PCCM 111: Part 4 on the KPD

Welcome back!

This is the fourth installment 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.  This weekend's posts feature "inbound" moves as trains dispatched from the N.Y.C.T.L. and the APRR arrive on the Kings Port Division with cars to be forwarded to various consignees.

We're at Selkirk waiting for Penn Central train SK-5 from Terminal Yard.

The train from John's Terminal Yard arrives closely followed by a freight coming off the old Boston & Albany line.

Three empty B&M RBLs are cut from SK-5 and will later be put on a transfer to Mechanicville for eventual forwarding to Merrimack, NH.   

The NH boxcar #3116 and Triangle Pacific boxcar TTPFX #5510 along with the three 60 foot auto parts cars were added to several cars that came in from Terminal Yard to create train VW-1.    VW-1 and NY-20, the transfer to Mechanicville, leave Selkirk together.   NY-20 is seen arriving later at Mechanicville just when D&H freight PB-99 is leaving for Binghamton, NY.

 An hour later VW-1 arrives at Kings Port to set out some cars.

 The KP&W's Williams Yard will receive a number of cars today.

 The first string being backed into Williams Yard by VW-1's three unit consist includes the old NYC Early Bird boxcar carrying Walsh Steel Wool for Booms Cement, EBRR #360279 loaded with a cutting machine for IBM, two NYC double door boxcars with wires and cable harnesses from B.E.E. to IBM...

 APRR #9416 loaded with ballast for Williams Yard and a depressed center flat car with an EMD prime mover for the Williams Yard engine facility...

 P&LE gondola #40331 loaded with scrap from Gershow for KP Steel, and LV NIRX #41000 returning empty to Binghamton....

 ...three empty 60 foot auto parts cars for ACME Auto Parts...

 ....and TPFX #5510 loaded with lumber supplies for nearby Battaglia Brothers Warehouse

After setting out cars for Williams Yard VW-1 prepares to continue to West Mill.   

Receiving permission to proceed VW-1 hauls out of town.

About a half hour later VW-1 arrives at West Mill...

...and sets out three cars, EL boxcar # 73510 loaded with bagged T&R Gravel iron ore for Port Owen Brick Co., bulkhead flat PTTX #91313 loaded with lumber for Half Moon Wholesale Lumber Distributors, and NH boxcar #36116 carrying new cans from American Can for Van Winkle Canning. 

After the set out VW-1 runs to Weehawken.

Yard switcher #8951 is assigned to bring the short cut left by VW-1 into the yard.

All is quiet at West Mill for a couple of hours until northbound Weehawken to Selkirk transfer WV-2 arrives with cars from Nea'ls APRR.

After setting out cars the WV-2 continues on its way to Selkirk.

We get a good look at the cut of cars from Rock Ridge Yard as switcher #8951 brings them into the yard.

 

All of the cars coming in from the N.Y.C.T.L. and APRR have arrived at West Mill and Williams Yard, setting the stage for the dispatch of local trains to deliver them to their respective consignees.  Come back tomorrow to catch the action!