Greetings!
If you've been following along with us on this 83rd virtual ops series with John's New York Central Train Layout and Neal's Atlantic Pacific R.R. and my Kings Port Division, you'll know that the Penn Central's Mayfield Transfer was just dispatched from West Mill and that the Kings Port & Western's "Wibi" is on its way to Binghamton.
Reviewing the Mayfield Transfer's manifest we see PC depressed well flat #766053, gon #288673, and PC boxcar #104478 (camera shy but caught a little bit in the left of the second photo) all heading empty to Amalgamated Container Co.
The newest addition to the virtual ops, the 50 EL boxcar, loaded with food products along with KP&W #644450 & 644455 similarly loaded for Cavendish Fine Foods and Spirits,
APRR hoppers for the LV Coal Connection
PC/TOC #350562, KP&W #50335, and NYC #53051 all empty for ACME auto parts....
...and NYC #80755 loaded with appliance parts from Reliable Machine, and P&LE #35892 full of bulk hardware from American Hardware, both for Peerless Appliance.
The transfer reaches Mayfield an hour later.
All of its cars are put on a local to be dispatched later this afternoon except for the two APRR hoppers which are tacked onto a train for the Lehigh Valley.
The Mayfield local heads out to serve ACME Auto Parts....
...Amalgamated Container (ACCO)....
...Cavendish Foods and Spirits...
...and Peerless Appliance...
Remember the WiBi leaving West Mill the other day? It arrived in Binghamton and its cars were put on a local train.
Deliveries to IBM include EBRR #360279 loaded with copy machine parts from Reliable Machine and RI # 35062 loaded with bulk hardware from American Hardware.
Corning NAHX #90401, loaded with silica sand, is set out at its home company Corning Glass Co.
Returning now to West Mill Yard, the Bloomberg Turn (WMB-1) is about to depart. Caboose #23155 has been tacked onto the rear.
The long string for Bloomberg includes cars for Zenith TV...
...Quality Fabrications, Van Winkle Canning, and Woodstock Hills Natural Soda.
This unusually long train for the Bloomberg Branch will powered by three Geeps to handle the steep grades up the Catskills.
Watch the train leave in the video below:
After accomplishing the climb to Bloomberg the train first works Zenith TV, setting out five cars. The three B&M cars are loaded with cabinets from Yankee Veneer.
The two NYC double door boxcars are empty to receive TVs for B. Gertz Warehouse in Jamaica, NY.
PC plug door boxcar #360158 is loaded with more cabinets from University Millwork.
After the set outs at Zenith are completed four cars are delivered to Quality Fabrications. KP&W 30112 & 30115 are empty for catalytic convertor assemblies for Ford. The aging former Pacemaker is empty to receive sewing machine and wire twisting machine parts for Moore & Co.
GM&O # 21129 is loaded with oil drums of machine lubricant.
The Bloomberg Turn then heads over to Van Winkle Canning where it drops off TP&W #627 loaded with printed labels from Berk Enterprises. IC #30130 is empty for soda for Ralph's Grocery warehouse.
That concludes the work of the Bloomberg Turn for the virtual ops! Stay tuned tomorrow for the final KPD installment of the series as we tie up loose ends with three remaining cars!
To: West Mill
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From: Rock Ridge Yard
Acknowledgement – Local KP&W Mayfield Transfer Train making deliveries
Acknowledgement – Local WiBi Train from West Mill arriving at Binghamton
Acknowledgement – Local Bloomberg Turn making deliveries
Rock Ridge Yard Out!
Those local deliveries and the industries you created for the railroad are so neat to see! I think ACME and ACCO are my favorites and this area would be my favorite part to switch on your layout. There’s so much action to do in that area! The industries featured in the Bloomberg turn also look like fun industries to switch. This is what I call ‘operating your railroad’! Nice work Ralph!
To: West Mill / Williams Yard / Rock Ridge
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Acknowledge departure of Mayfield Transfer from West Mill
Acknowledge arrival of Mayfield Transfer at KP&W Mayfield Yard
Acknowledge pooled power LV / KP&W Mayfield local departing Mayfield Yard
Acknowledge arrival of WIBI at Binghamton and deliveries to local industries
Acknowledge departure of WMB-1 from West Mill and deliveries to local Bloomberg Industries
Terminal Yard out...
Very, very impressive Ralph!!! The fourteen car Mayfield Transfer and a twelve car Bloomberg Turn really highlight the industrial base of the KPD and KP&W! Nice seeing the LV-LP&W Pooled power at Mayfield along with the three Geeps powering WMB-1. The industrial scenes are awesome to see and each one looks great contributing freight and revenue to our virtual ops. My compliments on the intra layout car movements. Keeping those PCCM cars moving along on the layout is just as important as handling the cars coming onto the layout in the current PCCM. You showcased both aspects of our car movements very well.