P.C.C.M. 46F: The Kings Port Turn and the West Mill Turn

Hi all!

We left the Kings Port Turn as it was approaching Williams Yard in Kings Port, the train's turnaround point and interchange with the Kings Port & Western Railroad. 

The Turn enters Williams Yard where it will set out and pick up cars.

The two TOFCs are pulled from the Turn and set at the unloading dock.

KP&W switchers pull the TPFX and PC 50 foot cars destined for nearby Battaglia Brothers Warehouse...

...and then tack B&M RBL #105 and a NYC covered hopper, both loaded with flour from Blue Ribbon onto the Turn.

The set outs and pick ups at Williams Yard completed, the Turn's power does a run around move so GP30 #6115 is now at the head end.  The train heading back to West Mill is now designated KW-2.

The train leaves Kings Port with the cars picked up from Williams Yard at the rear.

KW-2 stops at Hedberg Aggregates on the return trip to pick up a loaded hopper and PC boxcar #104478, loaded with bags of landscape rock.

The Turn makes it back home to West Mill with cars in tow that will be transferred to the KP&W and the A.P.P.R as part of the current virtual ops, along with others that will go back to the New York Central Train Layout in future P.C.C.M. moves

After being sorted by the West Mill Yard switcher we see a short block of three cars for the KP&W's Mountain Branch...

...and another cut to be transferred to the KP&W's Mayfield Yard for forwarding to consignees.

The West Mill Turn, a KP&W train from Mayfield has reached West Mill and dropped off cars for interchange.   Its unusual power of GP9 #769 and an F7 B unit prepares to grab cars for the return trip to Mayfield.

The West Mill yard crew has set the three cars for Mayfield along with a pair of KP&W covered hoppers on the interchange track for pick up. 

The KP&W's West Mill Turn gets clearance to leave town.

The KP&W Turn arrives at Mayfield Yard later that afternoon.  Cars are quickly cut and sent out on a short local.

KP&W RS3 #566 does the work switching ACME Auto Parts.  The 86 foot NYC auto parts car is set out before the red GM&O car and the NYC Hi Cube are picked up.  These pick ups are part of the cars' cycles listed on our Rail Traffic Management Form that determines traffic for the P.C.C.M.s.  They'll be seen heading to other destinations in P.C.C.M 47.

The next stop for the KP&W local is Cavendish Foods and Spirits.   The empty Morton Salt car will be sent to the Atlantic Pacific Railroad via Weehawken and the NYC covered hopper loaded with "wort" from the distilling process will eventually work its way to fellow modeler Brian's railroad for cattle feed.  The empty Illinois Central car and a P&E car loaded with packaging materials are being set out.

 The last bit of business for the local is switching out Peerless Appliance, which involves only picking up boxcars loaded with kitchen appliances today.   The three NYC double door 50 foot boxcars will eventually work their way to All City Storage on the N.Y.C.T.L. while the two KP&W boxcars are being sent to Three Amigos Warehouse via Weehawken and the A.P.R.R. in this current series. 

All of the local's pick ups are brought back to Mayfield and then forwarded the next day to West Mill.   The cut shown below is going to be picked up by PC Train VW-1 (Selkirk to Weehawken).  From there they will all be forwarded to the AP.R.R.   The two orange KP&W cars are for Three amigos Warehouse, the Morton Salt car is returning to its facility near Rock Ridge Yard, the aging NYC Pacemaker is loaded with new 55 gallon drums for the Oil and Chemical facility near Rock Ridge, and the blue B&M RBL is loaded with large bags of flour for Freihoefer's, makers of very fine cookies and baked goodies! 

Next up:  VW-2 stops at West Mill to pick up cars for the A.P.R.R.