P.C.C.M. #80: Part 1 on the KPD

 Greetings railfans!

After running special grain train and unit coal train ops at the end of last year we are returning to our usual Penn Central Car Movement virtual ops by forwarding various freight cars between three layouts.   John's New York Central Train Layout , Neal's Atlantic Pacific R.R. , and my own Kings Port division resume normal operations this time around!

Railfans observing the action at West Mill Yard are treated to a number of moves today!   Cars coming in are a mix of cars destined to head for John's and Neal's layouts and "intra-layout moves" on my own layout.The first train is BWM-2, a "Turn" coming back from picking up cars in Bloomberg.  It will hold before accessing the mainline in order to allow another train to pass.

 BWM-2 is waiting for "The Cement Job" which is hauling cars it picked up at Tri-Mount Cement.   In a previous post I noted that this new industry would be located in Bloomberg but I've since decided that it is actually south of West Mill on the River Line.  More on that in the future!

Watch the Cement Job roll by in the video below:

After the Cement Job passes, BWM-2, seen in the distance in the upper left corner of the photo, will take the mainline.

 BWM-2 will stop beyond the Yard Lead and then shove its cars back into the yard.

 Watch the action as the Cement Job backs into West Mill Yard while BWM-2 follows close behind.

A little later in the morning, the next train to arrive is the KP&W's Mayfield Transfer headed by an F7A/RS3 consist.  

 It also needs to hold before accessing the main to allow another train to pass.  This time its a short haul to Half Moon Wholesale Lumber with a pair of bullheaded flatcars that were picked up from the KP&W/PC interchange in Kings Port yesterday.

Watch the Mayfield Transfer come in after the southbound local rolls by in the video below

The bulkhead flats and an empty boxcar will eventually be set out at Half Moon Wholesale Lumber Distributors.

The Mayfield Transfer is now in place beyond the yard lead to shove its cars into the yard.

 

Watch the train back into West Mill in the video below:

West Mill Yard is filling up, but more incoming traffic is on its way.

More cars arrive after lunch from the "BiWi", the Kings Port & Western's train from Binghamton to Williams Yard in Kings Port, which is making an intermediate stop at West Mill.

Watch the BiWi arrive with pooled KP&W and PC power in the video below:

A KP&W crewman uncouples the cut of four cars being dropped off at West Mill

The mixed road consist returns to the rest of its train...

...and heads out of town toward Kings Port.

That's plenty of action for today!  Check in tomorrow for more!