P.C.C.M. 79: Coal Ops Part 2 on the KPD

 Hello again!

We're continuing a weekend series devoted to coal operations on John's New York Central Train Layout , Neal's Atlantic Pacific R.R. , and my own Kings Port Division.

Today's action begins with one of my favorite layout operations, the Kings Port & Western coal transfer from Mayfield Yard to West Mill with cars from the Lehigh Valley coal field connection for the Edison Power Plant in Port Owen.

 The train stops at a red signal before entering the main.  

 Watch the Mayfield Transfer wait for a mixed freight to Weehawken and then take the main when it is clear in the video below:

The train backs into the yard entrance.

 Watch the action in the video below:

After setting out the coal cars the KP&W consist separates from them and moves over one track to pick up a mixed cut of cars to take back to Mayfield.

We won't follow the rest of that action today since we're focused on coal movements.  We don't have to wait long, however, as the loaded hoppers from Mayfield are set on the car float for Port Owen's Edison Power Plant.

The car float job pauses at the lead to the float....

 ...while PC Extra #6533 that originated at the A.P.R.R.'s  Rock Ridge Yard and exchanged power at Weehawken blasts through West Mill on the way to Selkirk and eventually Terminal Yard.  The train's locomotive PC U Boat #6533 will lead the train all the way.

Extra #6533 passes by the car float job as it runs toward Selkirk

Watch some of the car float loading action in the video below

Now that the car float is loaded and preparing to shove off, the two remaining strings of empty hoppers at West Mill will be assembled into a train for Hudson Coal on the N.Y.C.T.L.   These cars are empties from Port Owen's Power plant and Bloomberg's Tri-Mount Cement.

  Watch this train, designated as Penn Central Extra #8046, head out of West Mill in the video below.

The train later stops at Kings Port to pick up additional empty hoppers for Hudson Coal that were left on the interchange by KP Steel.

The GP38-2/ SD35 consist pulls away from the train to pick up the interchange cars; first coupling them together (they had been split to avoid blocking Ulster Ave.)...

...and then running around them to push them back into the rest of the train.

 

The Extra is now ready to depart Kings Port.

Watch as the train of empty hoppers heads toward Selkirk and terminal Yard!

That concludes the outbound portion of this coal op on the KPD! Follow the rest of the action on John's New York Central Train Layout and Neal's Atlantic Pacific R.R. !  Then come back to the Kings Port Division Blog on Sunday to see loaded hoppers return from Hudson Coal!