NYNJ #5 Part 2 - Freight Continues To Move In And Around Rock Ridge

Welcome back to the continuation of our NYNJ Ops #5! 

Today the Rock Ridge Yard crew will work Mike's Lumber, C&P Restaurant Supply, Marcal, Three Amigos Warehouse, Shapeless Steel as well as some moves within Rock Ridge Yard...

Yardmaster NJ John goes over the work with Engineers Kai and Jim C. 

AP GP38-2 #300 arrives at CP Rock, the north end of the yard. Engineer Mark will handle Mike's Lumber and C&P Restaurant Supply...

A number on non-NYNJ cars will head out to be spotted at C&P and Mike's Lumber...

Mark has his caboose and is ready to depart...

CP South Tower Operator Rich gives Mark his train orders and heads out as train RN-39...

Mark heads out  as he has the signal to depart Rock Ridge. His first stop will be Mike's Lumber...

Train RN-39 on the move...

The trio of PC RBL box cars will be delivered to University Lumber in Empire City with plywood veneers...

Mark will drop off a few non-NNYNJ freight for the lumber yard...

Next stop is C&P Restaurant Supply. Nine cars are going to be pulled. The 4 TP&W box cars have supplies for Nassau Community College on Long Island. The PC crew will hand off these cars to the EBRR crew at North Side Yard for their final delivery...

Mark drops off some cars and pulls the cars for the NYCTL. A pair of AP 40' box cars will be delivered to Best Wholesale loaded with restaurant supplies.

The BAR reefers are loaded with frozen food. BAR 11128 will head to Key Food and BAR 7574 will go to Pilgrim State Hospital. The HRC Box car will head to Lanier Bros. in Atlanta via the next train to Allentown...

Mark has all the freight on his manifest and heads back to Rock Ridge Yard...

Train RN-39 returns to Rock Ridge Yard...

 A short time later, Mark's back to the Rock Ridge Yard approach tracks...

...And Rich routes him in...

Marks job is completed and Kai and Jim C. will take over breaking down RN-39...

The guys need to make more room in the yard. There's another inbound train coming in soon, so the 4 reefers from Bell & Evans need to be delivered to ShopRite...

Now there's more room in the yard...!

Mark takes his engine and heads out to Richmond Hill Engine Terminal for servicing. Engine Hostler Norman awaits Marks arrival...

Next stop - Richmond Hill Engine Terminal!!

The next engine arrives at Rock Ridge Yard. AP GP38-2 #303 with Jim W. will work Three Amigos and Shapeless Steel. Two cars at Three Amigos will head to Gertz Department Store with seasonal Supplies. Over at Shapeless Steel, 4 bulkhead flat cars loaded with steel slabs will head to Mid Island Steel...

Jim will drop 4 non-NYNJ empty coil cars at Shapeless Steel...

Jim heads out as train RW-24...

A short time later, Jim arrives at West Harold Interlocking. Tower Operator Bob greets Jim and tells him to go and 'Do his thing' as only Jim knows how to do...

The PC Box cars are pulled...

Jim adds them to the back of the train and heads over to Shapeless Steel...

At Shapeless Steel, we see the 4 bulkhead flat cars on track 1.. Jim will pull these cars, then drop the 4 non-NYNJ coil cars...

Jim is ready to go and heads back to Rock Ridge Yard...

Jim heads back to the yard...

Jim checks in with Rich...

And is routed up the east ladder. NJ John greets Jim as he was out a good part of the day...

Jim heads out to the engine terminal and will hand off his engine and caboose to Norman for servicing...

Inbound freight from Three Amigos and Shapeless Steel gets dropped on the A/D yard tracks...

ACFX Morton Salt covered hopper gets pulled from Morton Salt for Stella D'Oro in the Bronx...

Kai and Jim C. work this one car as Morton Salt is located off the east ladder and the car needs to go on the A/D tracks on the west ladder, hence 2 engines...

The guys are finished and tie down...

We'll cut it here for today. Tomorrow the crews will work on the freight for from Ideal and Rock Ridge East  yard for the Ford Plant in Bedford and start to send out freight to Terminal Yard, Allentown and points beyond...

Don't forget to check out the outbound portion of Sir John's New York Central Train Layout and see all the action!!

Thanks for reading!! 

NY-NJ Ops #5 Part 1 - Freight Needs To Be Shipped And Received!

Welcome everyone to another NY-NJ Ops session, number 5 in our series of virtual ops between Sir John's amazing New York Central Train Layout and my Atlantic Pacific Railroad. Sir John and I make moves with like/similar cars to and from our railroads as well as bringing in freight to our railroads from other locations in our time period...

Today we start at the pulse of the APRR, Rock Ridge Yard. AP Yardmaster NJ John is on duty, along with engineers Kai, JP, Jim C and a crew of trusty yard workers...

Kai and Jim will start with the Rock Ridge Yard Job, which encompasses servicing industrial in Rock Ridge Yard as well as the Rock Ridge Industrial Complex. That complex serves Tropicana, Cargill and the R.M.O. Power Plant...

The guys pull 7 40' Hi-Cue Box Cars from PC Richard & Son. The AP & EB cars will get delivered to the PC Richard & Son Warehouse on Long Island. The NYC/PC/D&RGW Hi-Cubes will get delivered to Montgomery Ward Warehouse located at the Terminal Warehouse & Cold Storage. All Hi-Cubes are loaded with appliances...

The 7 cars are moved to A/D Track 'C'...

JP is over at Cargill pulling the NYC covered hopper loaded with flour for Stella D'Oro in Da Bronx, NY, as they don't say 'The Bronx'!!

JP drops the car at the yard and the guys add it to the cars on track 'C'...

JP ran back to Tropicana to pull the loaded car of Juice for Nassau Community College on Long Island. Normally, these moves are switched with the Tropicana switcher. However their engines are being serviced at the APRR Richmond Hill Engine Terminal, so JP will handle it. On another note, Sir Neal learned what to not eat and drink at their 'cafeteria' when attending classes. Good thing some fast food places were close by...

Kai grabs the pair of MP15 engines and heads on over to Marcal with some non NY-NJ cars and will pick up some cars, of which one is an LV Box Car with paper products for A&P Supermarkets (no relation to my Atlantic Pacific Railroad)...

Kai stops at CP South and checks in with tower operator Rich and then heads out...

A short time later, Kai arrives on the Little Jamaica Secondary. This area serves Ideal Auto Parts, Marcal, Freihofers Bakeries and Mike's Lumber. In order for Kai to pull the cars from Marcal, he needs to pull the cars at Freihofers, then pull the cars at Marcal, drop the inbound at Marcal and then spot the cars back at Freihofers. It's a common move and both industries are aware of what's involved...

Here's how the moves were made...

Kai is back at the yard and will drop the LV car that will head out to Terminal Yard. The AP Box Car is empty and will be placed in the yard for a future assignment...

Meanwhile, there's an AP train from Allentown, PA Yard to Rock Ridge Yard...

AP Extra 3018 has a string of non NY-NJ and NY-NJ Ops freight cars for the APRR and NYCTL Rich will route him in to the yard...

AP SD40-2 #3018 with engineer Steve W. checks in with Rich...

And arrives at CP Rock. NJ John gives Steve the rundown and the yard crew gets to work...

Jim spots the inbound cars and ties down in the yard...

That's all for today. Tomorrow we'll continue gathering freight that will be heading out to Terminal Yard in Empire City as well as other destinations from Rock Ridge.

Thanks for reading!!