After the loaded cars were pulled from the coal mine and assembled into a train they are seen leaving the N.Y.C.T.L. with the same Penn Central and B&O pooled power consist of three F7As on the head end.
Th train is first seen on the Kings Port Division cresting the grade up to Marion, the Division's summit. While URN-4 comprised of empties was able to negotiate the grade up to Marion without assistance, the loaded hoppers require pushers to get the job done.
Hedberg Aggregates is located at the summit of the Kings Port Division. URN-5 will be passing by this industry before beginning the down hill glide to Kings Port.
Watch video of URN-5 passing Hedberg Aggregates with helpers on the rear.
The helpers' dynamic brakes work to keep URN-5's descent into Kings Port under control
Meanwhile down in Kings Port a northbound freight powered by an F7A-B-B-A consist waits for URN-5 prior to departing.
URN-5 approaches the northbound at Kings Port. Penn Central F units abound!
The helpers will stay with the train until West Mill where they will be cut off during a crew change there.
URN-5 arrives at West Mill
The pooled power consist takes the curve toward West Mill Yard. West Mill crews like to refer to the B&O units as "Binos"
A KP&W coal job from Mayfield waits in the hole.
Its a coal train "F-stravaganza!"
After URN-5 comes to a stop for the crew change...
...the helper set cuts off the train and moves to West Mill's locomotive tracks.
The new crew is in place and URN-5 receives permission to proceed toward Salamanca and eventually to Rochester to dump that coal at the Genesee Docks.
Empire Belt hoppers are seen on the train..
URN-5 leaves West Mill to wrap up this virtual ops series!
Thanks for following this P.C.C.M. in which Coal was King!
Great wrap up to the Coal Train Movement! Those pushers on the end made the scene very realistic. Coal is King! It's also nice to see some foreign road power in the mix.
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Acknowledge arrival and departure of URN-5 from West Mill with a new crew headed for Salamanca.
Terminal Yard out...
A coal train F...stravaganza indeed!!!! An excellent conclusion to the series Ralph! Lots to enjoy including F units from three railroads, plenty of coal hoppers, helper units with dynamic brakes whining in protest and a nice shout out to the N.Y.C.T.L. and the Empire Belt RR. The Terminal Yard trainmen have started using that B-in-O vernacular as well! Great job with the video!!!!
Very nice presentation with great photos!
ReplyDeleteGreat segment and post. All of the F-Units from the different roads really adds to the visual entertainment. The coal trains show how the business end gets done. Dirty and gritty. The GP38’s as helpers made for a nice touch to URN-5 rolling across the KPD. Really enjoyable PCCM series from you and John.
ReplyDeleteThat certainly was an F-stravaganza and I loved it! I was surprised at first the helpers weren't F's as I seem to recall you having a pair of them as devoted helpers. But when I saw all those F's in the lead, you might say I was in F'in' heaven! BTW: The K.P.D. looked a lot like an anthracite road!
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