P.C.C.M. 65: Part 4 on the KPD

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This is the final installment of the action on the KPD in this series.  The last cars to be delivered will be handled by the KP&W on their Mountain Branch to Bloomberg.

Once again thoughtful blocking at Terminal Yard made it easy for the West Mill Yard crews.

These three Penn Central boxcars were nicely put together for a trip to Bloomberg's industrial parks.

Three additional "nonplayer cars" are added to the train as the KP&W waits until there are at least five cars before dispatching to Bloomberg

As part of regular West Mill action, SD9 #6925 finishes pushing loaded coal hoppers on the car float for Port Owen's power plant...

...while SW9 #8951 approaches the cut of cars for Bloomberg to position them for KP&W power to take them "up mountain".

The Dispatcher has indicated that the mainline is clear for an hour and a half so the Bloomberg cut can sit there for KP&W RS3 #566 to pick them up.

RS3 #566 is on the move from the engine track

Coupling up with the cars for Bloomberg

Pulling forward to confer with KP Tower and waiting for a caboose.

Watch this action in the video below:

SW9 #8951 pulls a KP&W bay window hack for the Bloomberg Run.  The crew is very grateful its not their usual austere transfer caboose known as the "Spam Can".  Its gonna be a good trip!

The KP&W conductor thanks the switcher for his comfortable accommodations and the train gets underway.

Taking the cut off to the Mountain Branch

Up in Bloomberg Extra #566 will be switching Van Winkle Canning and Woodstock Natural Soda (on the other side of the tracks by  truck with the yellow cab). Nothing for Catskill Mt. Pres today.

The cars slowly approach Van Winkle Canning from the left.

Watch PC #360063 and PC #229046, both loaded with printed labels from Berk Enterprises, get set out at Van Winkle followed by two empty cars being dropped off for Woodstock Hills in the video below:

Moving on to the other side of town PC plug door boxcar #360158, loaded with beautiful wood TV console cabinets from Superior Furniture, is set out at Zenith TV.  "The Quality Goes In Before The Name Goes On!"

All cars forwarded from Terminal Yard have now been delivered to their consignees.   Thanks for watching this series!  Be sure to see John's New York Central Train Layout installments HERE!

P.C.C.M. #65: Part 3 on the KPD

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In this third installment of the current series we're at West Mill Yard where very thoughtful blocking of cars by the Terminal Yard crew set up the Kings Port Turn well in advance!  West Mill's crew had very little to do to prepare this train.

These cars arrived in just the right order for expeditious set out at Booms Ready Mix and Reynolds Beverage Distributors!  PC #77047 is loaded with pallets from Neal's Lumber while the two B&M  RBLs are full of Heilemann Beer.  All three are going to Reynolds.

TP&W #627 carries Walsh's steel wool to reinforce Booms Ready Mix while EL #73510 is loaded with burlap bags for the cement company.

The usual pair of RSD12s is selected to deliver the cars.  #6865 and 6869 roll out of the engine track...

...pass the yard lead....

...back into West Mill's yard tracks.

Coupling up to the five car train with cars for Booms Ready Mix and Reynolds Beverage Distributors.

Watch the short train leave West Mill in the video below.

The Kings Port Turn arrives to serve Booms and Reynolds.  An aging former NYC "Early Bird" car has been unloaded for LaRoche Cycle at the Team Track loading dock and is ready to be picked up and returned to West Mill Yard.

The "Turn" stops nearby and cuts the RSD12s so they can pull the empty Early Bird.  Dave's Diner, as always, is a great place to watch trains if you don't mind your coffee cup vibrating on the saucer from the rumble of these Alco units!

Crossing Ulster Ave. to grab the old NYC boxcar.

The car got a door replacement a while ago. Color matching was not a priority at the car shop!

The Early Bird is tacked onto the cars to be set out.  The spur to Reynolds and Booms is now clear for the set outs.

Watch the cars get set out in the video below:

Two cars for Booms Ready Mix

Three for Reynolds Beverage Distributors which has managed an agreement to use the Team Track dock for this unusually large delivery.

The work here completed, the RSD12s prepare to back the Early Bird to West Mill but are told to wait for an approaching VW-1 completely composed of empty coal hoppers.

Watch VW-1 pass by the Turn in the video below

After finally getting permission from the Dispatcher to return to West Mill the RSD12s make a couple more moves to bring cars into the yard.

 First, the Alcos pull empty CN car #424077 from Canton Box Co.  which was loaded with rolled cardboard from Rockmount Supply in Denver , CO.

Next, an easy back up moves facilitates the pick up of a GERN covered hopper and tank car.  The covered hopper #5658 is loaded with GERN cement flux for GERN  in Colorado.

Rolling into the yard with cars in front and behind the consist.

That completes the Penn Central's work for this series.   Tomorrow a KP&W run up their Mountain Branch to Bloomberg will deliver the last of the cars sent from Terminal Yard.

As a footnote, cars that were left for the KP&W to bring into Williams Yard have been moved to their respective unloading  areas.    The TOFC with the green PC trailer is being tended to. The two empty flats will soon be loaded with trailers. 

In the background we see the tail end of the departing B&M train powered by the "borrowed " F7 and GP9, seen earlier in the series.  

PC gon #288673 is about to have its pipe load for the Hudson Valley Ag Coop lifted out.

Stay tuned for tomorrow's final installment!

P.C.C.M. #65: Part 2 on the KPD

Hi all!

Continuing our coverage of Penn Central Car Movement series #65, this time involving John's New York Central Train Layout and my Kings Port Division, its time for cars sent from John's Terminal Yard to arrive on my layout.

09:40- Things are quiet at Kings Port until the rumble of EMD locomotives breaks the silence heralding the arrival of Extra #3007.

This train is hauling cars that were dispatched on PC Train LS-1 from Terminal Yard to Elkhart with a stop at Selkirk.   Power for the run to Elkhart was changed out and the original consist headed by GP40 #3007 was assigned to take the cut removed at Selkirk for the KPD southbound to West Mill.

These cars will be set out at West Mill, some of them interchanging with the Kings Port & Western R.R. there.

 

The three TOFCs (two w/o trailers) and the PC gon loaded with pipe will be set out here on an interchange track for the KP&W to pick up and transport to its Williams Yard outside of Kings Port.

The train pulls forward so the last car (PC gondola #288673) is beyond the switch leading to the interchange track.

The caboose is cut to allow the block of four cars to be backed into the KP&W interchange.

Watch the action in the video below:

10:55: The cars for Williams Yard are set out and Extra #3007 leaves town.

12:15  We are at Hedberg Aggregates in Marion where two hoppers are awaiting pickup by a local run from West Mill.

A short way freight picks up the two loaded hoppers at Hedberg and moves on an hour ahead off Extra #3007 in the video below:

14:25  The way freight has arrived at West Mill and its NYC GP30 has left the train to be serviced.

The caboose has also been pulled for service.

15:30  Extra #3007 arrives at West Mill

The Extra pulls into West Mill Yard...

...passing the cars that were on the short local.

The crew ties up Extra #3007 at 16:45 with cars from Terminal Yard to be forwarded to local industries and the KP&W's branch lines from West Mill

 Meanwhile, back at Kings Port, the KP&W is in the process of picking up the four cars left on their interchange track with the Penn Central.  A pair of SW9s from Williams Yard crawls out from below the overpass.

...crosses Ulster Ave....

...grabs the gon and three TOFCs....

...and pulls them to Williams Yard.

The switchers pass by the B&M consist appropriated by the KP&W in the last series.  It is getting ready to head home to Massachusetts.

That's all for now.  Watch for a Penn Central "Turn" out of West Mill next time!