P.C.C.M. 70B: Part 3

Greetings,

Five of the seven cars that arrived from Neal's Rock Ridge Yard a couple of days ago found their way to their final destinations via the Penn Central's WMB-1 to Bloomberg and on a transfer run to Williams Yard.  The remaining two cars will be delivered in today's installment.

These include ACFX #62004 (Morton Salt) loaded with salt for Cavendish Foods.

Other "non-player" cars including KP&W boxcars and a string of GULF tankers will be added to this transfer run to the Kings Port & Western's Mayfield Yard.  The yard's SW9 gets to work assembling the train.

In yesterday's post I mentioned locomotives that have been permanently assigned to West Mill for specific jobs.  In addition to those chosen for runs to Bloomberg and to Kings Port/Williams Yard, I've decided that the three first generation Geeps seen below will assume the roll of powering Mayfield Transfers from now on.

Once the cars for Mayfield are gathered and coupled up to the three Geeps, the switcher attaches a Northeastern caboose at the end.

The Mayfield Transfer heads out of town with the two GP9s and a GP7 at the head end.

The "virtual ops" Morton Salt car is last in line.

Later in the afternoon the train arrives at Mayfield Yard. More virtual ops history in the making here as this is the first PC train photographed entering this facility.

Evidence of the KP&W's connection with the Lehigh Valley at Mayfield can be seen below.  The KP&W will still regularly run trains from Mayfield exchanging loaded coal hoppers from its LV connection for empties at West Mill.  The loads will be placed on the car float to carry over to Port Owen's power plant, while the empties return to Mayfield; one of my favorite layout ops.  

The next morning a KP&W local delivers the salt to Cavendish Foods whose menu of products is not exactly on the healthy heart list!  They are, as the sign says, "Jolly Good!", however.

One last bit of business!  NAHX #90404 for Corning Glass, along with three "non-player cars" will be moved for easy pick up by a Westbound KP&W transfer run from Williams Yard to Binghamton.  Switcher #8951 prepares to pull the cars...

 ...and places them on a siding for the KP&W to quickly access.

Williams Yard has dispatched WiBi-3 (Williams Yard to Binghamton, often referred to as "the WeeBee") powered by an F7A and two GP9s, now arriving at West Mill. Railfans concerned about my layout's increased emphasis on Penn Central trains in this series will hopefully be cheered by the presence of blue and orange units at West Mill!

A couple of RI cars that will be forwarded to Chicago are on the train.  That RI boxcar has seen some miles based on its road weary appearance.  I got it cheap at a train show because of its poor weathering paint job.  I decided to weather it even more and believe it looks better.

The train slowly passes by the cut of cars including NAHX #90404

WiBi-3 comes to a stop and its consist is cut from the train so it can grab the four cars set out by the Penn Central.

Pulling ahead past the West Mill business district to switch tracks...

...and coupling up with the cut left by the Penn Central.

The four cars are added to the train. The nice looking Corning car is becoming one of my new favorites!

Completely assembled now, the "WeeBee" tests the air brakes and then gets permission to proceed out of West Mill.  The KP&W runs a lot of 1st Generation power.

One of the KP&W's high visibility cabooses marks the end of the train as it plunges into the tunnel at the south end of ton. 

The next day a KP&W local to Corning led by RS3 #566 takes NAHX #90404 to Corning Glass.

That is the final delivery on the KPD for this series!  Thanks for following along and many thanks to Neal's Atlantic Pacific R.R.  and John's  New York Central Train Layout

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