New York Central Train Layout

Saturday, October 17, 2020

Penn Central Car Movements #77 / N.Y.C.T.L. Part 6 / Trains TY-2 and TY-4 Arrive

Greetings All,

Welcome back to Penn Central Car Movements #77!!

The inbound portion of this three layout virtual op with my New York Central Train Layout interchanging freight cars with PC Ralph's Kings Port Division and Sir Neal's Atlantic Pacific Railroad continues today.

The action starts today with Train TY-2 from Selkirk rumbling over the Empire City viaduct as it heads for Terminal Yard.

Train TY-2 heads thru Empire City

TY-2 rockets thru Bedford behind an FA2-FB1-FB1-RS2 consist.

TY-2 arrives in Terminal Yard.

The engines head for the fuel rack.

An hour later Train TY-4 from Selkirk rolls across the viaduct towards Terminal Yard.

Train TY-4 heads thru Empire City

TY-4 hustles thru Bedford with a NYC U-Boat, APRR GP38-Leased GP30 and another NYC U-Boat.

TY-4 arrives at Terminal Yard.

The TY-4 engines head in for fueling.

Big Mike pulls the cabooses from TY-2 and TY-4 and the Kar Knockers get to work inspecting the train.

Big Mike is building today's outbound locals starting with the empty virtual ops NH and EBRR boxcars that ended up in the yard at the end of the P.C.C.M. 77 Outbound series.

Kar Knocker has released TY-2 and Big Mike wastes no time bringing it into the yard for blocking.

Steel Coil Coaches and empty coal hoppers from Kings Port Steel are spotted for their outbound trains.

More freight cars from West Mill and Williams Yard get blocked for transfer to the Empire Belt RR's North Side Yard in Empire City for local deliveries and interchange with the LIRR.

TY-4 is released and Big Mike couples up to that sharp looking pink boxcar to bring the consist towards the yard.

The trainmen of the NYCTL join with the trainmen of the APRR, KPD and WSOR in supporting Breast Cancer Awareness month. The NYCTL urges everyone to make sure the women in their lives get tested annually.

After moving the first group of Empire City bound freight cars to track 2 this large cut of cars out of Rock Ridge Yard going to Empire City is shoved into track 5.

A block of seven RBLs and Reefers consigned to Ralph's Grocery Warehouse join the rest of the Empire City bound freight cars.

Two APRR 40' boxcars loaded at American Hardware in Rock Ridge NJ and going to Bedford Park are spotted on track 4.

The yard switching done for the moment Big Mike is at Terminal Warehouse & Cold Storage to deliver that HR boxcar loaded with storage racks from Battaglia Brothers Warehouse.

Unfortunately for Big Mike the car had to be spotted at door 14!

A short time later a small Bedford Turn, Train BT-27, departs the yard with two empty EBRR boxcars for the Schaefer Brewery.

Sales are up at the new Schaefer Brewery! Four loaded boxcars have been pulled and the two empty EBRR boxcars are spotted for their next P.C.C.M. loads.

We'll cut it here today with the Bedford Turn conductor out on the caboose platform protecting the shove back to Terminal Yard.

We'll pick it up tomorrow with the dispatch of Train EC-1, a daily transfer to the Empire Belt's North Side Yard in Empire City.

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

Thanks for reading and watching!!!

See ya tomorrow!!!

Friday, October 16, 2020

Penn Central Car Movements #77 / N.Y.C.T.L. Part 5 / The Inbound Cycle Begins

Greetings All,

Welcome back to Penn Central Car Movements #77!!

The inbound action opens up with Penn Central Train FAST 50 from Selkirk rolling across the Empire City viaduct as it heads towards Terminal Yard with auto parts, coiled steel, auto racks and TOFC traffic.

FAST 50 heads thru Empire City.

The FAST 50 is the hottest freight train coming from Selkirk to Terminal Yard and rates five GP30s to keep to it's schedule.

Auto parts boxcars from IDEAL Auto Parts in Rock Ridge NJ, served by the Atlantic Pacific RR, are on the head end.

Coiled steel for the Ford Plant and TOFC traffic from the Kings Port & Western RR surround empty auto racks at the tail end of FAST 50.

The FAST 50 arrives at Terminal Yard under the watchful eye of the Kar Knocker.

The GP30s have been cut from the FAST 50 and arrive in the engine terminal for servicing.

A short time later Kar Knocker has cleared the train and the yard job gets to work.

Four T.O.F.C. cars originating at Mechanicville NY on the B&M then traveling on the KP&W to Williams Yard get spotted at the Terminal Yard T.O.F.C. track.

The yardmaster gives Big Mike the sequence of freight cars that are needed today at the Bedford Park Ford Plant.

The FAST 50 Auto Parts and Steel Coil cars get blocked.

Over at Bedford Park Yard engineer Robert R has reported for duty.

The day starts at the Ford Plant with the Bedford Park Yard Job pulling out a pair of empty coil steel coaches from the steel track.

Finished autos on open racks get pulled out next.

Robert R brings Train BP-12 to Terminal Yard

After bringing BP-12 into Terminal Yard Robert R does a quick turnaround leaving with Train BP-41 which consists of two coil steel coaches from Kings Port Steel, two 86' boxcars from IDEAL Auto Parts and a pair of empty auto racks.

Train BP-41 heads to Bedford Park Yard

Train BP-41 arrives back at Bedford Park Yard.

Steel coils from Kings Port Steel get spotted on the Ford Plant steel track.

After a runaround move Robert R pulls the 86' boxcars towards the Ford Plant boxcar shipping and receiving track

EBRR and APRR 86' boxcars from IDEAL Auto Parts are spotted for unloading.

We'll cut it here for today with the Ford Plant once again confidently humming along thanks to the Penn Central Railroad trainmen.

We'll pick it up tomorrow with Train TY-2 leading the inbound parade from Selkirk.

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

Thanks for reading and watching!!!

See ya tomorrow!!!

Sunday, October 11, 2020

Penn Central Car Movements #77 / N.Y.C.T.L. Part 4 / Dispatch of Outbound Trains

Greetings All,

Welcome back to Penn Central Car Movements #77!!

The outbound portion of this three layout virtual op with my New York Central Train Layout interchanging freight cars with PC Ralph's Kings Port Division and Sir Neal's Atlantic Pacific Railroad concludes today.

Big Mike and the Terminal Yard crew prepare to start building our outbound trains

Big Mike grabs the freight cars from Bedford Park.

The freight cars from Empire City get worked next.

Train SK-5 with cars for the Atlantic Pacific RR's Rock Ridge Yard get blocked on Track#1

Empty boxcars for IDEAL Auto Parts and empty covered hoppers for Morton Salt and Cargill get coupled to the Rock Ridge cars.

Empty LV boxcar 66392 and empty EBRR covered hoppers get shoved towards the Pier 16 yard on track #8.

The LV and EBRR freight cars are dropped in the Pier 16 yard.

On the way back to Terminal Yard Big Mike works the Terminal Warehouse & Cold Storage siding pulling six 57' reefers loaded with frozen produce for C&P Restaurant Supply in Rock Ridge NJ.

The six reefers are placed on the head end of Train SK-5.

Next assignment is building Train SK-7. This train of freight cars for the Kings Port & Western RR's Williams Yard and the PC's Kings Port Division West Mill Yard starts getting blocked for departure.

While Big Mike works on SK-7 the Pier 16 Job has spotted the two empty EBRR covered hoppers at the Pier 16 silos for their next P.C.C.M. loads

A short time later a Lehigh Valley transfer from their West 27th Street Yard brings a train into the Pier 16 Yard via the 12th Ave running track.

The Pier 16 Job works on the freight car interchange.

The Pier 16 Job pulls out the freight cars for the Lehigh Valley to couple them up to the LV engine.

The LV heads back to their West 27th Street freight yard with five boxcars including LV 66392 leaving for it's next P.C.C.M. load.

Back at Terminal Yard Big Mike continues making progress building Train SK-7. The Mayfield block brings up the tail end and the Bloomberg block gets coupled on.