PCCM 102: Part 6 on the KPD

 

Greetings virtual ops fans!

We are wrapping up the "inbound" portions of our 102nd Penn Central Car Movement (PCCM) "virtual ops"  between John's New York Central Train Layout,  Neal's Atlantic Pacific R.R., and my own Kings Port Division. 

After trains were transferred from the Penn Central's West Mill Yard to the KP&W's Williams and Mayfield Yards the Kings Port & Western prepares to deliver the remaining PCCM cars to their consignees.  Here is the tail end of a Williams Yard Industrial Job with two non-player covered hoppers for Blue Ribbon Flour....

 ...and PCCM cars IC #30130 loaded with City Pallets and BAR #5226 loaded with beer for Reynolds Beverage Distributors.  RS3 #566 is assigned to the job.

 Watch the Industrial Local head out of Williams Yards, set out the IC and BAR cars at Reynolds before dropping off the non-player covered hoppers at Blue Ribbon Flour.

The RDC seen on the high line is heading toward Williams Yard from Marion.  Most of its passengers are shift workers at Hedberg Aggregates.

Speaking of Hedberg Aggregates, the next train to be dispatched from Williams Yard will be hauling empty hopper APRR #9416 up there on the next run to Marion.

The train runs caboose first with GP9 #742 shoving to perform easy pick ups and set outs at Hedberg's  "facing" spur tracks.   Watch the train move toward the north end of the yard where the junction with the Marion Branch is located, head upgrade in reverse, and then make the set outs at Hedberg Aggregates.

The next train out of Williams Yard is today's transfer to Birmingham, the WiBi-4.  The lone PCCM car on this train is the Corning covered hopper heading to Corning Glass Co. with silica sand from West Hills Silica.

While the WiBi is being prepared to depart Kings Port a crowd of railfans is gathering at the West Mill commuter station to catch a ride on Sunday's Doodlebug fan trip up the Catskills.

Is that Emory with his camera who is often seen near North Side Yard on the N.Y.C.T.L.?

Watch the WiBi-4 leave Williams Yard and later arrive at West Mill just when the Doodlebug fan trip is getting underway.

 Much later, after the WiBi-4 arrives at Birmingham the Corning Car is forwarded on a local to its home company.

Kings Port & Western action continues as Williams Yard dispatches its Steel Job for KP Steel.  Today's run includes five empty clam shell steel coil coaches and the two gons loaded with shredded metal scrap from Sal's Salvage.   After the Steel Job leaves an S12 switcher grabs GM&O #21129  to place it on a transfer to Mayfield Yard for eventual delivery to Peerless Appliance.

Cars that were on transfers to Mayfield Yard from West Mill (earlier) and today's run from Williams Yard arrived and were later sent out on a local to Peerless Appliance.  The red G&MO car #21129 is carrying wire harnesses from Bruce Electrics while the two NYC double door boxcars were sent empty from Battaglia Bros. Warehouse.

With those cars set out, that concludes the KPD's involvement in this 102nd series!  Thanks for following along!