PCCM 87: Part 2 on the KPD

 Hello!

Welcome to the second installment of our current Penn Central Car Movement Series between John's New York Central Train Layout and my own Kings Port division.   The KPD is managing 36 outbound cars this time around (including those that will be held for Neal's Atlantic Pacific R.R. when he is next involved in the PCCMs) and most of them are gathering at West Mill Yard.

Today we'll welcome the Kings Port & Western's uniquely identified train MfWm-1 (Mayfield to West Mill), more commonly known as the Mayfield Transfer by West Mill Yard crews.    It is seen arriving below with its pooled KP&W/LV power as it takes the Penn Central mainline prior to backing into West Mill Yard.

Watch the long transfer with its mix of "virtual ops" and non-player cars arrive and roll past WM Tower in order to access the yard lead in the video below:

The train stops so its KP&W transfer caboose is located just beyond the switch for the yard lead.  The brakeman aligns the switch for the back up move.

Watch the Mayfield Transfer back into West Mill Yard in the video below:

The KP&W will pick up non-player cars for Mayfield Yard including several empty coal hoppers recently pulled off of the car float along with a pair of KP&W covered hoppers.  In order to make the pick up as efficient as possible the KP&W RS3 and LV GP9 receive clearance to occupy the Penn Central mainline for the next 45 minutes to receive the string of cars from West Mill yard switcher #8951.

The switcher is seen pulling the cars out of the yard while the LV/KP&W consist waits for them.

Now on the mainline, the switcher backs the cut of cars into the Mayfield Transfer's power consist

Cars are coupled to the rear of the KP&W RS3.

The caboose is tacked on and the Mayfield Transfer (now identified as WmMf-2 when heading toward Mayfield) is ready to depart.  

Heading back home to Mayfield!

The next train to be dispatched from West Mill is the Cement Job to Tri Mount Cement, south of West Mill.   The train will be delivering the non-player loaded coal hoppers that were just brought in by the Mayfield Transfer to power Tri Mount's kiln.

The train is seen getting its caboose from Yard Switcher #8951 prior to backing out of the yard.  Conductor "Fingers" O'Malley is complaining about working in the transfer caboose as usual.

Watch the Cement Job back to the end of the yard lead and then wait for an engine run sent from Selkirk to bolster the power roster at West Mill before leaving.  The train then runs south to Tri Mount Cement.

The Cement Job arrives at Tri Mount Cement

After exchanging loaded coal hoppers for loaded cement cars the train makes its way back to West Mill.  Watch it leave Tri Mount Cement and arrive at West Mill where it stops to let the KP&W's BiWi-3 (Binghamton to Williams Yard) pass by and slow to a stop on the main to set out four "virtual ops" cars at West Mill Yard.

 The BiWi pulls the set outs for West Mill in the video below:

After setting out the four cars the BiWi's F7As return to the rest of their train.

After BiWi-3 is reconnected and the air pressure is up, it proceeds to Williams Yard, closely followed by the Cement Job which will stop just beyond WM Tower to back into West Mill Yard.

 The Cement Job crosses over to the next track and enters the West Mill Yard Limits

Watch the Cement Job back into West Mill with six loaded cement hoppers for Neal's APRR.

That's it for today.  Check in tomorrow when the last cars to be forwarded to West Mill arrive and a train is dispatched for John's New York Central Train Layout!