P.C.C.M. #81 Part 5 - Loads head Out To Consignees

Welcome back to the continuation of Penn Central Car Movement #81! We're going to get these loads delivered in a timely manner, so lets begin!

Today we find SW1500 #100 with 1:87 scale NJ John working the build for today's trains...

NJ John is moving many of the cars in position. He's a veteran of the AP and one who knows how to get the job done...

AP 304 will be the road engine for today, and 1:87 engineer Dan at the throttle with Stuart riding in the caboose. 

Some final instructions by 1:87 scale yardmaster Norman and the crew will head out...

Next train to head out are 3 cars from Bruce Electric that will be headed to Ideal Auto Parts. Before they go to Ideal, the cars will be held at Rock Ridge East yard as the crew over Ideal. The Ideal crew was doing some exterior work on the building, so they asked for the cars to come over the next day...

AP RS-1 #200 will be running over to Rock Ridge East Yard. 1:87 scale engineer Steve will do the honors at the throttle...

AP train RI-4 as they're told will head out to Rock Ridge East yard and lay up the train for the day. They'll return the next day to deliver the cars to Ideal...

Let's watch AP trains RC-2 and RI-4 head out past the Rock Ridge Yard Limits...

Back in the yard, AP #100 move some of the cars that came from West Mill on AP train WR-5 in position for the crew from Allied Steel to pick up the coil loads. Once removed, the cars will head over to Shapeless Steel to pick up loads to head out on a future P.C.C.M. 

Making its first appearance on the A.P.R.R. is this 40' Hi-Cube box car from Peerless Appliances. The car is loaded to the rafters (hence they use the Hi-Cube car) with washing machines for businesses in the area and will be stored over at Three Amigos Warehouse. 

A quick look over at Rock Ridge East Yard shows AP train RI-4 tied down on track 2..

Over by C&P Restaurant Supply, AP train RC-2 drops the cars on the West Harold Secondary. 

AP 304 does a quick runaround on the main as they'll need to pull cars off C&P track 1 and spot the inbound cars in its place...

They pull 4 non-P.C.C.M. cars out of track 1...

They start to shove the cars into the building. Most will fit in and the rest will be switched out by the AP crew when the consignee calls, usually in a few hours. Another crew from the yard will do the duties.

First car in is the EL reefer sent from Terminal Warehouse with frozen food.

The BAR car from Empire Produce...

A pair of AP 40' box cars abs a pair of EB 40' box cars from Schaefer with cases of beer (okay-a lot of beer), which C&P distributes in the area. 

The Swift 50' reefer from Swift Lawrence, MA with frozen meats will be unloaded later in the day....

The cars are spotted. AP 304 will head back to Rock Ridge Yard with the non-P.C.C.M. outbound cars..

The job at C&P Restaurant Supply is finished and the crew heads back to Rock Ridge Yard...

AP train RC-2 makes a quick stop to check in, gets routing instructions into the yard, and they'll call it a day...

We'll end it here for today. Tomorrow the final loads will be delivered in and around Rock Ridge...

Don't forget to see where my outbound trains with loads have been delivered. Take a look at Sir John's N.Y.C.T.L. and PC Ralph's K.P.D. railroad layouts...

Thanks for reading!