Today the AP Yard crew will work on getting out the last of the outbound freight to Terminal Yard and preparing for some inbound freight...
AP SW1500 #101 will have Kai in the cab and AP SW1000 #102 will have Jim C. in the cab. Both guys will have conductors on their train...
Penn Central has sent over a pair us U25B engines to pick up the outbound freight for the Terminal Yard on the NYCTL. A quick stop by CP South as Tower Operator Rich gives the crew instructions to enter the yard...
Now in the yard, Kai pulls the caboose off the engines...
And starts to build the outbound train. Four AP RBL cars in the 60000 series from Freihofer's will head to Pilgrim State Hospital via the LIRR...
Three PC gondolas will head to Mid Island Steel via the LIRR...
A pair of PC box cars and a 40' HRC box car from American Hardware will head to Bendix over at the TW & CS with hardware...
A trio of AP RBL cars in the 58000 series from Freihofer's will head to Pilgrim State Hospital with baked goods via the LIRR. Hopefully the patients and staff will enjoy them...
Three more AP 500 series box cars from Freihofer's will head to Pilgrim State Hospital via the LIRR...
The last car for this train is the USLX Tropicana reefer from Rock Ridge Tropicana to Key Food on Long Island...
Kai adds the caboose to the end of the train...
The PC crew stops at CP South for final papers and orders. This train is now Penn Central Extra 2647 East for Terminal Yard. This train will stop at Maybrook Yard for a crew change only, and then end at Terminal Yard...
At the yard limits...
The signal from Little Jamaica Tower Operator Bob has the crew on the move...
Penn Central Extra 2647 East departs Rock Ridge Yard for Maybrook Yard...
Meanwhile, there's an M&E freight train holding at the entrance to the Rock Ridge Yard Limits. Where is this train coming from and what are they hauling?
Here's the freight! M&E Train 18 W with a trio of Gulf tank cars? Who are they for? We reached out to 1:1 Sir Neal as well as 1:1 Sir John. Here's what we've been told. Both railroads have signed a long term agreement to receive oil and diesel fuel from the Gulf Tank Terminal in Linden, NJ. The M&E will be the railroad to work this industry to and from Rock Ridge Yard. When the NYCTL Engine Terminal needs to be fueled, the M&E will pick up from Gulf, deliver to Rock Ridge Yard, who will forward it to NYCTL on an 'as needed' basis...
M&E Engineer Steve stops to chat with Tower Operator Rich as both guys go back many years...
Steve pulls up to the north end of the yard and is welcomed by NJ John, as he is a long time friend of Steve...
Kai pulls the caboose off the end...
And it gets added back to Steve's train...
A quick stop at the yard limit signal and then heads out...
A short time later, Steve arrives back on his home tracks at Rock Ridge East Yard...
We turn our attention back to CP South as EB GP40 #8163 has arrived. This crew is based at Richmond Hill Engine Terminal or in the yards not far from Rock Ridge...
The engine arrives and who do we see? We see 1:87 Sir John talking to 1:87 NJ John. Sir John has been invited by 1:87 Sir Neal to witness the debut of this new tank car train. The best part? Sir John and Sir Neal will take these cars to Richmond Hill Engine Terminal for it's inaugural run and delivery!!
Kai adds the caboose to the rear of the train...
We see a Penn Central Box car in front of the tank cars to protect the engine and engineer. Safety First!!!
Sir John at the throttle heads out...
The signal is up for their departure. AP Train RHET-1 heads out!
Next stop! Richmond Hill Engine Terminal!!
We turn our attention over at West Harold Interlocking, we see AP #2370, a Dash 8-400B engine waiting for the signal. This train came from Morrisville, PA as a new weekly run between Rock Ridge and Morrisville...
The signal is up and they're on the way...
AP Train MR-2 on the move...
AP MR-2 checks in with Rich...
And the entire train ties down on Arrival/Departure track 'B'...
There's a couple more moves that need to be completed. Hopefully before the entire crew outlaws.
ShopRite has some cars that need to be moved into the main yard for their next NY-NJ Ops...
Now out of the way, they'll be spotted on a yard track to make room for a pair of EL reefers from International Foods, and a pair of reefers from Swift in Greeley, CO...
Kai and Jim tag team this move...
Let's watch Jim handle the shove at ShopRite...
Well, it looks like the crew, who still had some time on the clock, have tied down on the West Ladder by the PC Bulkhead Flat cars. It seems that Mike's lumber is not ready to receive these loads for now. Let the demurrage charges begin!!
This concludes my outbound portion of my NY-NJ Ops #3. The inbound series will continue next weekend so be sure to check in here as well Sir John's New York Central Train Layout
Thanks for reading!!
