PCCM 86: Part 5 on the KPD

 Greetings!

We're now deep into the "inbounds" part of this virtual ops series between my Kings Port Division and John's New York Central Train Layout .   Cars that were sent on trains dispatched from John's Terminal Yard have been broken up and blocked for delivery to their consignees.

Today we're at West Mill Yard looking at a block of cars for the Kings Port & Western's Mayfield Yard while in the background we can see a KP&W Transfer from Mayfield arriving to pick them up.

The pooled power KP&/LV train is hauling loaded coal hoppers from the KP&W's LV coal connection.   The train backs into West Mill to set out the hoppers for the car float.

Watch the LV/KP&W lashup roll by the cut of cars it will take back to Mayfield in the video below:

The West Mill yard switcher obligingly places the KP&W's caboose on the rear of the cut.

The Mayfield Transfer is now ready to depart.  Watch it back out of West Mill Yard in the video below:

The train continues to back into the tunnel under GERN Industries to crossover tracks and access the main in front of WM Tower.

The transfer quickly receives permission to proceed to Mayfield!

We'll follow the delivery of the cars on this train tomorrow.

Meanwhile SD9 #6922 wastes no time grabbing the cars it needs to load on the car float, including EL boxcar #73510 loaded with bagged iron ore for Port Owen Brick Co.

Watch some railfan edited footage of the float being loaded.

The car float casts off and arrives at Port Owen 45 minutes later.

The float is quickly unloaded and reloaded.  EL boxcar #73510 is set out at Port Owen Brick Co.   KP&W #445052 and PC 883190 are shoved onto the float with some empty hoppers.

 An hour later they are pulled off the float at West Mill

The two PS-2 covered hoppers are included on a cut of cars that will make up today's Northbound Local (WW-1) delivering cars to local industries.

Watch the twin RSD12s assigned to this train approach the cars in the yard and then pull the train out of West Mill Yard.

The first drop off is right outside the yard limit. PC #360063 is set out at Canton Box Co. with a load of bulk cardboard.   The car is cut from the rear of the train...

The pair of Alcos shove the car next to Canton's loading dock.

The NYC Early Bird is then set out at the lower Kings Port team track where a truck from LaRoche Cycle waits for the boxcar load of Prestige Gears.  

Reaching Hedberg Aggregates the Alcos run around their train, pick up three loaded hoppers and set out the two PS-2s at Hedberg.

 Watch the exchange of cars at Hedberg in the video below:

The short train heads back to West Mill and then stops at the Gulf riverside facility.

Four loaded tankers are pulled for West Mill Yard.

...and added to the train (now designated as WW-2 returning to West Mill)

Two empty tankers and TP&W boxcar #627 to be loaded with 55 gallon drums of cutting oil for Walsh Steel Wool are set out.

WW-2 heads back to West Mill.

That is plenty of action for today!  We'll wrap up the KPD's involvement in this series tomorrow!