Penn Central Car Movements #82 / N.Y.C.T.L. Part 3 /The Bedford Turn

 Greetings All,

Welcome back to Penn Central Car Movements #82!!!

Our three layout virtual op with my N.Y.C.T.L. interchanging freight cars with PC Ralph's Kings Port Division and Sir Neal's Atlantic Pacific RR continues today. 

We open up at the Penn Central Terminal Yard engine terminal with Alco Joe walking to the power for today's Bedford Turn and GM&O boxcar #21120 getting loaded with empty 55 gallon drums for return to the Gulf River Facility.

The Bedford Turn, Train BT-27, heads out of Terminal Yard.

The first stop is T&R Gravel to pick up eight cars that include NYC boxcar #47062 and EL boxcar #73510 loaded with bagged iron ore for Port Owen Brick.

The eight car string is pulled out of T&R Gravel. The four PC PS-2 covered hoppers are loaded with locomotive sand for the APRR's Richmond Hill Engine Terminal in Rock Ridge NJ. 

PRR and NYC hoppers loaded with ballast for the KPD MOW department round out the T&R Gravel shipments as we see Alco Joe bringing the Bedford Turn towards it's next stop.

The BT-27 shoves into the Bedford Industrial Siding to work several industries. Being pulled from the Hostess Plant are an empty Hostess covered hopper for return to Cargill in Rock Ridge NJ and empty PC boxcar #360158 for it's next PCCM load. 

The BT-27 shoves back to Berk Enterprises to pull PC boxcar #229036 loaded with printed packages for Blue Ribbon Flour in Kings Port NY.

Being pulled from University Millwork are empty TPFX boxcar #5510 for return to the BCOL RR at N Vancouver and a trio of empty B&M RBLs for return to the B&M at Merrimack NH.

Alco Joe brings the BT-27 forward to work the Schaefer Brewery. Boxcars IC #30130 and BAR #5226 are loaded with beer for Reynolds Beverage in West Mill NY. 

Empty boxcar TP&W #627 is ready to get pulled for it's next PCCM load and gets checked by conductor Murray for cleanliness. 

Alco Joe gets the BT-27 back together.

The BT-27 holds on the secondary track at Bedford Station.

The Long Island Transfer passes Bedford Station en route to North Side Yard in Empire City.

Alco Joes makes his runaround move and heads back to Terminal Yard

The BT-27 arrives at Terminal Yard.

Meanwhile Jimmy Alco brings the LIRR Transfer towards North Side Yard

The LIRR train gets ready for the interchange of freight cars.

Jimmy Alco watches Sir Neal finish up the interchange.

With the interchange complete the LIRR heads for home.

A few hours later PC Ralph opens the switch and Sir Neal brings Train EB-4 out of North Side Yard.

EB-4 rumbles thru Bedford towards Terminal Yard.

Train EB-4 arrives at Terminal Yard.

We'll cut it here for today with Sir Neal heading back to North Side Yard caboose lite.

Tomorrow we'll turn it over to the crews and clerks of Terminal Yard to get our outbound trains dispatched. 

Be sure to catch the action on PC Ralph's Kings Port Division and Sir Neal's Atlantic Pacific RR.

Thanks for reading and watching!!!

See ya tomorrow!!!

Penn Central Car Movements #82 / N.Y.C.T.L. Part 2 / Empire Belt RR Action

 Greetings All,

Welcome to Penn Central Car Movements #82!!!

Our three layout virtual op with my N.Y.C.T.L. interchanging freight cars with PC Ralph's Kings Port Division and Sir Neal's Atlantic Pacific RR continues today. 

We open up in Empire City at North Side Yard with PC Ralph running the Empire Belt RR's Morning Industrial Job (MIJ) that serves the local industries. 

The MIJ is out of the yard and crossing over to the secondary track to access the industrial spurs.

The MIJ starts their work by switching out the Empire City Cargill. Being pulled are empty Penn Central covered hoppers 

and Atlantic Pacific RR covered hoppers that will be forwarded to the Pier 16 silos for their next PCCM loads.  

Last but not least coming out of the Cargill spur is Cargill covered hopper TLDX #7241 loaded with wheat flour for Blue Ribbon Flour in Kings Port NY.

Next move is at Gervais Pipe & Fitting to pull two empty Evans Coil Coaches for return to Kings Port Steel and PC gondola #288673 loaded with pipe going to the HVAC via the KP&W's Williams Yard.

The MIJ has shoved back to Ralph's Grocery Warehouse pull empty P&LE boxcar #35892 for it's next PCCM load.

The work is finished on the east side and 

PC Ralph brings the MIJ west.

The MIJ crosses the Empire City viaduct as it heads to access the west side industrial lead.

Now working the west side industries the MIJ couples up to PC boxcar #77047 at Moore & Co that is loaded with burlap bags for Hedberg Aggregates in Marion NY.

The MIJ shoves back to City Pallet to collect PC boxcar #104478 loaded with pallets for Reynolds Beverage in West Mill NY.

The MIJ continues its long shove and pulls this old NYC Pacemaker boxcar from Drywell Inks that is loaded with 55 gal drums of ink for the Catskill Mountain Press in Bloomberg NY.

The work continues on the west side with this NYC Early Bird boxcar pulled from Walsh Steel Wool Products loaded with steel wool for Boom's Ready Mix in West Mill NY.

The final stop on the west side is Superior Furniture to pull AP boxcar #58260 loaded with furniture for 3 Amigos Warehouse in Rock Ridge NJ.

PC Ralph has the MIJ back together and holds on the Empire City secondary track as Sir Neal heads for North Side Yard on the main.

After getting clearance to proceed the MIJ is now on the mainline crossing over the High Line and heading to North Side Yard.

The MIJ enters North Side Yard track #3 via the east side lead.

The MIJ is doubled over onto track #2. Both tracks will be cleared when the transfer run to Terminal Yard, Train EB-4 departs.

It's time for the EBRR guys to switch out the power and put the GP9-FA-FA-GP9 consist on the head end of the EB-4. 

We'll cut it here today with the guys talking it over and waiting for the LIRR transfer to arrive.

We'll pick it up at the Penn Central Terminal Yard engine terminal tomorrow with Alco Joe getting called for the Bedford Turn as GM&O boxcar #21120 gets loaded with empty 55 gal drums to be returned to the Kings Port River Facility. 

We'll also follow the LIRR Transfer to North Side Yard and subsequent run of EBRR Train EB-4 in part 3. Should be fun.

Be sure to catch the action on PC Ralph's Kings Port Division and Sir Neal's Atlantic Pacific RR.

Thanks for reading and watching!!!

See ya tomorrow!!!

Penn Central Car Movements #82 / N.Y.C.T.L. Part 1 / The Outbound Cycle Begins

 Greetings All,

Welcome to Penn Central Car Movements #82!!!

This virtual op will once again be a three layout affair with my N.Y.C.T.L. interchanging freight cars with PC Ralph's Kings Port Division and Sir Neal's Atlantic Pacific RR. 

The N.Y.C.T.L. will be taxed to max in the P.C.C.M. 82 outbound portions as there are seventy five PCCM freight cars, plus a slew of non PCCM cars, at various locations and industries that need to be moved. Let's see if the crews and clerks can get it done and keep track of it all.

We open up at Bedford Park Yard with engineer Robert R getting ready to start his day with his Alco S4.

First stop is American Hardware Supply to pull PC boxcar #272742 loaded with bulk hardware for Peerless Appliance in Mayfield NY.

Next move is to pull two empty Evans coil coaches from the Ford Plant for return to Kings Port Steel.

Robert R has runaround the coil coaches and shoves into the All City Storage Co. siding to pull out empty Rock Island boxcar #35062.

Empty Rock Island boxcar #35062 then gets spotted at the Bedford Park American Hardware Supply for its next PCCM load.

 

Robert R has the train back together and heads back over to the Ford Plant.

A minor delay as the conductor has gone into Ford to have a dockworker close and lock the doors as clearly stated on EBRR boxcar #608279 before they will accept it for movement. 

A short time later empty auto parts boxcars EBRR #608279, NYC #67086 and PRR #125291 are pulled from the Ford Plant to be forwarded to ACME Auto Parts in Mayfield NY.

Robert R brings the freight cars from Bedford Park, now known as Train BP-12, thru Bedford on his way to Terminal Yard.

Train BP-12 arrives at Terminal Yard.

After cutting off from the train Robert R brings his S4 to the fuel pad in the Terminal Yard engine terminal.

Kar Knocker is out to blue flag and inspect the train as Big Mike working the yard job pulls off the caboose.

Next we turn our attention to a high powered conference at the Empire Belt RRs North Side Yard conference room / parking lot.

EBRR Senior Engineer Sir Neal will be running transfer train EB-2 to Terminal Yard with a pair of GP9s and FAs. Below conductor John's caboose gets tacked on.

Sir Neal couples up to the head end and will depart after an air test.

The EB-2 eases out of North Side Yard. AP RBLs #60382 and #60394 are loaded with bulk paper from Moore & Co in Empire City for Marcal in Rock Ridge NJ. 

Gondolas from the EBRR, MCRR and KP&W loaded with pipe from Gervais Pipe also in Empire City begin their journey to the Hudson Valley Ag Coop via the KP&W's Williams Yard in Kings Port NY.

Sir Neal rattles the windows of Bedford with four diesels in notch 8 and a long freight consist heading for Terminal Yard.

Senior engineer Sir Neal brings the EB-2 into Terminal Yard.

We'll cut it here for today with Sir Neal easing his consist into the fuel rack after cutting from the train.

We'll pick it up tomorrow with PC Ralph running the Empire Belt RR's Morning Industrial Job out of North Side Yard to service the Empire City industries.

Be sure to catch the action on PC Ralph's Kings Port Division and Sir Neal's Atlantic Pacific RR.

Thanks for reading and watching!!!

See ya tomorrow!!!