11-23-2013, 05:45 PM
One more installment.
The seasonal grain rush, the usual general maintenance freights, and a day of no float sailing due to bad weather and winds, led to a very full Float Yard. As they like to say around the yard at times like this, "Cappy ain't happy!" Cappy Foster, the Floatmaster, is trying to deal with the situation as best he can. He made a call to the Penn Central to let them know that the West Mill Float Yard cannot accommodate any more traffic today. Empire Grain needs the unloaded cars, including #76983, picked up today because more are coming. The PC decides to pick up the cars and take them to Williams Yard in Kings Port until the Float Yard can take them for passage back to West Egg. (This may also give me an excuse to photograph John's car on other parts of the layout!
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Penn Central Train WK-6 picks up the cars. A GP38-2/ GP35 combo backs into the Empire Grain siding to pull #76983.
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After a runaround move the train heads back to Kings Port, passing by Canton Box...
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...and rolling under GERN Industries...
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The seasonal grain rush, the usual general maintenance freights, and a day of no float sailing due to bad weather and winds, led to a very full Float Yard. As they like to say around the yard at times like this, "Cappy ain't happy!" Cappy Foster, the Floatmaster, is trying to deal with the situation as best he can. He made a call to the Penn Central to let them know that the West Mill Float Yard cannot accommodate any more traffic today. Empire Grain needs the unloaded cars, including #76983, picked up today because more are coming. The PC decides to pick up the cars and take them to Williams Yard in Kings Port until the Float Yard can take them for passage back to West Egg. (This may also give me an excuse to photograph John's car on other parts of the layout!
)Penn Central Train WK-6 picks up the cars. A GP38-2/ GP35 combo backs into the Empire Grain siding to pull #76983.
After a runaround move the train heads back to Kings Port, passing by Canton Box...
...and rolling under GERN Industries...