P.C.C.M. #78 Part 2 - The Grain Cars Are Back At Cargill

Welcome back to a very special Penn Central Car Movement - The Grain Train Special!

Yesterday we sent a train load of grain from the AP Cargill facility to Pier 16 Grain Silos for export via Selkirk and handed off the train to the crew of the N.Y.C.T.L.

Also, the K.P. & W. was sending a grain train to Pier 16 as the next freighter was getting ready to depart once the grain trains were off loaded and the ship departed the port...

Today, we see the train comes back to Rock Ridge and Cargill as Extra PC 7675 and Both 1/87th scale NJ John and Norman are seen bringing their train back home. We also see PC Extra 8148 from Cargill heading out with grain for the Nabisco plant in Philadelphia, PA via Jersey City, Morrisville, PA and then on to Nabisco. I hear there's a shortage of Nabisco Saltine Crackers - Unsalted Tops and they're in dire need to have them made **

PC Extra 7675 finally at Rock Ridge Freight Yard

The train arrives in Rock Ridge and both 1/87th scale NJ John and Norman discuss the great train ride they had this weekend. Now the engines are handed off to the Richmond Hill Engine Terminal crew and they'll take the engines to the terminal, servicing and parked on a siding until needed...

The crew waits for clearance from the Rock Ridge Tower Operator 1/87th scale Rich..

The signal is given, and Extra 7675 heads out light to the engine terminal..

Now it's time to return these cars. AP #105 with 1/87th scale Engineer Dan will move the cars back to Cargill...

Let's watch AP #105 as he heads out to Cargill

At Cargill, the cars are getting spotted back for loading and storage until the next call for more grain...

The cars delivered, AP #105 is back in the yard....

That concludes P.C.C.M. #78 on the A.P.R.R.

This was a quick and fun op session. I'm sure there will be more like this one.

Don't forget to check out the action on Sir John's N.Y.C.T.L. and PC Ralph's K.P. & W.

Thanks for reading!

** A special note - Right now, there's a shortage of Unsalted Top Saltine Crackers. ShopRite, Acme, Stop N Shop, as well as other supermarkets are out of them. You can get the ones that have salted tops or grain crackers, but not the ones with Unsalted Tops. Maybe one of my blog followers who are in the know will reach out to the manufacturers about this shortage. Go figure....!!