Welcome to another edition of Penn Central Cars Movements, #104 in the series! The is a two layout move between PC Ralph's Kings Port Division Railroad and my Atlantic Pacific Railroad. Sir John is on a well deserved vacation and will be back for our next P.C.C.M.
A call from the management of the A.P.R.R. to the management of the K.P.D. asked for a large shipment of coal as the reserves at R.M.O. Electric are at a critical low. It hasn't been cold in Rock Ridge, NJ for a couple years and the winter snuck up on them. In addition, they needed some coil loads for a special project they're working on. The A.P.R.R. is sending up 10 empty coal hoppers and 2 PC gondolas.
The A.P.R.R. crew gets ready to send this train out as it's a quick turn.
AP MP15 engines #106/107 with Kai and Jim in the cabs get ready to pick up the 2 PC gondolas over at Shapeless Steel bound for KP Steel on the KPD...
They check in at CP Industrial South Tower before departing the yard...
And head out....
Arriving a short time later at Shapeless steel, we see a pair of PC gondolas on track 1 ready to be picked up...
They couple up to the gondolas and head out....
A short run back to Rock Ridge Yard....
And tower operator Rich T. gives them permission to proceed...
Meanwhile, over at the power plant, Engineer JP gets ready to pull the empty hopper cars...
JP starts pulling cars from track 1, then on to tracks 2 & 3...
As the coal cars are on the industrial track, JP awaits the switch and signal to shove the cars over to the yard...
The signal is given and JP will shove the 10 cars to the yard...
The cars are shoved on the west ladder...
JP is now back at the power plant. In a few days, those coal hoppers will be back filled with coal...
Over at the yard limits, a trio of F7 A-B-A units will take the train to Weehawken and then on to West Mill with its final destination of Selkirk, NY. They have three non-PCCM box cars for Selkirk that will be routed to another destination outside Albany, NY....
Three RBL box cars with finished wood products will be part of this train...
AP MP15 #105 with Norman at the throttle starts the build for the outbound train...
The PC engines are in position and pick up the outbound cars as Norman heads back into the yard...
The outbound train is ready to depart...
PC Extra 1675 has the signal and is ready to depart....
PC Extra 1675 departs Rock Ridge for Weehawken then on to Selkirk as PC Train WV-2 stopping at West Mill before arriving Selkirk...
That's all for now. Check back in a few days for the arrival of the coal train from the Kings Port Division with coal and coils!
Below are the comments from PC Ralph as he's having difficulty posting to my blog...
ReplyDeleteTo: Rock Ridge
From: West Mill
Acknowledge AP #106 & 107 picking up two empty gondolas at Shapeless Steel.
Acknowledge AP #100 picking up empty coal hoppers at RMO Electric
Acknowledge AP #105 building outgoing train for Weehawken that will continue to West Mill and Selkirk.
Acknowledge dispatch of Extra #1675 with F7 A-B-A consist
West Mill out.
The orders are in and the Atlantic Pacific RR. responds quickly getting the Extra 1675 out of the yard for Weehawken and beyond! I always enjoy and appreciate the coordinated efforts of the Rock Ridge crews employing their several locomotives gathering and assembling trains that will forward cars to West Mill. This move of coal cars and gons from Rock Ridge will require a similarly coordinated effort by the Penn Central at West Mill, as well as by the Kings Port & Western at their Williams Yard and Mayfield Yard. It's like ripples in the pond! 🙂 We'll try to keep up with things on my end and get those cars back to the APRR fully loaded with coal and steel coils as soon as possible! By the way, I really admire that very nice A-B-A set on Extra 1675 and it was a pleasure to watch it roll out!
To: Rock Ridge / West Mill
ReplyDeleteFrom: Terminal Yard
Acknowledge AP106/AP107 picking up PCCM traffic from Shapeless Steel.
Acknowledge AP106/AP107 delivering PCCM gondolas to Rock Ridge Yard.
Acknowledge AP100 pulling empty PCCM coal hoppers from RMO Electric.
Acknowledge AP100 delivering PCCM empties to Rock Ridge Yard.
Acknowledge AP105 working Rock Ridge yard and building outbound PCCM train.
Acknowledge PC Extra 1675 departing Rock Ridge Yard for Weehawken with PCCM traffic for the KPD West Mill Yard and non PCCM traffic for Selkirk.
Acknowledge PC Extra 1675 arriving at Weehawken and continuing to Wet Mill and Selkirk as PC Train WV-2.
Terminal Yard out...
I always like these quick moves between our layouts. This is one that is enjoyable and provides a look at some new PCCM interchange traffic between APRR and KPD. I'm looking forward to watching these moves develop and be completed as the PCCMs continue. Nice work Sir Neal!!!
Thank you very much Sir John! This was a nice and quick move and I hope we can do more of these!
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