I'm posting again so soon because the New York Central Train Layout has dispatched Extra #3175 which is composed of a GP40 locomotive and a series of covered hoppers all painted and lettered by John R.
Take a look at John's fine work on these projects here:
http://newyorkcentrallayout.blogspot.com/2018/05/dispatch-of-extra-3175.html
Time for the loco and cars to head out to Neal's layout! As part of our virtual ops scheme they will pass through my Kings Port Division on the way to Neal's Atlantic Pacific RR layout.
The esteemed Kings Port Railfan Society, is having its weekly breakfast meeting at Dave's Diner. The K.P.R.S. is actually just a casual group of friends with names like T.C., Chooch, and Benny. Usually on top of the latest train movements, they learned about Extra #3175 a little too late just when it passed right by their diner window! T.C. managed to get a quick shaky shot of the newly painted GP40 #3175 with its orange C logo before running out of film! Should have checked that! He drops a new roll in his camera and..
...The guys quickly throw cash on the table and try to get out of the restaurant but the train's caboose is just rolling out of sight. They missed the string of new covered hoppers for the A.P.R.R., the Empire Belt R.R., and the Penn Central.
Scramble! Scramble!! Scramble!!! The guys cram into Chooch's VW bug so they can try to catch up to the train.
Dang it! Benny left his glasses on the table! Delays! Delays!!
Everyone finally squeezed in, the bug takes off to catch the train at West Mill.
The crossing lights were blinking but nothing obvious was coming so the group unwisely pushed on through the crossing only to be blocked by a helper set of FP7s slowly backing up toward Williams Yard.
"Let's Go!" shouts T.C. over the diesel horn warning blast as the road opens up!
Taking a bridge, the group finds themselves behind a slow moving cement mixer! "Oh come on!!!!"
They get to West Mill just in time to see the caboose go by again!
Racing a little farther, they stop at an overlook on West Mill Yard and once again catch just the caboose ducking into the tunnel at the south end of town.
Oh well. Time for lunch at Mussachia's Ristorante anyway! This group likes to eat as much as they like watching trains!
You can catch the newly painted loco and rolling stock when they arrive on Neal's Atlantic Pacific R.R.:
http://atlanticpacificrailroad.blogspot.com/
To: West Mill
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Acknowledgement of Extra 3175 passing thru West Mill en route to Rock Ridge Yard
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Okay, now I've seen everything! Those guys scrambling to catch a 'not so famous' train has to be one for the books, and I thank you! Drinks are on 1/87th Sir Neal!
Thanks Neal! See you at Mussachia's! Enjoy the new great looking cars and locomotive!
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Acknowledge Extra 3175 passing thru West Mill and the Kings Port Division.
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Great job by the K.P.R.S. almost getting photos of train Extra 3175! Another very enjoyable read and well photographed blog entry that shows the great modeling of the K.P.D. and the sense of humor of it's owner. Well Done Ralph! See you guys at Mussachia's!!!
Wow! Neat story. I like putting a little 'life' on the layout, especially with a twist of humor!
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