Penn Central Car Movements #80 / N.Y.C.T.L. Part 4 / The Inbound Cycle Begins

 Greetings All,

Welcome back to Penn Central Car Movements #80!!

Follow along as P.C.C.M. #80 begins the inbound cycle today. This virtual op is 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.

We open up with Train TY-2 (Selkirk to Terminal Yard) rattling the windows of Empire City Station as it heads for Terminal Yard.

TY-2 passing Bedford Station and arriving at Terminal Yard

After cutting off from TY-2 the serious six axle power is seriously thirsty and heads into the fuel rack.

The jitney picks up the conductor and rear brakeman as Kar Knocker gets ready to uncouple the caboose.

The yard job pulls off the caboose, the train is blue flagged for Kar Knocker to do his knocking and the jitney brings the trainmen to the yard office.

A short time later Train TY-4 from Selkirk rumbles thru Empire City.

TY-4 passes Bedford Station and arrives at Terminal Yard

TY-4's engines have cut from the train and arrive at the fuel rack.

Kar Knocker has uncoupled the caboose, Big Mike pulls off the caboose and the TY-4 conductor and rear brakeman get picked up.

The yard job gets to work on Train TY-2s freight consist.

Big Mike sets up the locals to deliver the freight cars that originated on the Kings Port Division.

TY-4 is ready to be worked and is pulled to the yard racks. That good looking EL 50' reefer is making it's P.C.C.M. debut.

Cars for the Long Island RR sit in track #2 as the yard job shoves a Hostess Covered Hopper from the Rock Ridge Cargill Plant into track #5 that is holding cars for the Bedford Turn, Train BT-27.

The yardmaster has combined train EC-1 (Terminal Yard to North Side Yard) with the Bedford Turn, Train BT-27.

With that done Big Mike starts making the deliveries within the yard limits. First move is to pull the empty tank cars from the diesel fuel unloading area.

A pair of Gulf tank cars loaded with diesel fuel from the Kings Port Gulf River Facility are spotted for unloading.

PC Hi-Cube #272747 loaded with paper products from Shop Rite in Rock Ridge NJ is spotted at Terminal Warehouse. 

The EL Reefer (A gift from 1:1 Santa Neal) loaded with Freihofer's Bakery chocolate chip cookies and other baked goods gets shoved into the engine terminal's number one track.

The APRR Rock Ridge Yard boys have sent the car full of goodies to the NYCTL Trainmen as a reward for their good work in P.C.C.M. 79. With their shifts over the guys have arrived to get some of the tribute bestowed upon them.  

Sup't Shore thanks 1:87 Sir Neal for the thoughtfulness and generosity. PC Ralph directs the laborers to load a crate into his Corvette, (Don't scratch the paint!) and ATJOE questions Big Mike on whether he has enough baked goods to take home. 

We'll cut it here and pick it up tomorrow starting at Bedford Park Yard, providing the guys return to work! 

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 #80 / N.Y.C.T.L. Part 3

Greetings All,

Welcome back to Penn Central Car Movements #80!!

Follow along as the P.C.C.M.'s enter their fifth year! This virtual op is 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.

Grab a hot drink and put on a warm sweater. The cold winter winds are starting to blow.

We open up my final outbound installment with PC Ralph notching up the throttle as he eases Train EB-2 out of North Side Yard.

EB-2 heads across the the Empire City viaduct.

PC Ralph brings the train thru Bedford

EB-2 rolls into Terminal Yard.

The A-B-B-A consist is cut from the train and heads into the engine terminal.

Always a class act PC Ralph finds space for his engines adjacent to a public street for railfans to easily photo the classic consist while he waits for space at the fuel and sand racks.

Meanwhile Big Mike pulls off the EBRR caboose as Kar Knocker prepares to blue flag and inspect the train.

Kar Knocker has cleared the EB-2 freight cars and Big Mike pulls the consist into the yard to sort it.

PC 142770 going to 3 Amigos Warehouse in Rock Ridge NJ gets shoved into track #3.

The outbound cars have been placed in their respective trains. Big Mike shoves three PC RBLS and an EL Reefer down track #8 to work the yard limit industries.

The empty HRC 40' boxcar gets pulled from Terminal Warehouse and Cold Storage for it's next P.C.C.M. load.

An Empty EL 57' reefer gets spotted for it's next P.C.C.M. load. The trio of PC RBLs will remain here until the next move is completed.

Big Mike pulls a pair of EBRR covered hoppers from the Pier 16 Grain Silos loaded with grain for the Rock Ridge NJ Cargill Plant.

The EBRR covered hoppers are shoved into the Rock Ridge Yard train

Big Mike has retrieved the empty PC RBLs and places them for the Pier 16 switcher to spot at Bruce Electric Equipment.

A short time later the Pier 16 switcher spots the three PC RBLs for their next P.C.C.M. loads.

Remember the mention of the cold winter winds? A large snow storm blanketed the Penn Central and shut down Selkirk for three days on December 25, 1969. (That was a white Christmas!). The bitter cold temps caused train lengths to be reduced by 50% to maintain legal pressure.

Division Superintendent I.D. Shore has called for short and frequent trains to run thru the division to keep the tracks clear due to more snow and cold temps on the way. 

The power has been called and coupled on. F7A #1693 is assigned to Extra 1693 (Terminal Yard to Selkirk). F7A #1862 is assigned to Extra 1862 (Terminal Yard to Selkirk).

Assigned to the all Flexi Van Mail Train are a tired and worn out E7A and E8A. 

The snow begins to fall....

The Flexi Van Mail Trains rolls out of Terminal Yard

Extra 1693 is on the move. Next stop Selkirk!!!

Extra 1862 is on the move. Next stop Selkirk!!!

This concludes the N.Y.C.T.L.'s outbound portion of P.C.C.M. 80. We'll shovel out and reconvene this coming Friday with the inbound portions.

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 soon!!!

 

Penn Central Car Movements #80 / NYCTL Part 2

 Greetings All,

Welcome back to Penn Central Car Movements #80!!

Follow along as the P.C.C.M's enter their fifth year! This virtual op is 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.

We open up part 2 at the Empire Belt RR's North Side Yard in Empire City NY with Sir Neal working the Morning Industrial Job.

Sir Neal is enjoying the EMD six axle power as he shoves the Morning Industrial Job (MIJ) towards the secondary track. 

The MIJ's first stop is Gervais Pipe to pick up a pair of gondolas loaded with pipe for Shapeless Steel in Rock Ridge NJ.

Three empty PC RBLs get pulled from Ralph's Grocery Warehouse for their next P.C.C.M. loads 

BAR 7574 and NPM 473 loaded with baked goods from Freihofer's bakery and a non PCCM PC car get spotted at Ralph's Grocery Warehouse for unloading. 

Empty P&E boxcar #3638 gets pulled from Neal's Lumber & Hardware for it's next P.C.C.M. load.

Sir Neal has the MIJ back together and prepares to work the midtown industries.

Empty HRC and AP boxcars get spotted at Empire Produce for their P.C.C.M. loads

The midtown work completed Sir Neal buzzes the Hohman Ave tower as he brings the MIJ to the west side of town.

The MIJ gets to work on the West Side pulling NYC boxcar #80775 from Moore & Co loaded with bulk cardboard for Canton Box and NH boxcar #36116 from City Pallet loaded with pallets for Port Owen Brick and a non P.C.C.M. car from Drywell Inks.

Next move is to spot P&E boxcar #3638 at Drywell Inks for it's next P.C.C.M. load.

The dock workers have positioned some of the A.C.C.O. barrels loaded with ink and are ready for the empty to be spotted.

Sir Neal continues working the westside industries moving some non PCCM cars.

The next move is to pull PC boxcar #142770 from Superior Furniture loaded with furniture for 3 Amigos Warehouse and EBRR boxcar #360279 from Reliable Machine loaded with parts for IBM.

Sir Neal has the MIJ back together and heads back to the yard.

The MIJ arrives at North Side Yard.

We'll cut it here for today as Sir Neal gets the yard in shape and  Train EB-2 ready for departure.

We'll pick it up tomorrow with PC Ralph taking Train EB-2 to Terminal Yard behind a classic Alco consist. 

We'll close out the NYCTL outbound portion tomorrow with the dispatch of our outbound trains.

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!!!