Hello!
We're in the "outbound" portion of our 91st Penn Central Car Movement series, a three layout virtual ops between John's New York Central Train Layout , Neal's Atlantic Pacific R.R. , and my own Kings Port Division.
When we left yesterday the West Mill switcher was assembling the second train for Neal's APRR. Now receiving its caboose, the train awaits today's assigned power.
Watch the pair of GP40s roll into the yard in the video below:
The locomotives couple to the front of the train for the APRR, now designated as Extra #3007.
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The train backs out of West Mill Yard to access the mainline heading southbound to Weehawken.
After backing past the switch to the mainline the train proceeds to Weehawken and meets an incoming Cement Job with a string of loaded two bay hoppers.
Now that all of the cars for Neal's APRR have been sent on their way lets focus on the last cars to arrive at West Mill for John's N.Y.C.T.L. Three need to come in to West Mill on a Northbound Local that was dispatched from West Mill earlier this morning. After making a number of set outs it will pick up three cars, including two PS-2 covered hoppers at Hedberg Aggregates.
The train is cut behind this PC boxcar. The Hedberg Spur is a little light for the heavy pair of RSD12s so the engineer is using a few cars on the train as buffers to pull the covered hoppers which are loaded with crushed aggregate for Lombo Concrete.
Watch the switching action in the video below.
The next stop is at the riverside Gulf Facility where it will pick up a GM&O boxcar loaded with barrels of oil for the Terminal Yard Engine Shops.
The boxcar is behind three tankers at the loading platform so it will take a bit of work to access it and then replace the tankers after the pick up. Watch the action in the video below:
The pick up completed the Northbound Local has to wait for a KP&W RDC to run by before continuing to West Mill.
The RDC is heading to Mayfield from Williams Yard carrying mostly company employees as passengers. Watch the meet in the video below:
The Northbound Local arrives at West Mill with three more cars for the N.Y.C.T.L.
Now that all of the cars that are being sent from West Mill to the N.Y.C.T.L. are in the yard, its time for #8951 to get to work blocking the train. The train may be rearranged later at Selkirk but separating cars into blocks for various industries in Empire city and for transfer to the LIRR should expedite things.
GM&O #2119 is loaded with barrels of oil for Terminal Yard Engine Shops. BAR #5226 carries Cavendish Food packaged meals to Ralph's Grocery Warehouse
Green LV #66392 carries new 55 gallon drums from ACCO for Drywell inks.
Two NYC double door 50 ft boxcars are full of Peerless Appliance kitchen appliances for All City Storage
The large PC/TOC 50562, KP&W #503353, and NYC #53051 cars are loaded with ACME Auto parts for Ford.
PC depressed well flat #766053 is carrying a large roof top air conditioner for Suffolk Community College while PC gon # 288673 carries two tanks for West Chemical.
Blocks are coupled together...
Power for this train designated as WmV-5 is an FP7/ GP38-2 lashup. Watch it roll into West Mill Yard in the video below.
We'll stop here for today. Tomorrow WmV-5 will be dispatched to Selkirk. We'll also check out some transfer action from Mechanicville, NY to Selkirk Yard.
To: West Mill
ReplyDeleteTo: Terminal Yard
From: Rock Ridge Yard
Acknowledgement – West Mill switcher adding caboose to the train to the APRR
Acknowledgement – Extra Train #3007 heads out to Weehawken for Rock Ridge
Acknowledgement – Acknowledge incoming Cement Job passing Extra #3007
Acknowledgement – Extra Train #2212 leaving West Mill for Weehawken
Acknowledgement – Northbound local picking cars for West Mill with stops at Hedberg Aggregate, Riverside Gulf Facility
Acknowledgement – Switcher #8951 preparing to block the outbound train for the NYCTL
Acknowledgement – Engines FP7/ GP38-2 lashup to West Mill as Train WmV-5
Rock Ridge Yard out!
The APRR crew at Weehawken will be ready to pick up the inbound freight for Rock Ridge. They’ll swap out motive power and turn those engines back to West Mill. Another great roll by at West Mill, nice touch! Looking to see the NYCTL train head out to Selkirk!
To: West Mill / Rock Ridge
ReplyDeleteFrom: Terminal Yard
Acknowledge dispatch of Extra3007 from West Mill to Weehawken with freight cars for the APRR's Rock Ridge Yard.
Acknowledge work of Northbound Local at Marion NY.
Acknowledge Cement Job returning to West Mill.
Acknowledge Northbound Local working the Gulf Facility and then meeting the RDC.
Acknowledge Northbound Local returning to West Mill.
Acknowledge ex NYC 8951 blocking Train WmV-5 for Empire City and LIRR interchange.
Acknowledge F7A-GP38-2 to power Train WmV-5 from West Mill to Selkirk.
Acknowledge this was a helluva good post!!!
Once again the Kings Port Division provides excellent service to the industrial base of the Catskill Mountains!!! Nice seeing the Growler get the call for Extra 3007. I was slightly jealous of all the cars headed to the APRR until I saw WmV-5! Using the freight cars on the light rail spur at Hedberg was a nice move! The Cement Job continues to be a good looking train with another healthy consist of covered hoppers. The RDC is always appreciated and the 8951 continues to impress series after series. Well done Ralph!!!