to Shapeless Steel in Rock Ridge, NJ.

Big Mike finishes building Train SK-7. The empty Tropicana RBL is heading to the Tropicana Plant and the empty Hostess covered hopper is heading to Cargill, both in Rock Ridge, NJ where they will receive their next PCCM loads.

The SK-7 power is coupled on. The APRR GP38-2 #358 known locally as "The Sir Neal" is in the rocking chair and is celebrating its 10 year anniversary in PCCM service. Man, where did the decade go!

Train SK-7 departs Terminal Yard.

Train SK-7 rolls thru Bedford.

Next stop Selkirk!!!

This wraps up the outbound portion of PCCM 110 on the NYCTL. Be sure to catch all the action on Sir Neal's Atlantic Pacific RR and PC Ralph's Kings Port Division

Thanks for reading and watching!!!

See you Friday for the Inbound Portion!!!

Penn Central Car Movements #110 Part 2 / Empire Belt RR Action

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Welcome Back to Penn Central Car Movements #110

Our three layout virtual op with my layout interchanging freight traffic with Sir Neal's Atlantic Pacific RR and PC Ralph's Kings Port Division continues today in Empire City.

The Empire Belt RR Trainmen have welcomed Sir B.M. Kingsbeer owner of the Cuspidor & Southern Railroad, a narrow gauge railroad headquartered in Cuspidor, Colorado. Mr. BMK is visiting the EBRR as part of a management exchange program.

The action starts in Haydon Heights with PC Ralph and conductor Rocky getting ready to board and fire up the H16-44s that will power today's HH-1.

The guys get right to work pulling a long cut of empty covered hoppers from the Quaker Plant that will be moving towards their next PCCM loads.

Next move is to pull three empty Evans coil coaches from Gervais Pipe & Fitting for movement to their next PCCM loads.

The HH-1 has shoved back to the Quaker siding and couples up to a Hoschton Railway RBL loaded with cereal products for C&P Restaurant Supply in Rock Ridge, NJ. The gondola of pipe is for HVAC and will be delivered to the KP&W at Williams Yard. 

The HH-1 is ready to head to North Side Yard.

EBRR Train HH-1 is on the move.

PC Ralph has uncoupled the H16-44s from the HH-1 freight consist and has coupled on to what will be Train HH-2 that will deliver freight cars to the Haydon Heights industries. PC Ralph checks in with Sir Neal and Mr. BMK before heading out.

PC Ralph heads out with Train HH-2.

The HH-2 begins its work by delivering a pair of non PCCM paper carrying freight cars and several covered hopper of flour to the Quaker Plant.

Four non PCCM boxcars loaded with sugar and flour resepectively are spotted at Quaker.

Three empty EBRR and one empty PC gondola are spotted at Gervais Pipe & Fitting for their next PCCM loads.

The work done for now PC Ralph and conductor Rocky tie down the H16-44s.

It's time EBRR Belt Job to take care of the rest of the Empire City industries. Mr. BMK will be getting a cab view of the work the Belt Job does courtesy of senior engineer Sir Neal.

The Belt Job departs North Side Yard.

The Belt Job starts working the Empire Produce siding as the camera of 1:87 Emery catches the action. BAR 11128 is loaded with produce for ShopRite while BAR 7574 is loaded with produce for C&P Restaurant Supply, both located in Rock Ridge, NJ.

Empire Belt 57' Mechanical Refrigerator 5794, the newest piece of EBRR rolling stock recently out of the Patti O Paint Shop, makes its PCCM debut as it is spotted for a non PCCM load.

Now over in the Hohman Ave Industrial Park the Belt Job pulls PC boxcar 142770 from Superior Furniture loaded with furniture for Three Amigo's Warehouse in Rock Ridge, NJ.

The work continues at Moore & Company with a APRR boxcars 60394 and 60382 loaded with paper for Marcal in Rock Ridge, NJ getting pulled.

Penn Central boxcar 77047 gets pulled from Moore & Company loaded with burlap for Hedberg Aggregates in Marion, NY. PC boxcar 104478 is being pulled from City Pallet with a load of pallets for Reynolds Beverage in West Mill, NY

The Hohman Ave PCCM freight traffic is heavy today as the Belt Job pulls a pair of boxcars from Drywell Inks. P&E 3638 and the NYC Pacemaker car are loaded with ink for the Catskill Mountain Press in Bloomberg, NY.  

Sir Neal has the Belt Job ready to head back to North Side Yard.

The Belt Job is on the move.

Sir Neal has returned to North Side Yard with Mr. BMK who will be boarding the double decker bus to tour Empire City while the EBRR trainmen tend to the shunting of cars in the yard to prepare for the arrival of Long Island Train MA-3.

The EBRR guys have the yard in order and most of their transfer train to Terminal Yard ready to go.

Here come LIRR Train MA-3 from Fresh Pond.

Train MA-3 heads to North Side Yard.

The MA-3 consist is in the yard and caboose C-91 is retrieved for movement back to Fresh Pond Yard in Train MA-4.

LIRR engineer Jimmy Alco checks in with the EBRR gang and is introduced to Mr. BMK who is admiring the colorful Alco C420s.

LIRR Train MA-4 heads back to Fresh Pond Yard.

It's time for Empire Belt Train EB-2 to head out to Terminal Yard.

Empire Belt Train EB-2 departs North Side Yard.

Train EB-2 rolls thru Bedford.

The EB-2 arrives in Terminal Yard.

Senior engineer Sir Neal and Mr. BMK check in with the Terminal Yard high command and trainmen.

Empire Belt RR Train EB-3 departs Terminal Yard.

We'll cut it for for today with the EB-3 arriving back in North Side Yard.

We'll pick it tomorrow at Terminal Yard where the PCCM traffic is on several tracks already.

This wraps up part two on the NYCTL. Be sure to catch all the action on Sir Neal's Atlantic Pacific RR and PC Ralph's Kings Port Division

Thanks for reading and watching!!!

See you tomorrow!!!