P.C.C.M. Part 4 On The A.P.R.R. - Local Freight Deliveries

Welcome back to the continuation of the inbound part of Penn Central Car Movement #75 featuring the incredible layout of Sir John's N.Y.C.T.L. and the awesome layout of PC Ralph's K.P. & W.

Today we start out with a number of local deliveries in and around Rock Ridge. Here's today's train schedule, given out to the crews:

First train of the day - AP Train RI-3 with GP38-2 #303 that will take 3 of the 86' box cars from the Ford Plant in Empire City to Ideal Auto Parts. They'll need to move the 60' box cars in front of those box cars. 1/87th scale Engineer Steve knows the drill and will make the moves before heading out.

The moves are made, and they'll head out...

A quick stop with tower operator 1/87th scale Rich to get some final instructions. While Steve is a senior engineer, he knows to get daily updates in case there's a change in track conditions, signal issues, or what to have for lunch!

Next up, AP train RS-2 making stops at C&P Restaurant Supply and Shapeless Steel. Three box cars, including one, Swift reefer #4244 that was destined for a supermarket, and rerouted due to track issues in that area, will be spotted at the industry....

Corning covered hopper will remain in the yard until the next Morrisville, PA train departs. A little shuffle around the yard, and they'll get that train built!

A pair of PC gondolas with coil loads will head to Shapeless Steel. Those coils were made by KP Steel and shipped via the KP&W. 

AP #302 pulls AP Caboose #79 off west ladder track #1 (aka caboose track), which will be added to the train. 1/87th scale Jim handles the yard moves for today...

As we await the signal... 

The signal was given, and they await departure from Rock Ridge. 

They'll sit behind train RI-3 as they both await clearance....

AP RI-3 heading out to Ideal Auto Parts...

Once RI-3 clears Little Jamaica Interlocking, Train RS-2 proceeds to work C&P Restaurant Supply and Shapeless Steel......

AP MP15 #105, under the controls of 1/87th scale Dan, will handle the move withing Rock Ridge Yard limits and drop off 3 AP covered hoppers from Pier 16 in Empire City and will unload them for processing and distribution. Dan is the nephew of Sir 1:1 Neal and has qualified very quickly. He was under the tutelage of 1/87th Steve, so an engineer training a new engineer - can't get a better teacher!

Dan takes the 3 covered hoppers out of the yard...

A quick stop to speak to the yard master...

Here we see AP train RC-4 heading to switch out Cargill..

The cars are spotted in Cargill...

And AP #105 with 1/87th scale Engineer Dan has completed the move flawlessly...!

Meanwhile, AP Train RS-3 has arrived on the West Harold secondary to switch out C&P Restaurant Supply and Shapeless Steel...

Down the tracks they can spot the 2 gondolas for Shapeless Steel...

The cars are spotted and AP #300 heads back to the yard...

AP Train RS-2 heads home...

Over at Ideal, AP Train RI-3 starts to spot the cars. However, they need to pull the empties out and take them back to the yard. They'll head down to Morrisville, PA and then to the Ford plant in Lexington, KY...

Here we see AP #303 going through the paces....

The switching is completed, and they'll head out back to Rock Ridge Freight yard...

And now entering Rock Ridge at CP South...

And right behind them is AP Train RS-2 heading into the yard...

AP #300 is on the west ladder and is the run is completed!

Tomorrow we'll wrap up a couple deliveries and put P.C.C.M. 75 in the books! 

Make sure you check out 

Sir John's N.Y.C.T.L. 

and 

PC Ralph's K.P. & W. !

Thanks for reading!