It wasn't long after reporting about the official opening of the West Mill Float Yard expansion, that a long train was dispatched from Terminal Yard on the New York Central Train Layout as a "virtual ops" test of the new rail facility.
You can see the 27 car train designated as WM-2 (much longer than we usually operate) leaving John's layout in his blog.
http://newyorkcentrallayout.blogspot.com/
The action played out on the Kings Port Division s follows:
All was quite at West Mill as the empty yard awaited its first traffic...
...until WM-2 blasts out of the tunnel.
The train rolls into town with a block of cars destined for industries on the Mayfield Branch...
...a block of empty covered hoppers...
...and a number of cars that will continue onto Kings Port.
Block one is separated from the train and pulled forward beyond the turnout that accesses the new yard expansion...
..and is then pushed into the yard.
The units head back to WM-2 to grab the string of covered hoppers...
..and notch up to push them into the next yard track.
Blocks 1 & 2 have been set out at West Mill and the rest of WM-2 proceeds to Kings Port. The new yard has plenty more room.
These blocks of cars will be broken down and assembled into various local trains, a railroad function I wasn't able to simulate prior to constructing the expansion.
More to come!
What next on list of project?
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ReplyDeleteI want to make a Yard Office to replace the old salvaged passenger car mini-office the original smaller yard used to have.
Nice work on documenting the 1st part of the 1st train to arrive and test the newly expanded West Mill Rail Hub! Looking forward to seeing and learning more about how the new yard performs with it's first inbound train. So far it is looking good to any and all operational challenges.
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