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We are continuing Penn Central Car Movement Series 108, a three layout "virtual ops" exchange of freight cars between John's New York Central Train Layout , Neal's Atlantic Pacific RR, and my own Kings Port Division.
At the end of the last installment West Mill Yard sent a long transfer to the KP&W's Williams Yard. This freed up a lot of space at West Mill but there are still several PCCM cars to move.
The next train out of West Mill will be a Kings Port Turn that will deliver cars to local industries. The train will be powered by a pair of RSD12s.
Two cars have been placed in front of the locomotives to facilitate easy set outs at Sal's Salvage and Empire Grain, just outside of the yard.
The rest that will be going to Kings Port trail the locomotives as usual.
The Kings Port Turn departs under the watchful eyes of Yardmaster Cappy Foster and "old head" brakeman Swede Torkelton. It sets out a new Caterpillar excavator at Sal's Salvage.
After dropping off the excavator at Sal's the Turn backs up on the mainline to access Empire Grain.
The RSD12s are uncoupled from the rest of the train so it can push the Cargill hopper into Empire Grain's loading track.
The Cargill hopper is set out and the Turn heads to Kings Port.
The first task at Kings Port is to set out former Early Bird service boxcar #90718 at the Team Track platform. It is carrying Prestige Gears for LaRoche Cycle. The bicycle manufacturer does not have direct access to a rail siding so it sends a truck to the team track to pick up the delivery.
The Early Bird is set out for LaRoche Cycle.
The RSD12s return to the train and pull forward while the power that took the long transfer to Williams Yard yesterday returns caboose lite to West Mill. The Turn then performs runaround moves to set out three tankers at Gulf.
The Turn then gains permission to cross the main to work Blue Ribbon Flour and Battaglia Brother's Warehouse.
Watch the Turn drop off PC #360152 at Battaglia Brother's Warehouse and NYC covered hopper #892010 at Blue Ribbon Flour while a KP&W RDC from Marion arrives at the upper level Kings Port Station.
The Kings Port Turn's work is done and it returns to West Mill caboose lite
West Mill crews continue to be busy assembling trains to clear the yard. The next train is today's Bloomberg Turn that heads up the Catskills to work an industrial park.
The PCCM cars on this train are the three B&M RBLs loaded with Yankee veneers for Zenith TV in Bloomberg's industrial park.
Watch the Bloomberg Turn back out of West Mill Yard, stop for orders at WM Tower and then proceed on the branch line up to the Catskills.
The three B&M RBLs are later set out at Zenith TVs
That will do for today. We'll wrap up the Kings Port Division's involvement in this series tomorrow!
To: West Mill / Rock Ridge
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Acknowledge Kings Port Turn departing West Mill Yard.
Acknowledge engines from yesterday's Williams Yard Transfer returning to West Mill Yard caboose lite.
Acknowledge Kings Port Turn delivering PCCM freight to Kings Port industries.
Acknowledge Kings Port Turn returning to West Will Yard caboose lite.
Acknowledge switch engine 8951 tacking caboose onto the Bloomberg Turn freight consist.
Acknowledge Bloomberg Turn departing West Mill Yard for the Bloomberg Industrial Park.
Acknowledge Bloomberg Turn delivering three PCCM B&M RBLs to Zenith.
Terminal Yard out...
Cappy Foster and Swede Torkelton have West Mill Yard in order and the dispatch of freight trains was smooth and efficient. Loved seeing and hearing the RSD-12s on the Kings Port Turn and watching them go about making their deliveries of PCCM freight traffic. I saw the 8951 snuck in for an Alfred Hitchcock cameo!! Bloomberg Turn was a good sized train that looked impressive leaving West Mill Yard. Nice work Ralph!!!