NYNJ #5 Part 8 - Inbound Freight Gets Delivered!

Welcome back to the final installment of NYNJ Ops #5 on my Atlantic Pacific Railroad! 

Yardmaster NJ John advises engineers Kai and Jim C. that they will need to pull some cars from ShopRite and have them ready for the outbound train to Allentown, along with some other freight cars that came from Terminal Yard and some other locations...

Meanwhile, AP Train WR-11 from Weehawken picked up some auto rack cars from the Bedford Ford Plant on the NYCTL along with some 86' auto parts cars. They had 2 couple of 86' auto parts cars from Ford Lexington, KY plant that needed to come up to Ideal Auto Parts. Engineer Steve is in the cab of  SD40-2 #3018...

Steve has the signal and proceeds east. First stop is outside Rock Ridge East Yard before heading to Ideal Auto Parts..

Steve proceeds to Rock Ridge East Yard...

Steve stops outside Rock Ridge East Yard letting the yard guy he has 3 auto parts cars for them. The M&E crew will handle the last part of the move...

Steve drops the cars on the Rock Ridge East Yard secondary track...

Now Steve heads out to Ideal Auto Parts...

Steve spots the cars at Ideal...

Five 86' auto parts cars are spotted at Ideal...

Steve heads out to Richmond Hell Engine Terminal caboose lite for servicing. Norman awaits his arrival. That should be interesting!!

The M&E crew will pull the 3 B&O auto racks into the yard and await the call from the Ford Plant in Edison, NJ for the request to deliver...

M&E crew shoves 3 auto racks on to track 3...

A quick job for the M&E crew as they're always available for requests from both the APRR and Ford...

Back over in the yard, kai and Jim C. need to pull cars from ShopRite that came in last week to make room for the cars that came in from Terminal Yard...

Three reefers from Birds Eye Foods and an HRC 40' box car from Schaefer Brewing need to be dropped at ShopRite as the reefers have perishable goods in them...

Kai and Jim handle the moves together, just like a tag team, only more efficiently...

A few cars that were from Allentown Yard got set out at Weehawken finally arrive at Rock Ridge Yard. The next crew will move them to their final destination...

Now for the bad news. The EL crew from Allentown is running late and the APRR yard crew are timing out. These outbound cars will have to go out on the next Allentown train to Rock Ridge Yard. NJ John is not happy since these cars were moved for the EL crew. Now they will need to be stored in the yard. Storage fees may be imposed!

This concludes NYNJ Ops #5 on my Atlantic Pacific Railroad. Make sure to check back often to my blog as well as Sir John's New York Central Train Layout.

It's a wrap!!

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NYNJ Ops #5 Part 7 - Freight Heads Out To Consignees

Hello everyone and welcome back to the continuation of our NYNJ #5 Ops! Today the Rock Ridge Yard crew will dispatch a number of trains out of the yard to consignees around Rock Ridge. In addition, the crew has a string of covered hopper cars that will be delivered to Cargill over at the Rock Ridge Industrial Complex...

Yardmaster NJ John gathers the yard crew consisting of engineers Kai, Jim C. and JP. 

First job out is Mike's Lumber and Marcal Paper - AP train RE-6 hauled by AP GP38-2 #302. Engineer Jim W. will handle this train...

The yard crew gets ready to build the train...

GBW 54 from Potlatch Corp Boise, ID makes its first NYNJ/APRR debut to Mike's Lumber with lumber and TPFX 5510 Triangle Pacific N. Vancouver  to Mike's Lumber with lumber...

Jim is ready with the engine...

A shoving platform caboose is added...

A trio of AP RBL Box cars from Moore & Co. has bulk paper for Marcal Paper Co.

AP Train RE-6 checks in with Tower Operator Rich before heading out...

The approach signal is up and heads out...

Meanwhile, JP grabs AP SW1000 #110 to head over to the yard and grab 10 covered hoppers for Cargill...

JP checks in with Rich and gives JP papers for train RC-10...

The Hostess Hopper along with 9 AP/EB/PC covered hoppers from Pier 16 Silos are headed to Cargill...

JP drops all 10 covered hoppers!!

JP is done and ties down at Cargill...

Meanwhile Jim has arrived at Little Jamaica to start working Marcal and Mike's Lumber...

Two non-NYNJ freight cars get pulled, but first the 3 cars at Freihofers need to be moved as well...

Jim drops the 4 APRR RBL box cars...

...And gets ready to shove back the cars for Freihofers...

Next stop is Mike's Lumber. The two cars on the newly installed siding will be pulled and Jim can drop the inbound cars...

The cars are dropped and Jim will head back to the yard...

Meanwhile, the yard crew dropped off 2 cars from Englo Paint at American Hardware...

With some breathing room in the yard, the guys can build train RN-8 for Shapeless Steel and C&P Restaurant Supply. Three AP RBL cars from Hostess with baked goods and an LV reefer with frozen foods from General Foods in Buffalo, NY are on the move. I think Sir Neal will needs to pay C&P a visit to see if they received his monthly order of Hostess Twinkies!!

AP GP38-2 #303 has Mark at the throttle today. A shoving caboose will be added to his train as well...

Mark gets his train orders from Rich and heads out as Train RN-8...

Mark has the signal to head out...

Train RN-8 on the move...

A short time later, Mark arrives at Shapeless Steel. He'll drop 4 EB gondolas loaded with pipes from Gervais Pipe in Empire City and pull 4 non-NYNJ coil cars to be moved to Bethlehem Steel...

Next stop is C&P Restaurant Supply. Mark is dropping 4 cars, no pickups this time...

Look at this! Both trains are at Rock Ridge Yard approach! Who goes first?

Looks like Jim and his train get the dubious honor of heading in to the yard...

Rich greets Jim and lets him know to tie down on West Ladder track 11...

Mark is not far behind and Rich tells him to tie down on West Ladder track 9...

We'll cut it here for today. Tomorrow the last of the outbound trains will head out as well as the AP Auto Parts train due in from Terminal Yard and Weehawken Yard...

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