Sunday, November 26, 2023

P.C.C.M. #102 Part 3 - The Outbound Train Departs Rock Ridge!



Welcome to the final outbound portion of Penn Central Car Movement #102! This three layout outbound part of this series features Sir John's incredible New York Central Layout and PC Ralph's amazing Kings Port Division railroads.

The Rock Ridge Yard crew is ready to get this outbound train on the road on time! Dan and Matt are in the pair of AP MP15 engines...


A quick stop at SI Tower as Dan and Matt need to pick up the 4 PC PS-2 hoppers at their sister yard, Rock Ridge East...


They grab the 4 cars off yard track 3....


And shove back to Rock Ridge Yard....



Tower operator Rich tells the guys what track they will drop the cars for the build...


And they spot the cars on track 'C', even for a short time....


The Penn Central has sent up from Weehawken Yard an F7 ABA consist for the the outbound train. 


They wait for the signal at the yard limit...


...And head in to Rock Ridge yard...


A quick wave to Rich and the company as they head into the yard....


...And arriving up the East Ladder...


The yard crew break off the caboose...


And the guys pull the caboose back so the build can begin...


AP #105 with JP at the controls starts the build of the KPD block. This will be the last set of cars to come off the train at West Mill...



The rest of the KPD block is pulled...



The first set of cars are added to the ladder track...


The cars are ready to be added to the Penn Central engines...


Another set of cars are added to the East Ladder track...


And now added to West Ladder track as these cars are part of the NYCTL block...


The cars look good, according the Yardmaster NJ John...



Dan and Matt add the caboose to the rear of the train.....


The PC engine crew charges the train air brake lines...


Penn Central Extra 1675 is now ready to depart Rock Ridge Yard....


They wait for the signal from the LJ Tower Operator Bob...


The approach signal is given and Penn Central Extra 1675 has the railroad!!


Next stop will be Weehawken, then West Mill for the KPD and on to Selkirk where the crew will hand off the rest of the train to the train crew from the NYCTL!!



This concludes the outbound portion of Penn Central Car Movement #102 on the APRR!


Dont forget to check out the rest of the outbound portion on Sir John's amazing New York Central Layout and PC Ralph's Incredible Kings Port Division railroads.

Thanks for reading!!








1 comment:

  1. To: Rock Ridge / West Mill
    From: Terminal Yard

    Acknowledge AP106/AP107 pulling PC PS2 covered hoppers from Rock Ridge East Yard
    Acknowledge AP106/AP107 delivering PC PS2 covered hoppers to Rock Ridge Yard.
    Acknowledge PC Extra 1675 from Weehawken arriving at Rock Ridge Yard
    Acknowledge AP105 working KPD block.
    Acknowledge PC Extra 1675 departing Rock Ridge Yard for Weehawken Yard with PCCM freight traffic for West Mill and Terminal Yard.
    Terminal Yard out...

    Great job getting the PCCM traffic moving out of Rock Ridge and towards Weehawken and Selkirk!!! The PC was one of maybe a handful of railroads that could muster an F7 A-B-A set in the mid 70s and your consist looks and sounds great. Terminal Yard is ready to receive the inbound traffic!!!

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