A quick follow up to yesterday's action. The Williams Yard Transfer has left West Mill and is later seen drifting down grade after having reached the summit of the Kings Port Division at Marion.
On the high line above Kings Port, crossing over Ulster Ave.
And finally approaching Kings Port and Williams Yard.
The train passes by KP Tower...
And crosses Ulster Ave. at grade.
The cars for Battaglia Bros Warehouse roll by...
...followed by the B&M RBL car that probably could have been blocked with the other B&M cars heading home on the interchange with the B&M at Williams Yard! The PC gon loaded with pipe for the Hudson Valley Ag. coop will be unloaded at Williams Yard.
The transfer run disappears under the over pass and enters Williams Yard.
Williams Yard is actually a staging track that follows the layout around and reappears at West mill in a continuous loop. I can stage trains "coming out of Williams Yard" by setting them up at West Mill and sending them back on the staging track in the other direction.
Such is the case with a short local run by a pair of KP&W switchers "leaving Williams Yard" to set out cars at Battaglia Bros. Warehouse.
The short train passes PC U33C #6554 on a caboose hop to West Mill.
...and continues beyond the switch for the industrial lead to Battaglia Bros. and Blue Ribbon Flour.
...encountering a "partially" PC GP35 working an interchange with the KP&W.
..and then backs into the industrial lead to set out the cars.
The industrial lead is a staging track as well, but I like to provide images of cars at industries that aren't actually modeled on the layout, like Battaglia Bros. Warehouse, so I've created some backdrop facades like this.
The TOFCs are shown "at Williams Yard" in a similar manner.
I'm still pondering ideas for improving these sorts of presentations of industries that aren't really modeled on the layout since the current backdrops were somewhat hastily made. Confidentially I'm thinking about creating a 1 X 4 foot layout with a drop down staging track that could be mounted on top of a rolling storage cabinet I already have in the layout room. I could wheel it into the center of the layout room for pics like this. The drop down section could allow for showing the cars approaching their loading docks on videos...I'll keep you posted as this idea develops. .
Anyway, that's it for the Williams Yard Transfer.
Thanks for taking a look!
Some nice insight on how the trains on the KP&W work between the yards and industries. Your idea of having businesses and industries being represented by temporary set ups, gives a lot more flexibility to the virtual ops. Not only can certain pieces of rolling stock disappear and reappear between ops. You can make destinations do the same. I really think that's a great idea to have both fixed and flexible destinations for the layout.
ReplyDeleteThanks Brian! I'm hoping to improve the appearance of the whole "off layout concept since I really do like showing cars set out at industries whether actually modeled or not.
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Acknowledge delivery of PC 160502 and TPFX 5510 to Battaglia Brother Warehouse and two T.O.F.C. flatcars to the Williams yard T.O.F.C. track. Acknowledge forwarding of B&M 109 back to B&M via Williams Yard.
Terminal Yard out...
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DeleteA lot of good stuff in this blog entry Ralph! PC 6554 is looking sharp as is semi PC GP35 2262. Add in the KP&W switchers and the F7 and this was some motive power mania. KP&W coal hopper looks great and that long string of B&M cars heading back to Williams Yard was a nice treat. I like the idea of the portable layout to further the virtual ops. The 'facade industries' convey the action right to the loading dock of some of the moves. Having a portable movie set for this would be a very nice addition. All in all another excellent day on the Kings Port Division with the Kings Port & Western!
ReplyDeleteThe B&M boxcar suggest you have a lot of newsprint traffic -- or other paper products like towels -- from Maine and northern New Hampshire.
ReplyDeleteThat's interesting to know! I wanted the KP&W to have a connection with another road to the east and since I have several B&M cars that seemed a natural choice. I planned to include B&M cars in KP&W trains to convey that connection but hadn't thought about what might be in them since they aren't part of the virtual ops scheme. It would be great to develop some sense of where they are going with with could be newsprint or other paper products. Thanks for the idea!
DeleteThat is a very nice sting of B&M cars. I did notice 1 of them that appeared to be awfully clean as compared to the other cars. How did that guy escape the weathering shop? It is nice to see all the variety of KP&W motive power, especially the switchers.
ReplyDeleteNeat idea to have a rolling addition to the layout. Sure opens up a lot of possibilities for more VO opportunities. Another terrific VO with lots of action and good story line. Thanks
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From: Rock Ridge
The Williams Yard Transfer on the road
Rock Ridge Yard Out!
Roger that!
DeleteLot's of action to be had on this move. The B&M cars do look nice in a string. I'm very impressed with the signals I see throughout the layout. Didn't the B&M also pick up potatoes back in the day?
ReplyDeleteThanks Neal! I guess I'm going to have to do some research about B&M freight moves! That's the thing about this hobby, it motivates learning!
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