P.C.C.M. 53 Auto Parts and other mixed freight.

Greetings and welcome to P.C.C.M. 53. This virtual ops covers the large auto industry traffic and business that uses rail transport. Unfortunately my side of the virtual ops is limited in scope for the auto industry. To be a good sport, I have a couple of cars for the Ford Plant located on the N.Y.C.T.L. The remainder of my train will have mixed freight and items headed to the other participating railroads. We find our train rolling across the countryside in Northwest Ohio. It has departed Elkhart, Indiana and is headed to Selkirk, New York.

 Leading our train is Penn Central F7A #1878. It's a former Rio Grande unit that the Penn Central acquired in a trade. It's one of a few dual headlight units that served on the Penn Central.

Backing up #1878 is Penn Central F7A #1707. One of the few units to receive the red P logo.

Penn Central 40ft Hi Cube Boxcar with hoses and belts from Gates Rubber Company in Denver for the Ford Plant in Bedford Park, New York.

A Celanese tank car from the Globeville section of Denver. Also headed to Bedford Park, New York.
 

A couple of 40ft. boxcars with products from the Chicagoland area, headed to Selkirk, New York.

A Hoschton Railway 40ft boxcar loaded with Candy Canes from Hammond Candies in Denver. It's headed to Hoschton, Georgia for the good boys and girls on Santa's list that live there.

 

Some more 40ft boxcars loaded with goods for Eastern markets. Including this WAG car to be dropped off at the PC/WAG interchange. WAG still used these old boxcars well into the 1970's.

Returning empty from Arvada GERN, is this covered hopper returning to GERN in West Mill, NY.

An empty Pennsy boxcar heading home to be reloaded and sent out West again.

A Empire Belt boxcar loaded full of Tivoli Beer, headed to Ralph's Grocery in Empire City NY.
 

Headed to the Tropicana Plant on the A.P.R.R., is a boxcar loaded full of aluminum juice containers from Ball Container in Golden, Colorado.

 This Penn Central Covered Hopper is headed to AGWAY Feeds in Bloomberg, New York.

A Rio Grande boxcar loaded with mining parts for mining and aggregate companies.

A pair of Santa Fe reefers for C&P restaurant supply on the A.P.R.R. Lots of fresh produce for the folks in Rock Ridge.

Bringing up the rear is a classic Northeast style caboose. Thanks for Reading!!!