P.C.C.M. 81: Part 5 on the KPD

 Hi folks!

Continuing our "virtual ops" between John's New York Central Train Layout, Neal's Atlantic Pacific R.R., and my own Kings Port Division we're looking at "inbound" trains this weekend.   Two arrived on the KPD in the previous installment, one from John's layout and one from Neal's.  Today we'll follow the third and final train which was dispatched from John's N.Y.C.Y.L.  Its a unit coal train with cars for my Tri Mount Cement and Neal's RMO Electric.  

The Coal Train was dispatched from Terminal Yard as Extra #3007 as seen leaving John's layout.

The train with a lone GP40 on the point didn't have trouble hauling its coal cars on the route between Terminal Yard and Selkirk, but as it approaches Kings Port it might struggle climbing the grade up to Marion, the summit of the Kings Port Division.  With this in mind a helper set of two GP30s has been assigned to Kings Port.

Watch Extra #3007 arrive at Kings Port and be joined by the helper set "on the fly" in the video below:

 

Watch Extra #3007 roll through the Kings Port Division with some help from its friends!

 

Watch Extra #3007 arrive at West Mill.

The train will drop off six loaded hoppers here.  The helper set obligingly performs this task!

Watch the helpers pull the six cars and set them out in West Mill Yard in the video below:

 After the pair of GP30s sets out the cut of hoppers, it returns the caboose back to Extra #3007.

Their work completed, the helper set heads back to Kings Port for its next assignment.

This is a fun op and easily accomplished on the KPD!  Now that the helpers have left and Extra #3007 is complete again, it departs West Mill for Weehawken where the coal hoppers will be handed over to the A.P.R.R.    Watch the train leave in the video below:

  That's all for today! Come back tomorrow to see more action!