Hello again!
We're running our 99th Penn Central Car Movement Series, which rather amazes me! In this three-layout series John's New York Central Train Layout and Neal's Atlantic Pacific R.R. are exchanging cars with my own Kings Port Division.
I'm currently preparing cuts of cars to send to the N.Y.C.T.L. and the APRR. Several of these "virtual ops"cars arrived at West Mill in the previous installment, filling up up the yard.
The West Mill crew gets to work freeing up some yard space by setting six loaded coal hoppers on the next car float to Port Owen. The hoppers are for the Con Ed power plant.
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Follow some of the yard work involved in assembling the cut for the transfer run. The switcher begins by moving cars out of the way and tacking them onto a string for Selkirk on Track #2.
Now that the transfer run to Mayfield has been assembled, two RSD12s back it out of the yard to start the journey to the KP&W's Mayfield Yard.
Watch the action in the video below:
After the transfer run leaves, switcher #8951 continues to organize cars in the yard and prepares for a short Yard Local run.
The Yard Local heads out for Canton Box Co. to perform a pick-up/ set-out exchange. This single industry run can take a little time!
Here's the current situation at West Mill Yard. The cut of cars in the foreground (including six of the 2 bay cement hoppers) will be forwarded to Neal's APRR. The cut behind it with the tankers and empty hoppers is for the N.Y.C.T.L.'s Terminal Yard via Selkirk. The red Triangle Pacific car and the Swift reefer in the background will also be heading to Selkirk to be placed on other trains.
More cars will be arriving at West Mill to add to each of these cuts! The first group arrives on the returning Bloomberg Turn. An unusually large number of cars are coming down from the Catskills on this run!
A crewman aligns the switch for the Turn to back into West Mill.
The Bloomberg Turn backs into the yard and sets out the cars in predetermined blocks.
Four KP&W cars are joining the cut headed for the APRR. The two seen below are loaded with Woodstock Hills Natural Soda for ShopRite.
The other two are carrying catalytic converter assemblies from ACME Auto Parts for IDEAL Auto in Rock Ridge.
Loads of poles for Lilco that will be forwarded via the Long Island RR. on John's layout are joined with other cars heading for Selkirk and (eventually) Terminal Yard.
Two APRR RBLs are heading home to Neal's layout with canned goods from Van Winkle Canning for ShopRite.
Three B&M RBLs scheduled to be returned empty to Merrimack, New Hampshire are added to the cuts for Selkirk.
The yard is now filled to capacity. Yardmaster Cappy Foster makes the call to have the cut for the APRR set out on a siding along the mainline. More cars are expected to arrive at West Mill to be forwarded the APRR so the cut will sit for a little while, but we need some room here!
The cut for the APRR is on the right with the 2 bay cement hoppers following the river.
Watch the APPR cut get moved out of the yard in the video below:
The last train bringing cars to West Mill to be forwarded by the scheduled outbound trains of this series is KP&W BiWi-3 from Binghamton to Williams Yard. Watch the train arrive with its F7A/ GP9 power.
The train is cut behind PC #160502 which will be heading to Neal's 3 Amigos Warehouse loaded with business machines from IBM.
The KP&W sets out cars on the track recently cleared at West Mill
The KP&W units uncouple from the cut for West Mill...
...and return to the BiWi for the rest of the trip to Williams Yard.
That concludes the gathering of cars for outbound trains! Come back tomorrow and follow the dispatch of a train for Selkirk with cars for John's N.Y.C.T.L. and the pick up of cars for Weehawken with cars for Neal's APRR!
To West Mill / Rock Ridge
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Acknowledge Switch Engine 8951 working West Mill Yard and Yard Local to and from Canton Box.
Acknowledge Mayfield Transfer departing West Mill for Mayfield, NY.
Acknowledge Bloomberg Turn returning to West Mill with a large block of PCCM freight cars.
Acknowledge KP&W Train BiWi-3 delivering PCCM freight cars to West Mill.
Acknowledge KP&W Train BiWi-3 departing West Mill for Williams Yard.
Terminal Yard out...
West Mill is hopping today!!!! There is a lot of PCCM freight traffic to organize and move and the yard is at max capacity plus! A very enjoyable post to follow with well done videos, sound, photos and descriptive narratives. I really enjoyed seeing that caboose protecting the Yard Local shove move back to West Mill! Well done all around Ralph!!! Terminal Yard is standing by for the onslaught of PCCM freight traffic coming its way!!!
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Acknowledgement – West Mill Yard crew loads hopper to car float for Port Owen & Con Edison
Acknowledgement – West Mill Yard crew assembles transfer run from West Mill to the KP&W Mayfield Yard
Acknowledgement – Switcher #8951 sorting freight for the NYCTL and APRR at West Mill
Acknowledgement – Bloomberg turn arrives at West Mill
Acknowledgement – #8951 moves APRR freight cars in yard for room for incoming trains
Acknowledgement – BiWi-3 arrives at West Mill from Binghamton to Williams Yard via West Mill
Acknowledgement – KP&W engines drop cars at West Mill
Acknowledgement – BiWi-3 departs West Mill and continues to Williams Yard
Rock Ridge Yard out!
The West Mill Yard crew had their hands full and they handles all of that inbound freight. Cappy Foster needs to be commended on his skill to keep things moving. I see there’s an enormous amount of freight coming to the APRR and the crew will be ready!
Great work Ralph!