Hello!
We continue our 98th virtual ops series between John's New York Central Train Layout and my own Kings Port Division. This will be my final installment of the series!
Starting this morning at West Mill Yard we observe a crew assembling The Cement Job for the large Tri Mount Cement plant. Six loaded coal hoppers are coupled to six two bay cement hoppers. This train alone will clear a dozen virtual ops cars out of West Mill today!
Switcher #8951 tacks on the caboose, an ex PRR N8 class cabin.
Power for the Cement Job, a GP9/GP7 consist offering a pre-merger mixed heritage livery, couples to the front of the train. If the folks in the canoe down there are railfans they are getting a good show!
Watch the train back out of West Mill to prepare for its run south of town to Tri Mount Cement in the video below:
After receiving clearance to proceed, the Cement Job passes by WM Tower and ducks into the tunnel south of town. After arriving at Tri Mount Cement it sets out the cars in two cuts.
Railfans find it worth sticking around West Mill this morning as the yard crew immediately starts working on putting together today's Bloomberg Turn that serves industries up in the Catskills.
TP&W #627 is loaded with labels from Berk enterprises for Van Winkle Canning.
These three empty gondolas are destined for Bell Pole.
The NYC Early Bird boxcar is going to be forwarded to REVCO.
The Bloomberg Turn sets out TP&W #627 loaded with Berk Enterprises labels for VanWinkle Canning.
- The next move is to drop off the three B&M RBLs loaded with cabinets for Zenith TV (on the left) from Yankee Veneers.
...along the old NYC Pacemaker empty for Quality Fabrications in the background. A KP&W company tractor trailer is loading up with new console televisions. 
- The former NYC Early Bird is spotted empty at REVCO . The novelty gadget company will fill the boxcar with unusual kitchen tools and devices that will "surely save Mrs. Homemaker a lot of time!", or so the REVCO slogan promises! They'll want to update that advertising approach in the next few years!
Concluding its work in the Bloomberg area the Turn leaves three gondolas at Bell Pole across the tracks from the Bloomberg Agway.
Meanwhile, back at West Mill, a few remaining "virtual ops" cars wait to be forwarded. The NYC covered hopper seen below on the right is a virtual ops car coupled to two non-player hoppers. All three will be going to nearby Empire Grain.
Watch the three covered hoppers get set out at Empire Grain by RSD12 #6865. After the set-out the six axle Alco has to wait for the return of the PRR/NYC Geeps that ran the Cement Job before heading back itself.
The job at Empire Grain completed, the yard crew fixes its attention on three "virtual ops" cars for Mayfield Yard: P&LE #35892 full of American Hardware products for Peerless Appliance, IC #30130 loaded with tea and coffee from Neubaums for Cavendish Foods, and the white LV #8274 carrying Delco batteries for Acme Auto Parts.
Switcher #8951 pulls the cars out of the yard and sets them on an easily accessible track for the next KP&W Williams Yard to Mayfield Yard Transfer. The train will pass by West Mill along the way and can pick up these cars as an interchange move.
The expected Transfer to Mayfield is on its way! Its seen passing through Kings Port in the video below:
An hour later the Transfer arrives at West Mill and picks up the three 'virtual ops" cars in front of WM Tower.
Once the pick-ups are made the train quickly receives permission to continue on to Mayfield Yard.
After the Transfer arrives at Mayfield the three "virtual ops" cars are added to a local run that sets out IC #30130 at Cavendish Foods with its load of imported tea and coffee..."Jolly Good!"
The local drops off P&LE # 35892 with is hardware for Peerless Appliance...
...and finally LV #8724 with its load of Delco batteries is spotted at Acme Auto Parts.
That concludes the Kings Port Division's work in this series! Thanks for railfanning and following along! See you next time!
To: West Mill / Rock Ridge
ReplyDeleteFrom: Terminal Yard
Acknowledge Cement Job departing West Mill with 12 PCCM cars for Tri-Mount Cement.
Acknowledge Cement Job delivering the 12 PCCM cars to Tri Mount Cement.
Acknowledge Bloomberg Turn departing West Mill fir PCCM freight traffic for Bloomberg NY industries.
Acknowledge Bloomberg Turn delivering the PCCM freight cars to the Bloomberg industries.
Acknowledge West Mill local moving one PCCM and two non PCCM covered hopers to Empire Grain.
Acknowledge West Mill Yard switcher spotting three PCCM cars for pick up by KP&W Mayfield Transfer.
Acknowledge interchange of PCCM freight cars with KP&W at West Mill.
Acknowledge KP&W Mayfield Transfer delivering final PCCM freight cars to Mayfield NY consignees.
Acknowledge all PCCM freight cars forwarded from Terminal Yard delivered to their respective consignees and / or interchanged with other RRs as required.
Terminal Yard out!!!!
Another well done installment and an excellent closing post!!! I enjoyed the trains and the motive power options the road foreman of engines chose! The Bloomberg area scenes are some of my favorites and really convey a great trackside rail industries scene. A good amount of PCCM freight traffic was move today with style and efficiency. If those guys in the row boat were not rail fans before this installment they certainly are now!! Well done Ralph!!!