Saturday, February 5, 2022

PCCM 90: Part 3 on the KPD

Hello!

Continuing the action of our 90th Penn Central Car Movement "virtual ops" series  between John's New York Central Train Layout and my own Kings Port Division, we are at Kings Port where Penn Central Train WKT-9 is picking up cars on the interchange with the Kings Port & Western.

The train is cut behind the string of empty hoppers.

WKT-9 pulls forward and shoves the hoppers onto the next track to pick up PC #360150 and four clam shell coil coaches.


The first pick ups are backed into P&LE #35892

The train is cut farther back to separate NYC boxcar #164000 from the rest of the train.

The train pulls forward to grab the girder load and its buffer flatcars.


The girder load and flats are set back onto the main and shoved toward NYC #164000 and the train's caboose.

The placement of the NYC boxcar as an additional buffer for the girder is an example of the recent attention John and I are attempting to pay to proper management of hazardous loads in relation to the caboose and the locomotives. 

After checking air and connections WKT-9 leaves Kings Port for Selkirk.  The train will run through Selkirk on the way to Terminal Yard on John's N.Y.C.T.L.

 Watch the run-through at Selkirk in the video below:

That's it for this week!  Check out John's blog to see his side of the action!  See you next weekend for more!

6 comments:

  1. To: West Mill / Rock Ridge
    From Terminal Yard

    Acknowledge PC Train WKT-9 working Kings Port Interchange Track.
    Acknowledge NYC 164000 being used as buffer car for caboose crew protection.
    Acknowledge PC Train WKT-9 departing Kings Port.
    Acknowledge PC Train WKT-9 at Selkirk and running thru towards Terminal Yard.

    Terminal Yard out...

    Nice work Ralph!!! I liked the work at the Kings Port Interchange Track and really enjoyed the Selkirk run thru. I appreciated the NYC 164000 added for caboose protection which is consistent with our attempts to better protect our crews and add a little more a realism to the trains. Nicely done. Terminal Yard is standing by to receive WKT-9!!!

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    1. Thanks John. Our 1/87th scale train crews should feel more secure in their locomotives and cabooses now that we're paying more attention to managing hazardous loads! Glad you liked the Selkirk run-through!

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  2. To: West Mill
    To: Terminal Yard

    From: Rock Ridge Yard

    Acknowledgement - PC Train WKT-9 at Kings Port
    Acknowledgement - PC Train WKT-9 departs Kings Port for Terminal Yard

    Rock Ridge Yard out!

    Looks like the crew in Kings Port did a great job protecting the special load for Terminal Yard. Using the NYC box car is a good choice. This adds the realism to the move. Great job!

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    1. Thanks Neal! That NYC car was recently resurrected from my junk box (AKA "the purgatory box") and it turned out John had one as well to match so it made a good buffer car on this train.

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  3. Excellent start! Good to learn about the buffer car as my own layout features a large steel mill (backdrop) that generates a lot of traffic. Curious, was the beam load put to the back for safety reasons or a matter of blocking?

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  4. It was about blocking. The beam load is one of several cars at the end of the train that will be transferred to the Long Island R.R. once it reaches John's layout.

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