Welcome back to the conclusion of P.C.C.M. #76 on the Atlantic Pacific Railroad. This 3 layout move has freight coming from Sir John's N.Y.C.T.L. and PC Ralph's K.P. & W. Penn Central themed layouts!
Today we're going to get the freight delivered as follows:
Train RT-2 delivering box cars ans gondola cars w/ pipe loads to Tropicana
Train RR -5 from R.M.O. Electric receiving loaded coal hoppers
Train RTA -1 with deliveries to Freihofers and Three Amigos Warehouse
Train RC-3 - dropping covered hoppers at Cargill
Train RTA-1 with AP GP38-2 #303 will drop 4 KP&W box cars from Zenith TV and Peerless Appliances to Three Amigos Warehouse. From there local trucks will pick up their orders.
AP SW1500 #100 with 1/87th Scale Matt at the throttle will build the train for the crew of RTA-1
Someone working the yard buried NYC covered hopper for Freihofers Bakeries, so the crew needs to pull it for this train. Management will hear about this back at the office!
The train is just about ready to head out, and ....
A little discussion with 1/87th Scale NJ John, who is in charge of the yard for today. He's not a happy guy since RTA-1 was held up. They can't blame Stuart - he's still on suspension. Not to worry, NJ John will get to the bottom of it...
AP #303 is moving into position to head out north thru Rock Ridge. 1/87th Scale engineer Steve is at the throttle with his trusty sidekick conductor Bob...
AP Train RTA-1 heads out. First stop - Freihofers Bakeries with a car load of flour from Red Wing Milling in Empire City
Back over at R.M.O. Electric, 1/87th Scale engineer JP will run over to the yard and pick up 6 car loads of coal from Hudson Coal on the N.Y.C.T.L. The empties will go out on a future P.C.C.M. He's radio called as Train RR-5
Lets watch the coal move in Rock Ridge Yard... 1/87th engineer JP makes this job look easy!
AP #900 gets the inbound coal hoppers spotted on the tracks within the industry//
Meanwhile AP #100 has to drop some loaded box cars over at the newly opened ShopRite Food warehouse. These are non-P.C.C.M. moves, and will be used in future virtual op sessions.
You have to have chocolate at a supermarket. Remember that old saying: "N-E-S-T-L-E-S Nestle's makes the very best....Chocolate!"
The moves are made and AP #100 will have a couple more move to make...
Here we see AP #100 heading to Tropicana as AP Train RT-2....
A quick run over to Tropicana, and the cars are spotted on their inbound tracks...
Meanwhile Train RTA-1 leaves Rock Ridge Yard, heads over to Freihofers, drops the covered hopper and heads over to drop the 4 box cars at Three Amigos Warehouse..
A quick stop at CP West Harold to let tower operator 1/87th Scale Norman (who happens to wear the hat of the official APRR photographer) telling Steve to proceed to make his moves...
The crew pulls 5 box cars from track 1 which will head back to the yard to be used in both virtual and non-virtual P.C.C.M. moves...
The cars are spotted, they pick up the caboose and will head back to the yard...
Let's watch them head out from Three Amigos Warehouse and West Harold Interlocking....
Let's watch Train RTA-1 works its way back to Rock Ridge Yard..
Train RTA-1 back in the yard...
Just when we thought the last of the moves were finished, 1/87th Scale engineer Matt needs to drop 3 covered hoppers from the docks of Pier 16 in Empire City at Cargill. Train RC-3 and AP #100 are out again! Talk about a full days work!
Let's see the drop of the cars at Cargill..
AP #100 brings back to the yard a non-P.C.C.M. PC covered hopper which will head over to Freihofers later on...
The move is made and AP #100 is back in the yard. A good days work by everyone in Rock Ridge.
The inbound portion of P.C.C.M. #76 on the A.P.R.R. is complete! Don't forget to follow the rest of the inbound freight on Sir John's N.Y.C.T.L. and PC Ralph's K.P. & W. Penn Central themed layouts!
Terminal Yard Acknowledges
ReplyDeleteAnother great series Sir Neal!
To: Rock Ridge, Terminal Yard
ReplyDeleteFrom: West Mill
Acknowledge dispatch and work of trains RT-2,RR-5,RTA-1,and RC-3.
West Mill out!
This series certainly generated a lot of work for the Rock Ridge train crews! All work seems to have been performed very efficiently except for the NYC covered hopper! Cappy Foster is glad to hear that this sort of thing happens at other yards besides West Mill! I remember hat Nestles jingle!