P.C.C.M. 49F: Train WR-3 Arrives at Rock Ridge and R.M.O. Electric

Greetings followers of the Atlantic Pacific Railroad and Penn Central Car Movements! 

We left off with train WR-3 leaving Weehawken and heading over to Rock Ridge Yard with the cut of cars from train UKP-1. The origination of UKP-1 started at Hudson Coal on John's N.Y.C.T.L.  Next stop was at West Mill on Ralph's K.P.D Railroad. 

With WR-3 on the road, the journey continues to Rock Ridge. First signal is at West Harold where 1/87th John B. has the train held. We find that 1/87th Ralph is at the helm with his conductor 1/87th ATJOE in the caboose.

An approach signal is displayed and they head to Little Jamaica Interlocking. This is an important interlocaking as trains that head into Rock Ridge Yard, depending on traffic are routed into the yard via the east or west classification yard, and, whether the approach is via the south lead or north lead. 

Looks like a local in the background, quite possibly why they have a stop signal at Little Jamaica. 

And now we had thru Little Jamaica Inerlocking...

WR-3 has cleared the approach past CP South and heads up the West ladder. Here the crew will cut the cars off, pull the engine and wait for assignment...

Looks like AP RS-1 #200 is called into action. 1/87th Senior Engineer Ed gets the quick call to move this load rather quickly. 

The first cut is made and the AP Geeps do a quick run around to the back of the train, pull the caboose and take classification track #11 until clear. Once the coal train moves out, they'll put the caboose on classification track #1, then take the spot on the engine track where the RS-1 is at present. 

A new person at CP Rock? Who is this? A quick call to Rock Ridge Operations and 1/87th Senior Conductor Sir Larry who informs 1/87th Senior Engineer Ed that he has a summer intern with him. He tells him that 1/87th Sir Neal has informed him that his nephew, 1/87th Danny, is here to learn. What better person to train him than 1/87th Senior Engineer Ed? It is a no brainer! 

Meanwhile, over at R.M.O. Electric, the local crew is preparing to receive the coal loads. They pull the empties back onto the Rock Ridge Lead, awaiting for the cars to be brought over. This GE 44 Tonner is the workhorse of R.M.O. Electric and uses a crew on lease from the A.P.R.R. 

Looks like the coal train, now designated at RR-2, the Rock Ridge Turn, shoves the 6 coal cars over to R.M.O. 

The crew starts to spot the coal cars, two at a time so that the power plant takes no more than two on its unloading track. 

The with coal placed on all three tracks, the switcher goes back to track 3 and awaits for the plant operator to have them move the cars within the plant. 

1/87th Senior Engineer Ed, along with intern 1/87th Danny in the cab to learn, they pull the empties back to Rock Ridge Yard where they will lay up until ready to head back to Hudson Coal. 

AP#200 heads back to the engine track on the east side of the yard.

AP GP38-2 engines #302 & #303 go back out to the tracks to pick up the empties, add it to the PC caboose and had back on to track #11 awaiting assignment. 

Mission accomplished, the day is over! 

P.C.C.M. #49 is IN THE BOOKS!

Thanks for reading all three blogs! Until next time....!