P.C.C.M. #29C

As we continue following the most recent series of virtual ops with the New York Central Train Layout, Train WMV-5 (West Mill to Selkirk) is about to get underway after their power couples onto the train at West Mill Yard.

The train stops at the West Mill Yard Limits to wait for a Penn Central passenger train coming from the opposite direction.

Arlo Guthrie's "City of New Orleans" come to mind as this "train without no name" rolls by "the graveyards of rusted automobiles" of Sal's Salvage.   Before the PC era, this passenger train was known as the "Valley Viewer" on the King Port Division and usually boasted six coaches, but now it's down to three cars and is only known by its train number.  

Twin FP7s meet while performing different jobs, one heading a freight while the other pulls half-empty passenger cars.  One is making money while the other is losing it daily.

The mainline now clear, WMV-5 is cleared to proceed toward Selkirk and weaves its way through the switches by WM tower.

Cars on this train for Terminal Yard include:

An empty TP&W boxcar for Walsh Steel Wool and an NYC covered hopper loaded with flour for Hostess/ Wonder Bread.

Three 60' auto parts cars for Ford.

A 50' double door NYC boxcar loaded with kitchen appliances for All City Storage and a B&M RBL car loaded with window glass from Corning Glass for Superior Furniture. 

 Two PC hoppers as an empty request to Hudson coal for Corning's power plant.

Two cars for Neal's Lumber and Hardware:  The EL car loaded with bagged cement and the PC car with bagged GERN cement flux, which makes cement cure 3% harder!

Starting the block to be transferred to the L.I.R.R. via Terminal Yard, an IC boxcar loaded with cake mixes for Pilgrim State Hospital and two gons of steel plates for Mid Island steel.

And finally, a BAR "State of Maine"car loaded with packaged foods, and a P&E car full of soda, both for Pilgrim State.  In retrospect, it would have been good to block them with the IC car ahead of the gons with steel plates!  Extra work for the crew at Terminal Yard!

WMV-5 heads out of town.

 West Mill Out.

Observe the rest of the story on the N.Y.C.T.L. blog!
http://newyorkcentrallayout.blogspot.com/