P.C.C.M. 77: Part 7 on the KPD

 Hello again virtual ops fans!

There has been a lot of enjoyable work to do in this 77th virtual ops series as the Penn Central and Kings Port & Western forward cars from John's New York Central Train Layout  and Neal's Atlantic Pacific RR

  Today we're at West Mill as the Bloomberg Turn (WMB-1) prepares to depart.  The crew boards its GP9/GP7 consist.

 

SW9 #8951 places a caboose at the tail end with the always pleasant Fingers O'Malley in the transfer hack grousing about something! 

 

 

Watch as the train backs out of West Mill Yard in the video below:

Now on the main, the train gets clearance to proceed up the Catskills to Bloomberg

 An hour later WMB-1 reaches the Bloomberg Industrial Park where it will drop off cars at a few locations.   PC #229046 and IC #30130 are set out at VanWinkle Canning.  The PC car is loaded with printed labels from Berk enterprises while the IC car is empty.

PC #77047 is carrying pallets from City Pallet for Woodstock Hills Natural Soda.

...and Rock Island #35062 is bringing drums of Drywell Ink for the Catskill Mt. Press.

 Moving on to the outskirts of town, the Turn delivers NYC former Pacemaker #174508 to Agway with a load of burlap bags for feed.

Four KP&W boxcars are then set out at Quality Fabrications, an unusually large move at this industry.  Two (644450 and 644455) are loaded with bulk hardware from American Hardware in Rock Ridge.  The other two (30112 and 30115) are empty to load for Ford

 Former NYC Early Bird #90718 will be set out at nearby REVCO to be loaded with trendy kitchen gadgets ("turnip twaddlers").  This intra-layout move is the last bit of work for the Turn.

While the Bloomberg Turn finishes up lets go to the KP&W's Williams Yard to watch S12 #34 leave the yard to pick up the NYC covered hopper the PC's Kings Port Turn left there yesterday.   

#34 leaves with LV (NIRX) #41000 loaded with printed cartons for Blue Ribbon from Berk enterprises and PC #360158 full of Superior Furniture's products for Battaglia Brothers Warehouse.  The warehouse is just a little farther down the industrial lead from Blue Ribbon making this an easy set out.  Williams Yard crews call this particular run to local industries the "Cake Walk" both because it serves Blue Ribbon Flour and because its an easy move.

The short train heads to the interchange.

The car for Battaglia Brothers Warehouse is cut and strategically placed to be shoved down the industrial lead.

Then the NYC covered hopper loaded with wheat flour from Cargill in Rock Ridge is picked up by #34.

#34 backs the cars into PC #360158 for an easy shove down the lead to the flour mill and warehouse...Cake Walk!

That concludes the local job out of Williams Yard.

That's enough for today...but before we go, it is worth mentioning as an epilogue to yesterday's run-through of the KP&W WiBi, that the train arrived at Binghamton, its cars were sorted into local trains, and the two PS-2 covered hoppers of silica sand were delivered to the Corning Glass Company...

..and PC #160502 with its load from Rock Ridge's American Hardware was set out at IBM.

 

There is still one more installment coming from the KPD tomorrow.  We'll catch the last train of the series as it transfers cars to Mayfield Yard to be forwarded to their respective consignees.  Thanks for following along!

P.C.C.M. 77: Part 6 on the KPD

 Hello everyone!

Continuing our 77th Penn Central Car Movement Series (otherwise known as the "virtual ops") trains from John's New York Central Train Layout  and Neal's Atlantic Pacific RR  have arrived at West Mill and the yard is full of freight cars.

Cappy Foster in his high tower is issuing orders along with some motivating epitaphs!

 It took considerable effort to sort the various cars into three outgoing trains so they can reach their consignees.  Watch some of the yard action involved in the video below.  You'll notice an unfortunate accident involving a crewman but don't worry...he's OK!  Shame of it is, West Mill was on the verge of celebrating an entire month without a work related injury!  Oh well...just wait for November! (psssst...I didn't notice the figure getting knocked over until I was well into the editing process with the video!)

Our Rail Traffic Management Form that determines car forwarding in the virtual ops, much like multiple cycle car cards, has me several moving cars all over the Kings Port Division this time.   Some are intra-layout moves, meaning that this part of their car forwarding cycle has me moving them from one industry on my layout to another.  They will move "off-layout" in the next P.C.C.M.   

Cuts of cars are now ready for a transfer run to the KP&W's Mayfield Yard, a Bloomberg Turn, a Kings Port Turn, and a Local Yard Job.

The Local Yard Job is dispatched first.   GP9 #7175 is assigned to deliver two tankers to the riverside Gulf facility a few miles to the north along with a couple of boxcars to industries just outside the yard limit. Cars are coupled in front and to the rear of the Geep to expedite set outs.

SW9#8951 tacks on PC boxcar #140478 for GERN Industries.

PC #360063 on the other side of the loco is for Canton Box Company.

Watch the Local Yard Job deliver PC boxcar #104478 to GERN Industries (an intra-layout move as it is forwarded empty from Catskill Mt. Press to GERN) and PC #360063 to Canton Box Company with bulk cardboard from Terminal warehouse on the N.Y.C.T.L. in the video below:

After setting out #360063 the local proceeds to the Gulf facility with the tankers.

 The pair are dropped off at Gulf, completing the Local Yard Job

While the GP9 heads back to West Mill lets move over to the KP&W's Williams Yard where cars are ready to be dispatched to Binghamton on the next WiBi (Williams Yard to Binghamton)

These include PS2 covered hoppers KP&W #445052 and PC #883190, loaded with silica sand for Corning Glass Co., LV #8274 heading back empty to Flint, MI.....

...and PC #160502 loaded with bulk hardware for IBM in Binghamton from American Hardware on the N.Y.C.T.L.  Several "non-player cars" will fill out this train.

Today's power for WiBi-3 is a pair of F7As and a GP9 seen moving past the cut of cars to couple in front.

Watch WiBi-3 leave Kings Port in the video below:

Returning our attention to West Mill Yard, the next train, the Kings Port Turn, is getting ready to go.  Power for the Turn is the usual pair of hefty RSD12s needed to battle the grade to Marion, the Division's summit before reaching King Port.

The Alcos leave the engine track and pause before entering the yard to pick up their train.  The KP&W's WiBi-3 is expected soon.

Watch the RSD12s idle while Wibi-3 blasts through West Mill on its way to Binghamton.  After the WiBi clears the main the Alcos move into the yard to couple up with the Turn.

The Kings Port Turn is dispatched from West Mill

...and arrives at Reynolds Beverage and Booms Ready Mix.

The NYC Hi Cube loaded with Schaefer Beer and P&LE #35892 from Star Liquor will be set out at Reynolds Beverage Dist.   The TP&W car is loaded with steel wool for Booms Ready Mix.

The cars are cut from the train for set out.

Pushing the cars into the shared spur.

After setting out the cars at Booms and Reynolds the pair of RSD12s backs up to couple to its train.  It then waits for a PC coal train to roll through before proceeding to the KP&W interchange track in Kings Port.  Watch the action in the video below:

The train later reaches the KP&W interchange and drops off NYC covered hopper #892010 empty for Blue Ribbon Flour.  The KP&W will make the delivery later.

The locos make a run around move

...and start the climb to Marion to set out the two remaining 38 foot hoppers at Hedberg Aggregates (another intra-layout move)

The Turn reaches Hedberg Aggregates and sets out the two hoppers

Now running as a caboose hop, the RSD12s roll through the more rural parts of the Kings Port Division

The locos and caboose return to West Mill Yard

One more move for today.   NYC #47062 is being sent to Port Owen Brick company on the car float.  The NYC car is loaded with steel bands from Shapeless Steel to secure pallets of bricks.  The EL car is a "non-player" also going to the brick manufacturer.

The car float shoves off with the tug boat Robert R. pulling it away from the dock.  45 minutes later the float is tied up at Port Owen and the NYC car is unloaded.

The two boxcars are delivered to Port Owen Brick

That's plenty for today!  tomorrow we'll follow trains dispatched for Mayfield area industries and the Bloomberg Turn up the Catskills.