Hello once again!
We continue the "inbound" portion of our 100th Penn Central Car Movement series which includes John's New York Central Train Layout , Neal's Atlantic Pacific R.R., my own Kings Port Division, and a special welcome back to Brian's Ralson Creek R.R.!
We're picking up the action on the Kings Port Division today at West Mill Yard where a transfer to the KP&W's Mayfield Yard is being prepared for dispatch. The train includes three cars for Cavendish Foods loaded with grocery products from Three Amigos Warehouse and ShopRite on Neal's APRR....
...and PC boxcar #104478, seen behind the tugboat, heading empty as an intra-layout move to Amalgamated Container Co.
The train will be powered by a pair of F7As that you might recall brought in cars from Weehawken in a previous installment. West Mill is putting them to good use before they are returned to Weehawken.
Watch the Williams Yard Transfer back out of West Mill with the four PCCM cars and a few nonplayer boxcars and hoppers.
Once on the mainline the Williams Yard Transfer receives clearance to proceed. Watch the train leave West Mill and later arrive at Mayfield Yard.
After the Transfer is broken down, the four PCCM cars and one nonplayer covered hopper are assembled into a Mayfield Local. Watch the Local leave while an LV Coal connection train pulls in.
The Local sets out PC #104478 at Amalgamated Container Co.
It then delivers three boxcars and one covered hopper to Cavendish Foods & Spirits. 
Lets go back to West Mill Yard where Cappy Foster is clearing house! We'll see the dispatch of a Cement Job to Tri Mount
cement, a Yard Local pickup/set out exchange at nearby Canton Box Co., the departure of a short Kings Port Turn, and the dispatch of the Bloomberg Turn,!
Starting with the Cement Job, the crew for GP9 #7085, still in its PRR livery, board the unit near the engineer's lounge.
Watch the Geep couple to a string of coal hoppers and back out of the yard.
The Cement Job is idling on the main while the engineer collects orders from WM Tower.
Meanwhile a one car Yard Local for Canton Box gets ready to move.
PC #360063 loaded with a cutting machine from Reliable Machine will be set out after the orange HRC RBL loaded with boxes for Freihofers is pulled. You might remember that the HRC car was set out as an intra-layout move early in this series.
The Cement Job leaves West Mill!
The Yard Local gets to work!
RSD12 # returns to the yard with the orange HRC car.
Cappy and his crew are on a roll! The Kings Port Turn is dispatched with a small number of cars...
...and the Bloomberg Turn is rolling out right behind it!
Later that afternoon the NH car full of new cans from American Can is set out at Van Winkle Canning...
..and the old Pacemaker loaded with barrels of Drywell Ink is delivered to Catskill Mountain Press!
Meanwhile the Cement Job reaches Tri Mount Cement.
That's a lot of action in one day! We'll tie up the loose ends and finish it up tomorrow!
To: West Mill / Rock Ridge / Ralston Creek
ReplyDeleteFrom: Terminal Yard
Acknowledge Mayfield Transfer departing West Mill with PCCM traffic for the KP&W.
Acknowledge Mayfield Transfer arriving at Mayfield Yard and interchanging PCCM traffic with the KP&W.
Acknowledge Lehigh Valley Coal Train arriving at Mayfield Yard.
Acknowledge Mayfield Local delivering PCCM cars to Mayfield area industries.
Acknowledge Cement Job departing West Mill with PCCM Coal Hoppers for Tri-Mount Cement.
Acknowledge Yard Local picking up and setting out PCCM cars at Canton Box.
Acknowledge Kings Port Turn departing West Mill.
Acknowledge Bloomberg Turn departing West Mill.
Acknowledge Bloomberg Turn delivering PCCM freight cars to Bloomberg area industries.
Acknowledge Cement Job arriving at Tri-Mount Cement.
Terminal Yard out...
Another fine job Ralph!!! I'm impressed with the amount of trains being run to get the PCCM freight cars to the far reaches of the Catskills. I'm also very impressed with how well Cappy Foster organized all of these moves. The motive power was great to see and the surprise arrival of the LV coal train at Mayfield Yard perfectly showed off the LV-KP&W coal connections! As you said the trains are going everywhere!!!
To: West Mill / Kings Port
ReplyDeleteTo: Terminal Yard / North Side Yard/ Ralston Creek RR
From: Rock Ridge Yard
Acknowledgement – Williams Yard Transfer from West Mill with F7A units to Mayfield Yard
Acknowledgement – Williams Yard Transfer arrives at Mayfield Yard
Acknowledgement – Mayfield local departs yard
Acknowledgement – LV coal connection train arrives at Mayfield
Acknowledgement – Cement Job run for Tri Mount Cement Co.
Acknowledgement – West Mill yard local pick up/drop off
Acknowledgement – Dispatch Local Kings Port Turn
Acknowledgement – Dispatch Bloomberg Turn
Rock Ridge Yard out!
Some great local action! The arrival of the LV coal connection while the PC F&’s were departing was looking good! I think Cappy Foster needs to tell the engineer of the Geep how to couple up to a train, that was some hit on the coal cars! I just love the scenes you’ve created at ACCO, Tri Mount Cement and Van Winkle Canning, truly impressive.
Nice work Ralph!