Greetings All,
Today we'll wrap up the origination portion of this virtual ops on my N.Y.C.T.L. layout as Terminal Yard dispatches trains to Ralph's Kings Port Division (K.P.D.) and 1:1 Sir Neal's Atlantic Pacific RR (A.P.R.R.).
The action is heavy and the train moves many. So sit back and enjoy the largest amount of rail traffic dispatched in the virtual ops from Terminal Yard to date. We'll focus on the five trains used to accomplish this using actual train IDs from the NYC and PC along with the freelanced BP-12.
To: Kings Port Division West Mill
Atlantic Pacific RR Rock Ridge Yard
From: Terminal Yard
Subect: Dispatch of Trains BF-1, BP-41/BP-12, SLX-1, NV-3, LI-1
It's 8:00 PM and Train BF-1 with engines 2875, 2858,2857 and Caboose 18401 is leaving Terminal Yard for East St Louis with Flexi-Vans, T.O.F.C. and Detroit / Buffalo merchandise.
Below we see an E.B.R.R. T.O.F.C and the white 28's Cooper -Jarrett T.O.F.C. that will eventually make their way to Williams Yard on Ralph's Kings Port Division.
It's shortly after 12:25 AM and Train SV-1 with engines 8038, 8024 and 7692 and caboose 5023 has left Terminal Yard for Chicago with auto racks, flexi vans and TOFC traffic.
Loaded auto racks on the head end of SV-1 approach Empire City Station behind the three engine lash up. Alright this train was gratuitous. It was in the schedule and I wanted to watch it run!
1/87th scale PC Ralph and his conductor / brakeman get ready to head over to their engine parked in the yard. It's just after midnight and Train BP-41 with engine 2415 and caboose 21505 will originate here at Bedford Park Yard and terminate at Terminal Yard. This train returns to Bedford Park as Train BP-12.
Engine 2415 has pulled Rock Island boxcar 35062 from American Hardware Supply loaded with bulk hardware for Quality Fabrications in Bloomberg NY.
BP-41 has shoved into the Ford Plant's steel track to pull these empty steel coil coaches that are headed back to Kings Port Steel.
Next move is pulling the empty Freon tank car. This mornings workload is heavy with about 10 cars being moved thru forward and trailing switch moves. 1/87th scale PC Ralph is up to the task as he has honed his skills working the tight and tough environs of Bedford Park Yard and it's industries.
BP-41 has run around the pulled freight cars and is using the empty UP auto parts boxcar from BP Yard as a buffer car between the tank car and engine.
BP-41 pulls these three 60' empty auto parts cars from the Ford Plant. They are headed back to ACME Auto Parts in Mayfield NY
Last but not least these two auto racks with the finished products from the Ford Plant are ready to head to dealerships.
BP-41 with six cars for the Kings Port Division's West Mill Yard stretches out thru Bedford NY as it makes it's way to Terminal Yard
1/87th scale PC Ralph has ALCO C-424 #2415 in notch 8 has he rumbles thru Bedford. This is one of my favorite engines and trains. The Atlas / Kato yellow box engine runs so smooth and easily handles all freight cars coming in and out of Bedford Park.
BP-41's arrival is recorded by the Kar Track reader at Terminal Yard.
A short time later 1/87th scale PC Ralph is returning back to Bedford Park with his ALCO running long hood forward. The train is now known as BP-12 and consists of loaded auto parts boxcars and empty auto racks.
Back at Terminal Yard the switch crew is once again hard at work. A block of trains from BP-41 sitting on track 1 needs to get sorted into the cars for the Kings Port Division.
The K.P.D. blocks have been reworked as the three NYC boxcars are now at the tail end with two B&M cars, EL car and the PC TOC auto parts car. These cars, plus two more, will be interchanged with the Kings Port & Western RR at West Mill. The A.P.R.R. block has the six coal cars at the rear behind those good looking white 50' A.P.R.R. RBL's. 1:1 Sir Neal doesn't like dirty freight cars and the N.Y.C.T.L. aims to please.
Looking at tracks 4 and 5 we see the freight cars for the Kings Port Division has doubled over. The four coil coaches for Kings Port Steel will be on the head end of the train. Track 7 is maxed out with the A.P.R.R. cars.
It's shortly before 2:00 AM and Train NV-3 with engines 2103, 6107, 6109 and caboose 21514 is almost ready for it's 2:00 AM departure. The train originates at Terminal Yard and terminates at Selkirk. It's consist will be 18 cars destined for West Mill NY.
NV-3 throttles up thru Bedford NY. The Kings Port NY block is on the head end.
The TPFX boxcar is the end of the Kings Port block. The depressed center flat is the only car for the city of West Mill NY and the Rock Island car starts the Kings Port & Western RR block.
The KP&W will be busy with ten cars headed their way!
Next stop Selkirk!
It's 4:00 AM and Train LI-1 is leaving Terminal Yard for Selkirk behind engines 3007, 2228 and 2232 with caboose 18418. This train also terminates at Selkirk and carries 15 cars for the Atlantic Pacific RR. The PC's Kings Port Division will move the cars down the River Line from Selkirk to Weehawken where they will be interchanged with the A.P.R.R.
LI-1 is on the move thru Bedford NY with the first covered hopper heading to Morton Salt and four covered hoppers heading towards the large Cargill Facility that are served by the A.P.R.R. on the head end.
A trio of loaded AP 50' RBLs with two cars headed for C&P Restaurant Supply, one for Mike's Lumber and an empty Tropicana RBL for the Tropicana Plant make up the middle of LI-1.
Six loaded coal hoppers for the R.M.O. Electric Power Plant make up the final block of LI-1. R.M.O. Electric has recently upped their rail car capacity and entered into a long term contract with Hudson Coal to provide the coal needed to power the plant. A win-win for all!
Next Stop Selkirk!
That's it for the origination portion of P.C.C.M. 39! The action will continue on Ralph's Kings Port Division layout and 1:1 Sir Neal will close it out on his Atlantic Pacific Railroad layout.
I'm really looking forward to seeing the action play out on both Ralph's and Neal's layouts. This is the first three layout P.C.C.M. that features this many railroads, freight cars, industries and train moves. It's gonna be a blast!
Thanks for reading!!!
Greetings All,
Today we'll pick up the action at Terminal Yard as the Penn Central gathers, sorts and blocks cars to be forwarded to Ralph's Kings Port Division layout and 1:1 Sir Neal's Atlantic Pacific RR layout.
To: Kings Port Division / West Mill
Atlantic Pacific RR / Rock Ridge
From: Terminal Yard
Subject: Yard work and the dispatch of the Bedford local
The Coal Job arrives at Terminal Yard and rolls thru the weigh in motion scale with six coal hoppers from Hudson Coal heading to the R.M.O. Electric Power Plant on 1:1 Sir Neal's A.P.R.R. layout.
The Coal Job heads back to Hudson Coal caboose lite leaving the hoppers for the yard switcher.
The TY switch crew are earning their pay today! Below they have a pair of hopper cars for T&R Gravel and empty P&E boxcar 3638 that is heading for Berk Enterprises in Bedford NY on my layout. These are intra layout moves that will be part of future virtual ops. The covered hoppers will be heading to the large Cargill facility on the A.P.R.R.
The New Haven ALCO is fresh from the shop and belching heavy black smoke as it pulls out of Terminal Yard to switch out the industries in Bedford NY. I guess it's fixed!
The local spots the two hoppers at T&R Gravel for loads of iron ore to be sent along to Kings Port Steel on Ralph's layout in a future P.C.C.M.
The local crew passes University Mill Work where they will pull the four loaded boxcars. TPFX 5510 and PC 160502 are loaded with cabinets for Battaglia Brothers Warehouse in Kings Port NY.
The local heads past Hostess where they'll pull two empty covered hoppers and one loaded boxcar.
The local runs around their train to facilitate heading back towards Terminal Yard. Note P&E 3638 sitting at Berk Enterprises waiting to be loaded with food packaging materials for Cavendish Food & Spirits in Mayfield NY in a future P.C.C.M.
The local gets ready to head back to Terminal Yard. The empty Hostess / Wonder Bread covered hopper is heading for the big Cargill facility on the A.P.R.R. and empty NYC covered hopper #892010 will be going to Red Wing Milling in Empire City as an intra layout move. The 892010 will be eventually loaded with grain for Empire Grain in West Mill NY and that will be part of a future Penn Central Car Movement series.
The local has returned to Terminal Yard and the switch crew is once again hard at work building trains for the A.P.R.R. on track 6 and the K.P.D. on track 7.
Three NYC 50' double door boxcars loaded with wire & cable from Circle Wire & Cable in Maspeth NY are consigned to I.B.M. in Binghamton NY which is served by Ralph's freelance Kings Port & Western RR. AP 50' RBL 60358 is loaded with veneer paneling from Neal's Lumber & Hardware in Empire City NY and consigned to Mike's Lumber on the A.P.R.R. Both are being pulled from track 3 for placement in outbound PC Trains later tonight.
Sorting and blocking and sorting and blocking is the job description of the Terminal Yard Switcher. This P.C.CM. has had the most yard work to date. I think we're at something like 35 plus cars that need to head out.
The TY Switcher is shoving an E.B. caboose into the temporary caboose storage track on track 2 as it's time to work the cars brought in by the Empire Belt RR in yesterday's installment .
A loaner excavator from Empire City Caterpillar for Sal's Salvage in West Mill NY sits atop the PC depressed center flatcar. A PC covered hopper for the large regional Cargill facility and the Morton Salt covered hopper for Morton Salt on the A.P.R.R. sit on track 7.
The TY switcher is working on the West Mill blocks as it shoves empty steel coil coaches for Kings Port Steel into track 8.
The West Mill and Rock Ridge blocks fill tracks 7&8 and the yard work is just about complete for now.
The Bedford Local power, now freed from track 3, heads towards the engine servicing yard and the TY switcher sits on track 3 as we wind down the action at Terminal Yard for this installment.
Next installment we'll wrap it up with action at Bedford Park Yard, a little more yard work at Terminal Yard and start dispatching the various trains needed to get these freight cars to the K.P.D. and A.P.R.R.
Thanks for Reading!
Greetings All,
Another three layout Penn Central Car Movement between my N.Y.C.T.L., Ralph's Kings Port Division (K.P.D.) and 1:1 Sir Neal's Atlantic Pacific Railroad (A.P.R.R.) starts today!
I'll originate the action on my layout and dispatch train(s) from Terminal Yard to Selkirk. Ralph will pick up the action from there and get the cars in play down the Penn Central's River Line to his West Mill Yard and on to Weehawken Yard. Once he's done with his portion 1:1 Sir Neal will take the torch and close it out from his Rock Ridge Yard.
Let's get started!
To: Kings Port Division, West Mill
Atlantic Pacific RR Rock Ridge Yard
From: Empire Belt RR North Side Yard
Subject: Delivery of freight cars for K.P.D. and A.P.R.R. from North Side Yard to Terminal Yard
We'll start the action in Empire City on the Empire Belt at North Side Yard. Left to right we have 1/87th scale Engineer Ed, Sir Neal, Conductor John and ATJOE who will be with Sir Neal today. The guys do the time honored rock, paper, scissors to see what assignment they'll get.
1/87th scale Engineer Ed has drawn the morning transfer run from North Side Yard to Terminal Yard with the E.B. GP30s for power. Note the empty boxcar acting as a buffer between the engines and the pipe loads in the gondolas. The Coal Job is working across the river at Bedford NY.
1/87th scale Sir Neal and ATJOE will work the local industries with the E.B. GP9m's for power. Below 1/87th scale Sir Neal checks out some of the new A.P.R.R. and Tropicana RBLs leaving the yard for his own A.P.R.R. layout.
E.B.R.R. #2161 crosses the Cornelius Vanderbilt Memorial Bridge. That's Bedford Park in the background and if you look close you can see 1/87th scale rail fan Ralph in front of the yard office.
The transfer run rolls past the the Coal Job at Bedford NY
With the transfer run gone 1/87th scale Sir Neal and ATJOE get to work. Below they're crossing over to the industrial lead.
First order of business is pulling these three empty PC covered hoppers from Empire City Cargill. They'll be heading back to the large Cargill plant on the A.P.R.R.
With the work at Cargill done the crew pulls these two empty breadbox trough coil coaches from Gervais Pipe & Fitting. Also known as clam shell hoppers the cars are heading back to Kings Port Steel in Kings Port NY
Now in midtown Empire City at Neal's Lumber & Hardware the crew picks up PC boxcar #77047 loaded with wood pallets for Reynolds Beverage Distributors in Kings Port NY. Check out that older 40' double door AP boxcar!
The E.B. Geeps head past Empire City Caterpillar where they will pick up that PC depressed center flat car and excavator and the Morton Salt Covered Hopper at Red Wing Milling.
The excavator on the PC flat is headed for Sal's Salvage in West Mill to temporarily replace the excavator there which is in need of an overhaul. The Morton Salt covered hopper is heading to Morton Salt on the A.P.R.R.
The GP9ms roll under the overpass towards the West Side
"Watch this rook" 1/87th scale Sir Neal has cut the engines from the train and heads into the West Side reverse curve. Hmmm...
Boldly going where no one has gone before! 1/87th scale Sir Neal has entered the covered tracks at Superior Furniture to pick up empty B&M RBLs #109 &110 that are heading to Corning Glass in Corning NY. We'll need to check the engine horns when the train gets back. If they're still attached!
The crew is now working Walsh Steel Wool Products and picking up EL 40' boxcar #73510 loaded with muffler mesh for ACME Auto parts in Mayfield NY.
With their switching work done the guys have coupled back up to their train and are admiring Hohman Ave tower operator 1/87th scale Larry D's classic 1955 Chevy Bel Air while they wait for Engineer Ed to return from Terminal Yard.
1/87th scale Double E is holding at the signal while the Coal Job pulls a string of coal hoppers from Hudson Coal headed for R.M.O. Electric on the A.P.R.R. You know E.E. is thinking he never got held for a coal train before he joined up with the E.B.R.R.!
After a short delay 1/87th scale Engineer Ed and his transfer freight arrive at Hohman Ave. 1/87th scale Sir Neal will head out to Terminal Yard as soon as he gets clearance. The guys have worked it out so that each day they both get a run to Terminal Yard and to to work North Side Yard and local Empire City industries.
Extra 7279, the afternoon transfer run piloted by 1/87th scale Sir Neal gets the high ball from 1/87th scale John B working at Bedford Tower.
"It's good to be the king" chuckles 1/87th scale Sir Neal as the Coal Job holds for his Extra at Bedford Station.
The E.B.R.R. transfer train's arrival is being recorded by the Kar-Trak reader as they enter Terminal Yard. And even more importantly to E.B.R.R. management is that the horns are still attached to 7278!
That's it for today. Tomorrow we'll catch up with the Coal Job and take a look at other Penn Central action as we gather, sort and build the outbound trains for the K.P.D. and the A.P.R.R.
Thanks for reading!!
