Greetings!
Welcome back to our 90th Penn Central Car Movements "virtual ops" series between my layout and John's New York Central Train Layout !
Last weekend's posts featured the outbound trains that we (virtually) sent to each other's layouts. This weekend we will follow the progress of those trains arriving on our layouts and the subsequent delivery of freight cars to their various consignees; the business of railroading in 1/87th scale.
John dispatched train Penn Central train SK-5 from Terminal Yard to Selkirk. This train was headed by a very cool consist of GP30 #2228, F7A #1802, and GP40 #3007. Watch the train arrive and stop at Selkirk in the video below:
The four TOFCs are destined for the B&M's Mechanicville Yard
Watch the TOFCs get set out at Selkirk by SK-5's power. After that the locomotives head to the engine tracks and a new consist is coupled up to the remaining cars on the train.
The train, now powered by U33C #6552 and GP38-2 #8150, is designated as VWm-6 running from Selkirk to West Mill.
Watch VWm-6 depart Selkirk. A caboose hop rolls by shortly before the train heads out; just part of busy operations at Selkirk Yard.
About to continue on the next step of their journey, the four TOFCs are added to Selkirk-Mechanicville transfer NY-20.
Meanwhile PC train VWm-6 is working its way south to West Mill. A railfan caught the train's caboose crossing Ulster Ave.
Watch the train arrive at West Mill in the video below:
After VWm-6 arrived SW9 #8951 got to work sorting cars into three trains; a transfer to the KP&W's Mayfield Yard, a Cement Job, and a Northbound local.
The trains will include some additional cars such as a Penn Central and a KP&W PS-2 that arrived on the morning car float. Both are empty from Port Owen Brick Co. for Hedberg Aggregates. These are intra-layout moves following the Rail Traffic Management Form.
A couple more empties pulled from the car float are for Tri Mount Cement. These are non-player cars not involved in the virtual ops.
We didn't get to see red GM&O boxcar #21129 get dropped off by a KP&W transfer from Mayfield earlier this morning. The boxcar will be joining the three tank cars heading to the riverside Gulf facility after being forwarded empty from Peerless Appliance
More intra-layout moves include PC gon #288673 heading empty to Amalgamated Container Co. after having been unloaded at Williams Yard in PCCM 87. The depressed well flatcar PC #766053 will be forwarded to Peerless Applaince
These two NYC double door 50 footers are also going to Peerless Appliance after having been unloaded at Battaglia Bros. Warehouse.
A caboose is tacked onto the rear of the transfer to Mayfield
Watch the Mayfield Transfer depart in the video below:
After accessing the main line by WM Tower the crew get their orders prior to leaving West Mill.
Watch the train leave for Mayfield in the video below:
As the Mayfield Transfer's GP9/GP7 consist ducks into the tunnel at the northern side of West Mill we'll stop here for today. Come back tomorrow for more virtual ops action!
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From: Rock Ridge Yard
Acknowledgement – Train sK-5 arrives at Selkirk
Acknowledgement – Train VWm-6 leaves Selkirk for West Mill
Acknowledgement – SW9 #8951 breaks down inbound VWm-6 for 3 various locations
Acknowledgement – Mayfield Transfer departs West Mill
Rock Ridge Yard out!
The additional non-virtual op moves and intra-layout moves of freight cars just adds to the everyday work that happened in a yard and on the railroad. The moves from Tri mount Cement and of course, your car float, are very enjoyable. Yes, I like the car float!!
Thanks Neal! You like the car float? :) I do too! Its a nice source of off layout traffic and I've wanted to include one ever since seeing such a feature included on a layout in a 1970s Model Railroader magazine when I was in my teens.
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Acknowledge arrival of Train SK-5 at Selkirk from Terminal Yard.
Acknowledge TOFC cars for B&M pulled from SK-5 consist.
Acknowledge power swap on SK-5 and change of designation to VWM-6.
Acknowledge Train VWM-6 departing Selkirk.
Acknowledge TOFC cars placed in Train NY-20 consist
Acknowledge NY-20 departing Selkirk and arriving in Mechanicville.
Acknowledge VWM-6 arriving at West Mill.
Acknowledge switch engine 8951 building outbound local trains at West Mill.
Acknowledge Mayfield Transfer departing West Mill.
Terminal Yard out...
That was a lot of railroad action in one installment that was smoothly done and easy to follow. Well done Ralph!! The Selkirk to Mechanicville move was very cool and caught me by surprise at first. The power was was well done and the run down to West Mill went well. The 8951 handled the yard work and the Mayfield Transfer, an impressive local train, departed on time. Very well done and I look forward to seeing if you can top this in part 2!!
Thanks John! I appreciate knowing that all of the action was easy to follow and made for a smooth narrative. The new Selkirk and Mechanicvile scenes seem to be working pretty well so far.
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