PCCM 101 Part 1 on the KPD

 Hello,

We're starting our 101st Penn Central Car Movment (PCCM) "virtual ops" series moving cars from one layout to the next between John's New York Central Train Layout,  Neal's Atlantic Pacific R.R., and my own Kings Port Division.

We arrive in West Mill in the morning, just in time to photograph an early move at Canton Box Co.  Switcher #8951 is seen pulling PC boxcar #360063 loaded with packaging for C&P Restaurant Supply on Neal's layout.

 

The PC car is later coupled to a 50 ft. Hoschton Railway boxcar that was pulled earlier from Canton Box carrying packaging materials for Freihoefers which is also on Neal's APRR.

 

Those are the only to cars in the yard until the morning carfloat from Port Owen arrives at 08:45.  The float is carrying six empty hoppers from Con Ed along with a depressed center well flat that carried a transformer to the power station.  The three other cars (P&E #3638 loaded with bricks, and empty PS2 covered hoppers KP&W #445052 & PC #883190)  are being forwarded from the Port Owen Brick Company.

SD9 #6922 is fired up for its usual assignment to unload the float

The 6922 gets to work pulling the cars off of the float...

...and setting them out in the yard.  The SD9's hogger talks to Yardmaster Cappy Foster about the locomotive running a little rough.   Its just been doing short back and forth yard work for a long time.  Cappy is planning to have the six axle EMD unit run in consist on an outgoing freight sometime soon to blow out the carbon.

 

The empty coal hoppers are set out...

...as are the depressed well flat and two PS-2s.   These three cars will be involved in intra-layout moves on the Kings Port Division

Shortly after this yard work is completed the Cement Job arrives from the south and backs its cars into West Mill Yard in the video below:

Switcher #8951 prepares to sort the cars that just arrived, including a half dozen empty hoppers and three loaded non-player Southern R.R.boxcars from Half Moon Wholesale Lumber Distributors.

 

 

 

The three Southern cars and the two that were pulled from Canton Box will be set on a siding for the next VW-1 to pick up for Weehawken.   The two cars for Neal (PC #360063 and the Hoschton car) will be forwarded from there to his Rock Ridge Yard.

 

Time to get to work!  8951 lines up for its first move.

Watch the #8951 couple two strings of coal cars together for delivery to John's N.Y.C.T.L. before it sets out the cut for Weehawken that includes two cars for Neal's APRR along with three nonplayer Southern RR cars.

Meanwhile, SD9 #6922 has been moved over to engine servicing in anticipation of an eventual road assignment.

While Cappy and the yard's hostler chat about the six axle EMD needing a good run to blow out the carbon, a horn blast from the south side announces the arrival of today's KP&W transfer run from Mayfield Yard.   It seems that Mayfield had the same idea about running one of their SD9s on the road!   Watch it pass by #6922 before backing cars into the yard with its F7A companion.

The Transfer from Mayfield brought in four non-player cars seen at the rear of the train that will be added to the cut waiting for pick up by the next VW-1 to Weehawken. 

PCCM cars from Mayfield include the EL car loaded with British cuisine packaged meals from Cavendish Fine Foods (blood pudding and bangers and mash presumably!) while 40 foot PC boxcar #104478 is carrying new 55 gallon drums for Drywell Ink from Amalgamated Container Co.  (ACCO).

West Mill's switcher assists the KP&W crew by tacking the blue and orange hack to the rear of their consist for the trip home.  Transfer runs between Mayfield Yard and West Mill are a cooperative effort and the crews from both roads seem to get along well.

Watch the KP&W consist head back to Mayfield running caboose lite while a Bloomberg Turn arrives and holds for the F7A/ SD9 to clear the main before bringing more cars into West Mill Yard.

That's enough for today.  Come back tomorrow as more cars arrive at West Mill!