This is the third installment of the "outbound" portion of our 111th Penn Central Car Movement series (PCCM) also known as our "virtual ops" between John's New York Central Train Layout , Neal's Atlantic Pacific R.R. , and my Kings Port Division.
Yesterday Penn Central train WV-2 was seen departing West Mill heading toward Selkirk. We're at Selkirk Yard today waiting for WV-2 to arrive.
While we're waiting, we see an SW7 pulling a few cars that will be added to the manifest being brought in by WV-2. The BAR #5226 boxcar is loaded with blueberries from Circle B Farms in Maine for Empire Produce. It arrived at Selkirk yesterday on a transfer from Mechanicville, NY.
LV #7120 is loaded with food stuffs from Tarentino Foods in Buffalo. LV #8247 is full of car batteries from Delco in Michigan for the Ford plant in Bedford Park. Both of these cars arrived today on train MC-4 from Frontier Yard.
Rock Island #35062 carries Grocery Products from Ralphs Grocery Warehouse Midwest/Davenport, IA for Ralph's Grocery Warehouse in Empire City. This car arrived today on train NY-4 from Chicago.
Before the cars on WV-2 go over the hump for sorting there is another arrival of note here at Selkirk. Originating at Grafton, WV a B&O unit coal train has been routed from Grafton to Rochester NY, where it leaves B&O trackage and receives running rights by special permission to proceed from the PC's Goodman St. Yard in Rochester to Selkirk. The train will continue to Terminal Yard on the N.Y.C.T.L. and deliver cars for the Empire Power Authority.
After the railfan treat B&O coal train rolls by, the next action involves transfer exchanges between Selkirk and Mechanicville, NY. Mechanicville (seen below) is the western terminus of the B&M railroad.
Transfer BM-17 arrives with pooled PC/ B&M power hauling three empty 60 foot auto parts cars from Ford in Somerville, MA for ACME Auto Parts and NH #36116 from American Can for Van Winkle Canning. A quick turnaround dispatch has the train (now designated as NY-20) heading back to Mechanicville with the Dresser Magcobar car from Houston, TX and the Swift reefer from ShopRite. The transfer arrives at Mechanicville just as BM-7 runs through on the way to Rotterdam Junction where it will have a Penn Central crew and power change before continuing to DeWitt Yard in East Syracuse.
That concludes the "outbound" portion of this series! Come back next week to see cars from John's N.Y.C.T.L. and Neal's APRR arrive on the Kings Port Division!
To: West Mill / Rock Ridge
ReplyDeleteFrom: Terminal Yard
Acknowledge PC 8902 working Selkirk Yard.
Acknowledge PC Train WV-2 arriving at Selkirk with PCCM traffic.
Acknowledge WV-2 PCCM traffic being humped for interchanges and movement to Terminal Yard.
Acknowledge B&O Coal Extra running thru Goodman Street Yard and arriving at Selkirk.|
Acknowledge PC 7175 working Goodman Street Yard.
Acknowledge PC Train BM-17 arriving at Selkirk with PCCM traffic off the B&M.
Acknowledge PC Train NY-20 departing Selkirk with PCCM traffic for the B&M at Mechanicville.
Acknowledge BM-17 pooled power now powering Train NY-20.
Acknowledge B&M Train BM-7 with pooled power running thru Mechanicville towards Rotterdam Junction.
Terminal Yard out...
The PC-BM power pools were on full display!!! Any of the PC or BM Yards would have been rewarding for the railfans today. Catching the B&O F7As on the coal extra running rare miles was a highlight not to be missed. Goodman Street Yard is another fine addition to the PCCMs and compliments the realistic off layout moves thru the PC system you have created very nicely. Great job Ralph!!!
Terminal Yard will be ready to receive the PCCM freight from Selkirk!!!
To: West Mill / Kings Port
ReplyDeleteTo: Terminal Yard/North Side Yard
From: Rock Ridge Yard/Rock Ridge East Yard
Acknowledgement – Selkirk Yard awaits train WV-2
Acknowledgement – PC SW7 working Selkirk Yard
Acknowledgement – Inbound freight arrived at Selkirk on trains MC-4 and NY-4
Acknowledgement – Train WV-2 arrives at Selkirk
Acknowledgement – B&O Unit Coal Train from Grafton, WV thru Rochester, NY and thru Selkirk to Terminal Yard
Acknowledgement – Train BM-17 arrives Selkirk with pooled PC/B&M power
Acknowledgement – Train NY-20 departs Selkirk for Mechanicville on the B&M
Acknowledgement – Train BM-7 runs thru Selkirk enroute to Rotterdam Jct.
Rock Ridge Yard Out!
Now that’s a whole new take on the outbound trains as Selkirk is the center of attention. Adding all of those thru trains and interchange trains really gives you a feel or how Selkirk works. I did like the new dedicated B&O coal train that will head over to the NYCTL. B&O F unit engines on the coal train look good. Goodman St. Yard is another new addition to the op sessions and as always adds more realism.
Superb outbound wrap up!!