P.C.C.M. #29 B

Yard work for Penn Central Car Movement  #29 continues at West Mill to assemble the next train to Selkirk (WMV-5) with cars that will be transferred to Terminal Yard on the New York Central Train Layout.

A block of these cars will be transferred to the Long Island Railroad after reaching Terminal Yard.  Creating the block first requires separating this NYC covered hopper from some of the cars headed to the L.I.R.R.

 

The covered hopper is set out of the way and the Illinois Central car bound for Pilgrim State Hospital via the L.I.R.R. is coupled onto two gons of steel plates that will be headed to Mid Island Steel, also via the L.I.R.R.

The next car to be added to the L.I.R.R. block is this BAR car loaded with Cavendish Foods packaged meals, also for Pilgrim State Hospital.

 

The car is cut and moved toward the L.I.R.R. block.

The BAR car coupled onto the L.I.R.R. block, the auto parts cars including NYC #53051, seen below, are moved back to track 3 and coupled onto the rest of the cars for WMV-5.

The last move to complete assembly of the L.I.R.R. block involves this P&E car loaded with soft drinks for Pilgrim State Hospital.

It is pulled from Track 3 and set out on Track 1 with the rest of the block.

The L.I.R.R. block now fully assembled, the switcher pulls the other cars from Track 3.....

...and backs them into the L.I.R.R. block on Track 1.

The switcher and transfer caboose cut off from the cars on track 1 to clear the way for the train's assigned consist to pick it up for departure.

 Power for WMV-5 this time is FP7 #4362 and F7A#1805

The consist will soon couple up to the cars on Track 1 to officially make it WMV-5.