P.C.C.M. #95 Outbound Part 1 - Pulling Freight Cars From Industries For The N.Y.C.T.L. & K.P.D.

Welcome back to another P.C.C.M. - #95 in our ongoing series of our virtual operating sessions between Sir John's New York Central Train Layout and PC Ralph's King Port Division HO Scale Model Railroad and my Atlantic Pacific Railroad. 

The crews at Rock Ridge Yard are getting ready for a very busy day. 

AP GP38-2 #303 arrives in Rock Ridge Yard with 1:87 Scale Engineer Mark. A gathering of the yard crew gives Mark his duties for today. He picks up his 1:87 Scale Conductor Jim for the run today. His train, now designated as AP Train RE-2, will pick up freight cars at Mike's Lumber, Freihofer Bakeries, Marcal Paper and Ideal Auto Parts.

A stop at CP South, checking in with Tower Operator 1:87 Scale NJ John, for clearance to depart the yard. 

Crossing over from outbound track 1 to outbound track 2...

Departing the yard limit as the approach signal is given...

Next stop is CP Little Jamaica and 1:87 Scale Tower Operator Bob tells him the moves on the secondary tracks..

A pick up of 6 freight cars at Mikes Lumber. The TP&W box cars are making their debut on the railroad, fresh out of the Patti-O Paint Shop on the N.Y.C.T.L. Those 4 cars will head to University Millwork with lumber. The tow APRR box cars will head to a new consignee on the N.Y.C.T.L - Empire Millwork at Terminal Warehouse..

Here's the move at Mike's Lumber

Next stop is a 4 car pull - three from Freihofer Bakeries with baked goods and one from Marcal Paper for Dan's Supreme with paper products. All of theses consignees are on the N.Y.C.T.L.

Here's the pull from these two industries....

Last stop on his run will be at Ideal Auto Parts. All three cars are headed to the Ford Plant in Empire City. 

Here's the pull of those box cars for the Ford Plant...

Now that all of the freight cars are pulled together, the crew can head back to the yard...

Here we see AP Train RE-2 heading back to the yard off the secondary track...

We see a few trains being held at West Harold. There's another train waiting to get into Rock Ridge Yard, AP Train WC- 9 with tank cars for Cargill being held up on Rock Ridge Approach Track 2. Not sure what the hold up is. AP #307 is sitting on the secondary track on the south side of West Harold awaiting some orders for Tower Operator Rich. AP Train RE-2 is being held up as well. 

Here's why they're all being held up! AP Extra 8163 was making moves to drop off 4 empty PS-2 covered hoppers to Rock Ridge East Yard for T&R Gravel in Empire City. This yard is used by the M&E for County Concrete as well as storage of freight when the main yard is near or at capacity. 1:87 Scale Norman brought the cars up from the Richmond Hill Engine Terminal.

Now that Extra 8183 has cleared the interlocking at CP Little Jamaica, RE-2 can head in..

AP Train RE-2 arrives at Rock Ridge..

We turn our attention to the yard where AP engine #105 breaks down the inbound freight from AP #303

AP Engineer 1:87 Scale Dan is in the seat....

The train is broken down.. Now on to more moves within the yard...

There are 4 box cars at American Hardware - A pair of KP&W box cars will head to Quality Fabrications on the K.P.D. loaded with bulk hardware. A Pair of 40' AP box cars will head over to American Hardware in Empire City on the N.Y.C..T.L. with bulk hardware as well. Lots of goods leaving this industry!!

Here's Dan pulling those box cars from American Hardware. They'll be spotted on one of the departure tracks in the yard...

We turn our attention back to West Harold Interlocking as AP Engine #307 with 1:87 Scale Matt working the job with conductor Stuart assisting him on the moves..

First move is to pull a pair of KP&W box cars from Three Amigos Warehouse for West Mill Yard on the K.P.D. Both cars are empty and head back to it's home base..

Next move is to pick up a KP&W 40' box car from Shapeless Steel with steel bands for Port Owen Brick...

The crew heads over to C&P Restaurant Supply to pick up three box cars for Ralph's Grocery in Empire City. That new TP&W car sure looks nice, doesn't it?

The crew heads back to the yard as the sun is playing havoc with the view on the railroad. Must be late in teh afternoon close to quitting time!

They arrive back in the yard, finally!

Menawhile, Dan headed over to Cargill to pull an NYC Coveredhopper loaded with flour for Blue Ribbon Bakery on the K.P.D....

Back in the yard, the jobs are complete!

The jobs are completed for today. Tomorrow the new crew will build the outbound train destined for West Mill on the K.P.D., Selkirk, NY where the freight for the N.Y.C.T.L. will be picked up by the Penn Central Crew and delivered to Terminal Yard on the N.Y.C.T.L.

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