P.C.C.M. #42: NE-2 Arrives at West Mill

The current five layout virtual ops series known as P.C.C.M. #42 continues!

Arriving from Weehawken after leaving Neal's layout, NE-2 powered by two SD45s  emerges from the tunnel on the south side of West Mill.   

This train is hauling empty coal hoppers from the Atlantic Pacific R.R. and the Hoschton Railway Co, along with some mixed freight being forwarded to Terminal Yard on the New York Central Train Layout.   The train will stop at West Mill and pick up 13 mixed freight cars before continuing on to Selkirk where cars will be forwarded to Empire City.

As the train enters West Mill, A.P.R.R. 38 foot hopper #9416 is visible behind the locomotives.

The empty coal hoppers for Hudson Coal keep coming!

Mixed freight on this train includes this P&LE car and an Empire Belt RR plug door boxcar behind it, as well as four PC covered hoppers that our railfan cameraman missed!

NE-2 has come to a stop.  The switcher crew moves over to GP38-2 #8046 and fires it up to prepare it to join the consist of SD45s.

NE-2's SD45s are uncoupled from the train and back into the engine track to pick up #8046 for some extra power.

Now a trio of PC power, the consist backs into the cut of cars set out for NE-2 to take to Terminal Yard.

Notching up, the consist slowly pulls the cut forward as the yardman does a roll-by inspection.

The cut pulls past the switch accessing the mainline and backs into NE-2.  Our Yardman needs to take a short walk to the next track.

Coupling up with NE-2

NE-2 stretches the length of West Mill!

Here is a video of some of the train as it departs West Mill.  Once again our cameramen missed some of the train including the four PC covered hoppers (Guess we'll have to see them at Terminal Yard!) as well as a number of A.P.R.R. and Empire Belt hoppers. But it was a long train and he had to change film!

NE-2 is now on its way to Selkirk.  Cars will later be forwarded to Terminal Yard on the New York Central Train Layout where there will be lots of action in store!