Welcome to Penn Central Car Movement #103 on the Atlantic Pacific Railroad! This is a three layout move, the first one in 2024!!
Cars on the APRR will head out from various industries in and around Rock Ridge Yard. Once gathered and added to outbound trains, they will head over to either Sir John's Amazing New York Central Train Layout or PC Ralph's Incredible Kings Port Division Railroad.
Today's road adventure will start in Rock Ridge Yard and have the crews pick up freight from Shapeless Steel and C&P Restaurant Supply...
AP MP15 engines #106/107 will work the yard as well as MP15 #105. Engineers Kai and Jim will be in 106 & 107. Mark will be in 105. NJ John is the senior yardmaster and will direct traffic in the yard. Tower operators at VP Industrial South is Rich, Little Jamaica is Bob and over at West Harold is Matt...
Mark positions AP #105 for today's work...
AP GP38-2 #300, the first Geep acquired for the APRR will head out with Dan at the throttle...
A quick stop over at CP Industrial South. Rich designates the train as AP Train RN-1...
Norman drops his caboose and starts to work the industries...
Norman pulls the empties...
Norman on the move.....
Next stop further east on the West Harold Secondary is C&P Restaurant Supply...
Norman starts to pull 6 APRR and EBRR reefers destined for Pilgrim State Hospital with frozen food. The BAR reefer for Ralph's Grocery with frozen foods...
Reefers on the move....
Norman picks up the caboose and works his way to CP Little Jamaica where he'll pick up the main line to return to Rock Ridge Yard...
AP Train RN-1 heads back to Rock Ridge Yard...
Dan awaits the signal from Rich to enter Rock Ridge Yard Limits...
...And slowly works his way to the yard...
A stop at the tower for instructions as to which track they will be routed on...
Dan and his train slowly work their way up the west ladder....
The cars are dropped and Dan will take the engine to the APRR Richmond Hill Engine Terminal for servicing...
Dan picks up his caboose and prepares to head out...
AP #300 departs Rock Ridge for the engine terminal...
PC Train MR-12 from Morrisville, PA yard drops off some freight cars. This is a weekly run for this train. Right now, he's being held at CP Industrial South while yardmaster NJ John works the local train and to make room for the inbound PC train...
First move will be to spot the gondolas...
Mark spots the reefer on West Ladder Track 11...
Next move is to spot the gondolas so train MR-12 can get into the yard...
This is a tandem move with AP 106/107 grabbing them to spot them on the east ladder tracks...
PC Train MR-12 arriving in the yard...
The breakdown and classifying of train MR-12 begins. First they pull the caboose and add it to the engines...
The PC crew have their caboose and will head out...
PC Train 3111 departs Rock Ridge for Weehawken...
We'll cut it here for today. Tomorrow the APRR crew will pick up the outbound freight from the industries on the east side of Rock Ridge...
Thanks for reading!!
To: Rock Ridge / West Mill
ReplyDeleteFrom: Terminal Yard
Acknowledge AP106 / AP107 assigned to Rock Ridge Yard
Acknowledge AP105 also assigned to Rock Ridge Yard
Acknowledge AP300 powering APRR Train RN-1
Acknowledge Train RN-1 pulling PCCM freight cars from Shapeless Steel and C&P Restaurant Supply
Acknowledge Train RN-1 returning to Rock Ridge Yard with above listed PCCM freight traffic
Acknowledge AP300 departing Rock Ridge Yard caboose lite for RHET.
Acknowledge AP300 meeting PC Train MR-12 from Weehawken heading to Rock Ridge Yard
Acknowledge PC Train MR-12 delivering non PCCM traffic to Rock Ridge Yard.
Acknowledge PC engines leaving Rock Ridge Yard for Weehawken caboose lite as Extra 3111
Acknowledge AP yard crews working freight consists of RN-1 and MR-12 at Rock Ridge Yard
Terminal Yard out...
A great start to season #9!!!! Good to see the APRR crew back in action and performing at a high level of efficiency. The RN-1 is a nice to train to follow. The PC MR-12 was a nice surprise and added a nice mix of PCCM and non PCCM freight traffic to Rock Ridge Yard. Well done!!!