Penn Central Car Movement #12

Hello all,

The continuing "virtual ops" between the New York Central Train Layout and the Kings Port Division have reached the 12th series and its time for a Unit Grain Train now that the barley harvest is ready.   See the action begin on the N.C.YT.L. blog at this location:   http://newyorkcentrallayout.blogspot.com/

The N.Y.C.T.L.'s most recent post features a gathering of various covered hoppers that are assembled into PC train  XVS-1 headed toward Selkirk.  We use Selkirk as the main route to exchange cars in our virtual ops scheme.   Some of the covered hoppers were later cut from the train at Selkirk and then sent to Williams Yard on my Kings Port Division as PC Train XVK-2,  which will be featured here.

The train is headed by a U33C/ GP38-2 combination of power as it crosses Ulster Ave in Kings Port.

A variety of covered hoppers follow...

 
All grain cars!

 They continue to make drivers wait at the grade crossing.

Until the caboose finally rolls by.  Its Penn Central N8 #23274 that I fashioned from an old Tyco caboose by cutting and rotating the cupola and modifying the windows before painting and decaling for the PC.

The next day, Extra #8663 was dispatched from Williams Yard, headed by a pair of RSD-12s, with some of the covered hoppers from XVK-2, all headed to Empire Grain in West Mill.

Arriving at West Mill...

And approaching Empire Grain

The transfer caboose is cut and the locos do a back and forth move to shove the covered hoppers into Empire Grain's spur.

That's the latest virtual ops!
Thanks for taking a look!