Hello once last time for this series!
We are coming to the end of the action on John's New York Central Train Layout, Neal's Atlantic Pacific R.R., and my own Kings Port Division in this 99th Penn Central Car Movement "virtual ops!
Yesterday the carfloat shoved off from the apron at West Mill with cars for Port Owen Brick and the local Con Ed power plant.
The tugboat Robert H. ferried the float across the river to dock at Port Owen where SD9# 6925 waits to pull its cars.
A pair of flat car spacers reaches onto the apron to pull coal cars for Con Ed.
Cars for nearby Port Owen Brick Co. include PS-2 covered hoppers KP&W # 445052 and PC #883190, both loaded with lime from T&R Gravel, and a KP&W boxcar loaded with steel banding from Shapeless Steel Co. to hold pallets of bricks together for shipping.
The cars are set out at the Port Owen Brick Co.
The coal hoppers for Con Ed get the shove from PC #6925.
Back on the West Mill side of the river, yesterday also saw the dispatch of the Bloomberg Turn with these cars.
They were later delivered to their consignees in the Catskills including a 50 foot Hoschton Railway Co. RBL loaded with Empire Produce for Van Winkle Canning and empty IC boxcar #30130.
The Turn's next stop is Zenith TV where it drops off two empty NYC 50 foot double door boxcars.
After setting out at Zenith the Turn's GP38-2 concludes its work by setting out empty GM&O boxcar #21129 at Quality Fabrications.
The other train dispatched in yesterday's installment was a South Local serving Half Moon Wholesale Lumber Distributors.
Watch the train deliver two no-PCCM boxcars and two "virtual ops" Southern R.R. bulkhead flat cars.
That takes care of the follow up from yesterday's dispatched trains.
Heading back to West Mill we see the three remaining PCCM cars in the yard fitted with a caboose for today's northern local, the Kings Port Turn. Cars include PC #104478 which is loaded with pallets for Reynolds Beverage Distributors, P&E #3638 is carrying a milling machine for Blue Ribbon Flour from Reliable Machine, and TP&W #627 will be forwarded empty to the riverside Gulf facility.
The Turn will be powered by GP9 #7175.
The crew boards and prepares to head out toward Kings Port
The King Port Turn leaves West Mill!
....and arrives at Kings Port about an hour later.
The Turn drops off PC #104478 at Reynolds Beverage Distributors
The train then moves over a few tracks to push P&E #3638 into Blue Ribbon Flour to deliver the milling machine from Reliable Machine.
The GP9 runs around TP&W boxcar #627 to deliver it to Gulf....
..and then completes the last set-out of the series! The #7175 then returns to West Mill with its caboose.
West Mill Yard is empty, for now!
As an epilogue, lets watch the return of RSD12 #6865 which ran the South Local to Half Moon Wholesale Lumber, followed by the Bloomberg Turn coming back to West Mill with a few cars.
As the train prepares to back into the yard lead, Fingers O'Malley bends the ear of the crewman who aligned the switch. Did he mention how much he hates transfer cabooses? The guy on the ground listens patiently but is glad when the train starts to move!
Cars come into West Mill Yard! The cycle continues!
That concludes the Kings Port Division's involvement in this very enjoyable series with John's New York Central Train Layout and Neal's Atlantic Pacific R.R.! See you next time for our milestone 100th Penn Central Car Movement "virtual ops!
To: West Mill / Rock Ridge
ReplyDeleteFrom: Terminal Yard
Acknowledge Car Float arriving at Port Owen.
Acknowledge PC SD9 #6925 working car float and setting out freight cars at Port Owen brick and Con Ed.
Acknowledge Bloomberg Turn setting out PCCM freight cars at Bloomberg industries.
Acknowledge South Local setting out PCCCM freight car at Half Moon Lumber.
Acknowledge Kings Port Turn powered by PC GP9 #7175 departing West Mill Yard.
Acknowledge Kings Port Turn setting out PCCM freight cars at Kings Port industries
Acknowledge Kings Port Turn returning to West Mill caboose lite.
Acknowledge South Local returning to West Mill caboose lie.
Acknowledge Bloomberg Turn returning to West Mill with several non PCCM freight cars.
Acknowledge all freight cars forwarded from Terminal Yard delivered and interchanged as specified.
Terminal Yard out....
Put it in the books!!! The epilogue was a real good idea and a very enjoyable way to document the return of the Turns. Nice seeing the 6925 working the east side of the river and I liked the transformer loads at Con Ed. GP7 #7175 looked perfect for the K.P.T. I like that engine!! Great job closing out the op Ralph!!!
To: West Mill / Kings Port
ReplyDeleteTo: Terminal Yard / North Side Yard
From: Rock Ridge Yard
Acknowledgement – Car float from West Mill arrives at Port Owen
Acknowledgement – PC SD9 #6925 unloads car float
Acknowledgement – Bloomberg Turn delivers freight to industries in the Catskills
Acknowledgement – South Local delivers freight to local consignees
Acknowledgement – Kings Port local sets out to deliver freight cars to local consignees
Acknowledgement – South local returns to West Mill
Acknowledgement – Bloomberg Turn returns to West Mill
Rock Ridge Yard out!
It’s a wrap! The Car Float arrived and it’s always a favorite of mine to see this operation in action. The local runs to deliver freight to those industries like Quality Fabrications and Zenith TV show lots of action. A great mix of PC road power gets the jobs done!
PCCM #99 is in the books Ralph!