P.C.C.M. 42D: Rock Ridge to Weehawken Part 1

Greetings followers of the A.P.R.R and the Penn Central Car Movements! 

We're going to continue with Penn Central Car Movement 42. We left off with train RR-2 gathering the empty coal hopper cars that are destined to Hudson coal on the N.Y.C.T.L. which is run by John R. 

There were more coal cars already staged on a classification track at Rock Ridge, so AP #100 pulled them from track 5 and started to build train RW-1, Rock Ridge to Weehawken

The coal cars were pulled thru the south end of the yard and set on the the westbound departure track.

There were a few cars on track 3; however only two are being taken out for routing. EBRR 358160 is heading to Ralph's Grocery. The car was pulled earlier from Marcal the Rock Ridge Turn the day before. Also, P&LE car 39635, which will head out to Long Island via the N.Y.C.T.L. and will head to one of the King Kullen Supermarket transload tracks in Suffolk County. They do keep Marcal busy!!

  

A.P.R.R. 100 cuts away from the caboose and will head back to the yard. AP Caboose #50, which was painted in the N.Y.C.T.L. Paint Shops, will protect the rear of the train. All that's needed is motive power, 1/87th Senior Manager John R. will dispatch road power and those will be added to the train.

Back at the engine tracks are a couple sets of Geeps at the ready. PC #3141 and it's sister engine #3111 look like they're getting ready for a road trip.

Well, we thought that #3141 would head out but he's been moved to the adjacent track.

Now we know why. It seems that 1/87th Senior Engineer Ed has arrived and wants the other PC Geeps sitting on the engine track. If 1/87th EE wants those engines, he gets them!! 

It looks like he's going to pick up the train on the other side of Rock Ridge due to oncoming traffic, and pull it thru the yard... Hey, 1/87th EE and 1/87th John R have it well under control. We've been told that 1/87th Conductor Larry is in the hack protecting the train. 

We're all hooked up and we're on the move thru Rock Ridge...!

An approach signal is at the ready thanks to 1/87th Tower Operator John B. He knows that since 1/87th Senior Manager John R. prioritized this train, he doesn't want anyone waiting, nor written up!!

 We're on the move!!

And away we go!! Next stop, Weehawken! Join us next time!