Sir 1/87th Neal was reviewing reports of the latest revenue from industries serviced by the A.P.R.R. and saw another opportunity for revenue (He's always on the lookout for profits). The report revealed that R.M.O. Electric was receiving a great deal of coal on a regular basis. While he doesn't own the industry, he does own the land and services the tracks they sit on. Being the crafty dude he is, a call was placed to the owners of R.M.O. in the Bahamas and made them a deal they couldn't refuse...!
After the ink was dry on the contract, Sir 1/87th Neal reached out to the Senior Manager of the A.P.R.R., Sir 1/87th Sir John R.
A meeting was set the next day and everyone gathered at the site. What is the big announcement?
R.M.O. Electric will be getting a 4th track to receive and store additional coal hopper cars!! The big crane was brought in along with a huge crew. Since the team is going to be guided under the crafty eye of 1/87th Sir John R., Sir 1/87th Neal can head back to headquarters high atop Morris County, somewhere in the Piccitiny Mountains....
The crew gets right to it and within a few hours, a new switch is installed and additional track is put into place...
Senior Engineer 1/87th Engineer Ed was called in to get the switcher into the new track area to make sure the work is smooth and there are no issues with track alignment. To test the track, he pulled the 2 remaining coal car hoppers from what was track 3 and is now track 4 to the new track 1.
With the 2 coal cars in place, operations at R.M.O. will continue uninterrupted.
The crew is wrapping up, and 1/87th senior manager John R. is very pleased with the results. He'll head over to HQ and fill in the boss with the results. He knows that cool libations and local NY style pizza awaits as that's one of the favorite foods of both guys.
It's wrap for today guys. Thanks for reading!!
More capacity is always better! More hoppers for R.M.O Electric means more that need to be sent empty to Hudson Coal which means more railroading!! Always nice when you can retro-fit improvements! Well done!
ReplyDeleteMore capacity, more coal loads, more railroading, more revenue for the N.Y.C.T.L., K.P.D. and A.P.R.R.!!! AP management did a great job getting this track work done quickly and correctly. I salute my 1/87th scale self for his fine handling of the project!
ReplyDeleteOnce again "black diamonds" steal the show. At the rate these northern industries are googling up coal I can see a day when the HRC extends its coal business outside of our territory. Big attaboy to Sir Neal for recognizing an untapped source for new revenue and the ability to develop the physical plant to maximize the revenue potential.
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