Today's action starts in Rock Ridge Yard. Due to the amount of freight cars coming in today, Yardmaster 1:87 NJ John is moving some yard engines around...
AP MP15 #105 will have 1:87 Engineer Mark in the cab...
We're over at West Harold Interlocking AP Trains WR-2 and WR-4 have arrived from Weehawken. WR-2 has freight from the NYCTL and WR-4 has an enormous amount of freight from the KPD. WR-2 has 1:87 Dan running a pair of GP38-2 engines and WR-4 has 1:87 Matt with a pair of GP38-2 engines as well. GP38-2 engines are the workhorse units of the APRR...
AP Train WR-2 is the first train to depart for Rock Ridge Yard...
WR-2 approaching Rock Ridge Yard Limits...
WR-2 arrives in Rock Ridge Yard...
Now Norman can start to break down the inbound train...
Dan waits for Norman to give him his caboose so he can head to the engine terminal...
Norman is back in position to receive WR-4...
Matt awaits the signal from the tower operator at West Harold...
...And is on the move...
AP Train heading to Rock Ridge Yard...
Matt arrives at CP South...
And checks in with the yard crew...
Matt pulls ahead to CP Rock and awaits his caboose before departing for the engine terminal...
Now Norman starts to break down WR-4...
A block of hoppers getting sorted. These will go to R.M.O. Electric...
Cars for C&P and Three Amigos...
Norman hard at work...
More cars getting classified by Norman...
Norman pulls the caboose...
...And brings it over to the engines by CP Rock...
Looks like Matt is ready to head out...
Rich gives him the signal to depart...
We see AP 302 and AP 305 waiting to depart by CP South. Rich is getting the tracks aligned for departure...
Meanwhile, Norman is spotting the last set of freight cars...
Dan is ready to depart. Matt will follow...
AP Trains 302 and 305 depart Rock Ridge Yard caboose lite for Richmond Hill Engine Terminal...
We'll cut it here for today. Tomorrow the yard crew will start building trains to deliver to industries in and around Rock Ridge...
Thanks for reading and please comment!!
To: Rock Ridge / West Mill
ReplyDeleteFrom: Terminal Yard
Acknowledge Train WR-2 from Weehawken delivering PCCM traffic from Terminal Yard to Rock Ridge Yard.
Acknowledge Train WR-4 from Weehawken delivering PCCM traffic from West Mill to Rock Ridge Yard.
Acknowledge AP 100, AP 105 and AP 106/107 working Rock Ridge Yard.
Acknowledge Lite moves to Richmond Hill Engine Terminal .
Terminal Yard out.
Norman earned his keep today!!! Thirty eight PCCM freight cars coming into Rock Ridge Yard barely caused a ripple of concern among the crew who did a fine job braking down the trains and sorting out the traffic. Good job on the photos and videos. The APRR fleet is certainly up to any task assigned. Nice job all around Neal!!!
To: Rock ridge/ Terminal Yard
ReplyDeleteFrom: West Mill
Acknowledge arrival of APRR train WR-2
Acknowledge arrival of APRR train WR-4
Acknowledge yard work performed by APRR locomotives 100, 105, 106/107.
West Mill out.
Rock ridge received a large number of cars today, perhaps a larger number than usual frm the Kings Port Division especially. Nicely handled!