The trains from Weehawken have arrived at West Harold Interlocking. AP Train WR-7 Weehawken to Rock Ridge has freight cars from the Kings Port Division and Kings Port & Western Railroads, led by AP GP 38-2 #300 with Engineer Kai and Conductor Jim on Rock Ridge approach track 2. AP SD40-2 #3018 has Engineer Norman and conductor Mark bringing in AP Train WR-5.
Looks Like WR-5 has the signal, but...
Both trains are waiting for the signal to proceed...
Now we know why. AP Train WR-7 gets the signal to proceed to the yard...
AP SW-1 #110 with Dan in the cab will break down the train quickly as WR-5 isn't too far behind...
With 9 cars on the train, the crew breaks down the train quickly and gets it on some open tracks...
Dan gives the crew back their caboose, and wait instructions to head out to the engine terminal...
They have permission to proceed and get as far as Little Jamaica and are held...
There's a train ahead of them in the block, so no one is going to move until the train clears...
Let's see who is occupying the block ahead of them...
Now that the AP train has cleared the block, Engine 300 can proceed west and AP WR-5 can proceed east to Rock Ridge Yard...
A short time later, the train arrives in the yard...
Dan wastes no time in moving up the east ladder to pull the cars off this 18 car train...
We see a car for Tropicana and some 57' AP reefers being spotted in the yard...
A few more AP RBL box cars are spotted...
As well as an EB gondola and BAR reefer...
More cars are being spotted. A PC and EB gondola are set on A/D track 'B'...
We'll end it here for today. Tomorrow the AP yard crew will get the trains ready for all deliveries in and around Rock Ridge Yard.
Thanks for reading!!
To: Rock Ridge Yard/ Terminal Yard
ReplyDeleteFrom: West Mill
Acknowledge APRR train WR-5 holding for WRR-7
Acnolwedge arrival WR-7 Rock Ridge
Acknowledge AP #110 breakng down WR-7
Acknowledege WR-7 power for AP train RFM-10
Acknoweedge power for WR-7 proceeding to engine terminal
Acknowledege arrival of WR-5 Rock Ridge Yard
West Mill out,
Here they come! Lots of cars for the APRR crews to manage in their usual efficient style! Switcher #110 performs the first work in this pursuit looking good in the road's orange and black ! The RFM-10 was a neat addition with the string of good looking looong auto parts cars! As always, it is good to see that cars from the KPD arrived safely from the PC system and are now in the capable hands of Rock Ridge crews!
To: Rock Ridge / West Mill
ReplyDeleteFrom: Terminal Yard
Acknowledge AP Train WR-7 arriving in Rock Ridge Yard with PCCM traffic from the KPD and KP&W.
Acknowledge AP 110 breaking down WR-7 freight consist.
Acknowledge AP Train RFM-10 departing Rock Ridge Yard with non PCCM traffic for the Mahwah, NJ Ford Plant.
Acknowledge AP Train WR-5 arriving in Rock Ridge Yard with PCCM traffic from Terminal Yard.
Terminal Yard out...
The PCCM Trains are in the yard!!! Nice work by the APRR getting the trains from Weehawken to Rock Ridge in style. I like the SD40-2!!! The Rock Ridge Yard crew made fast work on both the WR-7 and WR-5 freight consists. Train RFM-10 was a nice catch for the railfans. A very impressive block of 86' boxcar with important traffic for the Mahwah Ford Plant looked great rolling by. Good work Sir Neal!!!