P.C.C.M. #67: Part E

Hello all!

  We're doing a quick continuation of our P.C.C.M. #67 coal ops as the cars forwarded to Hudson Coal on the New York Central Train Layout have been loaded and are now being sent back to consignees like RMO Electric on Neals' APRR, and KP Steel and Port Owen Power and Light on my Kings Port Division.

Mixed EMD/ GE power in the form of a GP30 sandwiched between two six axle U Boats is seen gliding down the high line over Kings Port pulling a long string of loaded hoppers.   The dynamic brake whine from the set of GP38-2 helpers helping to control the descent at the rear of the train can be heard as the train passes.  This is PC Coal Extra #6552.

Watch this action in the video below:

The helper set rolls past the platforms at Kings Port Station

The long coal extra will cross Ulster Ave. in Lower Kings Port soon, but first a short local powered by a GP7/ F7B consist comes to a stop there so Extra  #6552 can overtake him. 

Watch the local stop and block Ulster Ave for safety in anticipation of  Extra #6552 passing by at speed.

 Watch Extra 6552 roar through Kings Port in the video below

After Extra 6552 is gone the southbound local notches up to run to West Mill Yard behind the long coal extra.

Watch the GP7/F7B pull its train out of town in the video below.  

Extra #6552 arrives at West Mill about an hour later.

The three locomotives and their loaded coal hoppers await the attention of the busiest SW9 in the Penn Central system!

The yard switcher prepares to pull two cuts of cars from this train.  One is for the car float to send to Port Owen's power plant and one is for KP Steel's furnaces.

The switcher heads over to access the end of the Extra 6552.

Before the switcher arrives the helper set cuts itself off the rear of the train and moves to the West Mill engine track.

The helper set out of the way, the yard switcher pulls the first cut of cars.  These are for KP Steel.

The cut is pushed into the yard.

The switcher then goes after a second cut; this one for the car float.

West Mill Yard is filling up with loaded coal hoppers.

After setting out the two cuts of cars the switchers crew tells Extra 6552,  "Here's your caboose back!"...

....and returns to the yard.

While the switcher takes a break, PC Extra #6552 leaves West Mill for Weehawken where the loaded hoppers will be turned over to the A.P.R.R. for their run to Rock Ridge.  From there they will be delivered to RMO Electric.

Next stop: Weehawken!

Hey!  Look who just showed up!   The local, powered by GP7 #5688 and the F7B unit, that waited for the hotshot coal train in Kings Port is now at West Mill.

These cars will be picked up by the KP&W on a transfer run to Mayfield later.

The switcher crew's break will soon be over as they get called to pull the caboose off this short train.  

That's plenty of train action to report for now.  I'll post an Epilogue after the hoppers for Rock Ridge reach their destination.  The main thing to remember is that a train of loaded hoppers for RMO Electric is heading to Weehawken where Neal's APPR will take over.  See how the APRR handles the loads on Neal's blog .    Also check John's blog to see how he quickly turned around all of the empties he received the other day for loads to keep this op going!