P.C.C.M. 39E: Sorting the West Mill Block

Hello all!

We continue the most recent Penn Central Car Movement series by following West Mill yard switcher SD9 #6922 as it pulls sections of the block of cars from Terminal Yard that recently arrived on Train VW-1.  These cars will later be forwarded on a Penn Central "Kings Port Turn", a KP&W local to Bloomberg on its Mountain Branch, a KP&W run to its Mayfield Yard, and on a KP&W train to Salamanca, NY.  

Before those moves can happen, the cars need to be sorted at West Mill.  Fortunately crews at Terminal Yard did an admirable job blocking cars in advance to expedite this process.  Nice work guys!

SD9 #6922 is behind the block of cars to be moved into West Mill Yard.

Time to get to work!  The SD9 pulls the first cut of cars.  These are headed to industries such as Corning Glass and IBM  along the KP&W's mainline to Salamanca

A brakeman opens the switch for the cars to back into the yard.

The cut of cars that will head out toward Salamanca via the KP&W.

The next cut is for ACME Auto Parts near the KP&W's Mayfield Yard.

The last car in this string, the Rock Island boxcar, is actually  headed to Quality Fabrications, a machine shop on the KP&W's Mountain Branch.  It will be sorted later in the yard.

The cut is backed into the yard, next the previous one.

 The second cut is set out in the yard with the first one behind it .

A yard crewman confers with the engineer of #6922.  One more cut to move.

Heading back to VW-1 to grab the last cut...

Coupling onto the depressed well flat for Sal's Salvage.  Cars for a Kings Port Turn follow behind it

Cars for the future Kings Port Turn include two TOFCs that will be set out at the KP&W's Williams Yard.  One of these is an excellently rendered Empire Belt R.R. trailer!

Backing the last cut into West Mill Yard.  Coil cars for KP Steel..

Cars for Battaglia Bros Warehouse...

..and the TOFCs and the depressed well flat car.

The last cut rolls into West Mill Yard.

West Mill Yard looking pretty full now!

Now that the block of cars has been removed from VW-1 the train can resume its run down to Weehawken.

The train gets the green and permission to proceed south. 

Next up:  Kings Port & Western Railroad action and a through train from Selkirk to Weehawken with cars for the Atlantic Pacific R.R!