P.C.C.M. #108 Part 5 On The A.P.R.R. - Freight Delivered To All A.P.R.R. Customers!!

Welcome back to the conclusion of P.C.C.M. #108 on the A.P.R.R...

The AP Yard crew is ready and so is 1:87 Norman!!

AP GP38-2 #303 with 1:87 Engineer Kai will head out today as train RC-1 delivering freight to Freihofer, C&P Restaurant Supply and Three Amigos Warehouse. AP GP38-2 with 1:87 Engineer Jim on standby for some other moves if needed...

Kai drops his caboose...

...And picks up his train on A/D track 'A'...

Grabs his caboose..

Stops at CP South, checks in with tower operator Rich. Kai will head out as AP Train RC-1 today...

...And waits for clearance to depart...

Clearance is given so Kai heads out to work the industries on the north side and east side of Rock Ridge...

Meanwhile over at Rock Ridge East Yard, 1:87 Engineer Steve of the Morristown & Erie (M&E) Railroad gets ready to depart for Rock Ridge Yard to pick up a string of cars...

Steve checks in with the Rock Ridge Tower operator Rich for his train orders...

Drops his caboose...

...And picks up 6 covered hoppers and 6 loaded coal hoppers...

Steve awaits the signal...

And heads back to Rock Ridge East Yard as train ME-18...

Steve heads thru Little Jamaica Interlocking....

Steve checks in with the West Harold Tower operator that governs Rock Ridge East approach. Then he gets handed over to the tower operator at Little Jamaica...

All 12 cars are dropped on Rock Ridge East Yard track 2. Steve ties down for the day. His work is finished...

Back over at Rock Ridge Yard, Mark prepares the moves for American Hardware and ShopRite. AP #105 gets designated as train RR-10 for today's moves.

First move is to drop the car from Port Owen Brick to American Hardware...

Mark makes the move to American Hardware...

Next set of moves is to ShopRite. A pair of EB box cars from Schaefer Brewery on the NYCTL and the PC Box car from Consolidated Groceries on the NYCTL...

The cars are lined up. This move requires the engine to shove the cars to ShopRite, so Mark will run around the cars, cross over from A/D track 'C' to track 'D' which serves both the industries and storage for any extra freight cars when American Hardware, PC Richard & Son have nothing at their loading docks...

Mark is in position...

...And is ready to deliver the 3 freight cars to ShopRite...

Mark makes the moves...

Now we turn out attention to the 4 covered hoppers filled with sand from T&R Gravel on the NYCTL...

EB GP38-2 #8163 will take the covered hoppers filled with sand to the Richmond Hill Engine Terminal...

So, who's in the cab? Why it's none other than 1:87 Sir John! Guess he missed his engine and wanted to check on it...! She's okay Sir John!!

Sir John picks up the caboose and his 4 PC covered hoppers...

And heads out to the yard limit...

Gets the approach signal out of Rock Ridge Yard...

Sir John heads out to Richmond Hill Engine Terminal...

A couple more moves. Morton Salt car #62004 from Cavendish Foods on the KPD will get loaded at Morton Salt and return back in a future PCCM...

Back over on the outskirts of Rock Ridge, Kai gets ready to deliver freight. First stop is Freihofer Bakeries...

The one LV car get a spot at Freihofer...

Next stop is C&P Restaurant Supply...

Kai needs to run around the train as these cars need to be shoved into the warehouse...

Kai slowly makes the move as the morning sun glare gets in the way...

Two tracks are getting freight cars. Track 1 gets the string of cars from Mayfield on the KPD...

The black HRC box car (in memory of our friend Engineer Ed) from Reynolds Beverage on the KPD...

Last stop for Kai - Three Amigos Warehouse...

The EL box car from Van Winkle Canning and the PC box car from IBM, both industries on the KPD, get dropped on track 1 at Three Amigos...

Kai get the clearance to head back to Rock Ridge Yard...

Kai will tie down in the yard. The second shift will run the engine to the engine terminal for servicing...

Just when you thought we were finished, 1:87 NJ John was notified that Penn Central Extra 3144 from Potomac Yard via Morrisville, PA has some inbound auto parts box cars from the Ford Plant in Louisville, KY. This was a train that originated in Rock Ridge back on P.C.C.M. #107... These cars will get dropped in Rock Ridge Yard for future PCCM moves in 2025...

PC Extra 3144 arrives in Rock Ridge Yard...

1:87 Engineer JP aboard his SW1500 #100 gets ready to break down the incoming train...

Like clockwork, JP works his magic...

Let's watch JP drop the last of the cars from Extra 3144...

The crew are ready to go...

But not before grabbing some food at the most popular place to eat in Rock Ridge... "Meet At Ralph's" diner!! It's so popular, we spot a very familiar auto in the parking lot. They know good food when visiting Rock Ridge!!

Now it's a wrap!! This concludes P.C.C.M. #108 on my railroad. The rest of the inbound freight from my railroad can be seen on Sir John's New York Central Train Layout and PC Ralph's Kings Port Division Railroad.

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P.C.C.M. #108 Part 4 On The A.P.R.R. - Local Freight Trains Being Assembled In The Yard

Welcome back to the continuation of P.C.C.M. #108 on the A.P.R.R. The action continues in Rock Ridge Yard where the crew starts to build the trains for delivery in and around Rock Ridge Yard...

Norman is on AP MP15 engines 106/107, JP is on AP SW1500 #100, Mark is in AP MP15 #105...

JP is going to take the coal hoppers to R.M.O. Electric. He'll be retrieving empty coal hoppers that will be sent to the lowest bidder to be filled with coal...

JP checks in with Rich at the tower...

...And heads over to R.M.O. Electric to start the day....

JP moving the outbound coal hoppers so inbound cars can get dropped off...

Now JP can drop the loaded coal hoppers...

Six coal hoppers from Hudson Coal on the NYCTL and a pair of KP&W coal hoppers from the Lehigh Valley Connection/Mayfield Yard on the KPD are getting delivered...

JP heads back to Rock Ridge Yard with the non-PCCM empty coal hopper cars...

Norman begins his work for today. There's a lot of freight cars that need to be moved and blocked...

The PC covered hoppers will go to AP's Richmond Hill Engine Terminal...

A car from IBM to Three Amigos Warehouse...

This Penn Central box car will added to a block of cars that will head out to Three Amigos, C&P Restaurant Supply and Freihofers...

More cars getting blocked for delivery...

Norman's been very busy today. No time for him to take any photos of the guys working today!!

That LV box car will head over to Freihofer from Blue Ribbon Flour on the KPD...

The Northern Pacific reefer will head over to C&P from Birdseye Foods via the NYCTL...

Mark has been working along with Norman to get the freight blocked...

The six cement hoppers from Trimount Cement will go over to the M&E Interchange at Rock Ridge East yard destined for County Concrete in Morris County, NJ...

This is the last of the cars for the M&E Connection...

Cars getting blocked for the M&E Connection over at Rock Ridge East Yard...

Norman and Mark have finished and tie down for the day...

We'll cut it here for today. Tomorrow the last of the freight will be delivered in and around Rock Ridge. 

Don't forget to check out the inbound portion of PCCM #108 on Sir John's New York Central Train Layout and PC Ralph's Kings Port Division Railroad.

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