P.C.C.M. #113 Part 3 On The A.P.R.R. - Outbound Freight Departs Rock Ridge Yard

Welcome back to the continuation of Penn Central Car Movement #113 on my Atlantic Pacific Railroad!

There's a number of trains that are heading out and in, so let's get right to it!!

1:87 Yardmaster NJ John gets the crew ready to build the outbound trains. One train will head out to Weehawken with freight for the Kings Port Division Railroad and the other train will have freight for the New York Central Train Layout Railroad...

1:87 Engineer Kai will handle the moves today in SW1000 #102. SW1500 #101 has 1:87 Engineer Jim C. at the ready...

An aerial view of the amount of freight that needs to head out of the yard today. Photo courtesy of the official APRR Photographer 1:87 Norman! Nice work Norman! (How he got up there is still a mystery to all of us..!)

The Penn Central Weehawken Yard sent up a pair of GP40 engines to pick up the freight for the KPD railroad. They'll bring it to Weehawken and another crew will take it up the River Line for delivery...

The PC crew heads over to CP South as the AP crew will build the train in the yard...

First cut of cars are on the West Ladder...

Second cut of cars are added to the rest of the train...

And now Penn Central Extra 3240 awaits departs from the yard...

Extra 3240 is cleared to depart...!

Next stop....Weehawken!!

The next train to go out will be for the NYCTL. A trio of Penn Central GP40's have arrived at CP Rock...

Yardmaster NJ John sends the engines to CP South so the crew can build the train...

Let's see how efficiently the APRR gets the outbound train ready....

More for the NYCTL...

Penn Central Extra 3144 is ready to depart!

Next stop....Weehawken!!

That wraps up the outbound portion of Penn Central Car Movement #113 on my railroad.

Next week we'll have the inbound portion of PCCM 113 with freight from Sir John's New York Central Train Layout, PC Ralph's Kings Port Division Railroad.

Thanks for reading!!

P.C.C.M. #113 Part 2 - The Outbound Moves Continue!

Welcome back to the continuation of Penn Central Car Movement #113. Yesterday the crews worked Rock Ridge Yard and started to prepare the outbound trains as well as making room for more cars...

Today AP SW1500 #110 based at the Rock Ridge Industrial Complex will pick up 5 covered hoppers. Three AP covered hoppers will be sent to Quaker Oats  and the pair of EB covered hoppers will head to Hostess, all of which are on the NYCTL block...

R.M.O. Electric has 8 empty coal hoppers that will head out on the KPD train destined for the LV coal connection...

1:87 Yardmaster NJ John sends 1:87 Engineer JP over to the Industrial Complex to start working the area as AP Train RI-3...

First stop is Cargill where JP will pull the 5 covered hoppers...

Once he pulls them, JP will shove them over to the north yard entrance by CP Rock...

1:87 Engineer Dan is on call for today's work using APRR SW1000 #102...

Dan picks up the cars from JP and will spot all 5 for the NYCTL train...

JP heads back to R.M.O. Electric to pick up the 8 empty coal hopper cars for the LV Connection via the KPD. A stop signal holds him up

JP has the signal...

A few minutes later, we see R.M.O. Electric foreman Jay waiting for JP to arrive...

JP starts the pull...

A short time later, JP drops the hoppers at Rock Ridge Yard...

The8 empty hoppers get spotted on Departure track 'D' for the KPD train...

Meanwhile AP GP38-2 #307 with 1:87 Engineer Norman and conductor Jim will pick up freight over at C&P Restaurant Supply, Marcal and Freihoefer Bakeries. Knowing Norman, he'll try to get a box of Chocolate Chip Cookies (the soft ones in the box)...

Norman has the signal and heads out as AP Train RN-2 with some non-PCCM freight cars for Freihofer's...

AP Train RN-2 heads out...

A short time later Norman arrives at C&P Restaurant Supply. In order to make the 3 moves, he'll cut the caboose and service Marcal & Freihofer's first...

Next, he drops the cars for Freihofer's and continues east to access the 2 industries...

The 2 APRR cars will go to Ralph's Grocery on the NYCTL...

The EL reefer will go to Ralph's Grocery as well...

Norman shoves the 5 cars west and then spots the 3 non-PCCM cars over at Freihofer's...

A few minutes later, he's over at C&P Restaurant Supply pulling 9 cars for the NYCTL. The AP 40' box cars are heading to Best Wholesale with supplies. Four TP&W Box cars are heading out to Nassau Community College in Garden City, LI with Restaurant Supplies. Those cars eventually will get handed off to the LIRR, which serves the greater LI area. Same with the 3 reefers for Nassau CC...

Norman has the entire train back together with 12 PCCM and 2 non-PCCM cars and heads back to Rock Ridge Yard...

AP Train RN-2 heads back to the yard...

Norman arrives at the yard limits and awaits clearance to enter the yard...

Norman checks in with 1:87 tower operator Rich for routing into the yard...

...And NJ John is waiting for him, naturally...

Dan starts the breakdown of the train. All of these cars are headed to the NYCTL block with the exception of the 2 non-PCCM freight cars...

Dan will add the caboose back on to Norman's engine and head out as AP #307 caboose lite...

Rich waves to Norman...

Norman has the signal...

Next stop - Richmond Hill Engine Terminal...!

We'll cut it here for today. Tomorrow we'll wrap up my outbound portion of Penn Central Car Movement #113.

Don't forget to check out both Sir John's New York Central Train Layout and PC Ralph's Kings Port Division Railroad.

Thanks for reading!!