Today's job will be to get the train blocked for its journey to Weehawken and on to West Mill on the K.P.D, Selkirk Yard, then on to Terminal Yard on the N.Y.C.T.L.
AP GP38-2 engines #305 & 306 with 1:87 Engineer Norman will be taking the freight to Weehawken. They're waiting to be cleared into Rock Ridge Yard.
They're on the move...!
The crew stops at the yard office, cuts the caboose and moves up a little so the yard crew can build the train for them...
Kai is back in the cab of his MP15 engines and starts the build...
The covered hoppers are dropped on the east ladder...
Next pull are the cars for the KPD, which will added to the rear of the train making it easy for the crew at West Mill to grab their freight cars...
The train has a total of 25 cars ready to depart Rock Ridge Yard...
Waiting for that last yard limit signal to come up...
Norman get the call over the radio as he's told there's another train heading to the yard that needs to get thru Little Jamaica Interlocking...
Next stop - Weehawken Yard where the APRR will hand off the freight for the Penn Central crew to take north with a stop at West Mill for the KPD, and its final destination of Selkirk where the remaining freight will be forwarded to Terminal Yard on the NYCTL!!
Thanks for reading!!
To: Rock Ridge / West Mill
ReplyDeleteFrom: Terminal Yard
Acknowledge AP GP38-2s #305 and #306 assigned to power Train RW-1.
Acknowledge Rock Ridge yard crew building Train RW-1.
Acknowledge Train RW-1 departing Rock Ridge Yard for Weehawken with PCCM traffic for the KPD and NYCTL.
Acknowledge Train RW-1 held at Little Jamaica for Train FR-7.
Acknowledge Train RW-1 cleared past Little Jamaica and proceeding to Weehawken Yard.
Terminal Yard out...
A showcase of efficiency at Rock Ridge Yard today!!! Yard crews and road crews show off their railroading experience with a quick build and dispatch of PCCM Traffic in Train RW-1. No per diem or demurrage charges incurred by the railroad or shippers!! Nice work!!
To: Rock Ridge/ Terminal Yard
ReplyDeleteFrom: West Mill
Acknowledge APRR locomotives #305 &306 arriving Rock Ridge Yard
Acknowledge dispatch of RW-1
Acknowledge RW-1 meeting FR-7
Acknowledge RW-1 cleared for Weehawken
West Mill out.
Always a pleasure to see locomotives with the attractive APRR scheme gathered at the Rock Ridge Yard Office! The meet with the train from Ford (FR-7) was a great addition to the ops! West Mill anticipates the arrival of the next WV-2 from Weehawken that will include the cars forwarded there by RW-1.