We start today over at Rock Ridge Yard, the heart of the APRR...
AP SW1500 #101 with 1:87 Engineer Kai is getting some orders from 1:87 Yardmaster NJ John for today's inbound trains...
Once again, 1:87 Engineer/Photographer Norman gives us an aerial view of Rock Ridge Yard...
Over at West Harold Interlocking, Penn Central Train Extra 1650 with freight from the NYCTL via Weehawken Yard awaits the signal to head to Rock Ridge Yard...
Penn Central Extra 1650 on the move...!
PC Extra 1650 checks in at CP South with 1:87 Tower Operator Rich...
Penn Central Extra 1650 arrives Rock Ridge Yard...
Kai gets right into the breakdown...
Kai finishes breaking down the last of the cars on the train...
...And adds the caboose back on to PC 1650...
Penn Central 1650 caboose lite gets ready to head out of Rock Ridge Yard....
Back over at West Harold Interlocking, Penn Central Extra 1675 has freight from the KPD as well as some reefers from Tropicana that arrived at Weehawken...
PC Extra 1675 checks in at CP South with tower operator Rich...
PC Extra 1675 arrives Rock Ridge Yard...
A string of non-PCCM reefers from Tropicana is the first set of cars that Kai will take off and drop on A/D track 'C'. They'll be added to the empty Tropicana car from the NYCTL train and then be brought over to Tropicana...
Kai continues to break down the KPD section of 1675...
Now that 1675 freight is in the yard, Kai adds the caboose back to the train...
Penn Central 1675 departs Rock Ridge Yard at CP Rock...
A short time later, both Penn Central 1650 and 1675 are ready to depart for Weehawken Yard...
Next stop....Weehawken!!
Kai has tied down for today.
Tomorrow the AP crew will start blocking cars for the industries around in and around Rock Ridge.
Thanks for reading!!
To: Rock Ridge / West Mill
ReplyDeleteFrom: Terminal Yard
Acknowledge PC Extra 1650 from Weehawken delivering PCCM traffic from Terminal Yard to Rock Ridge Yard.
Acknowledge AP 101 working Rock Ridge Yard.
Acknowledge PC Extra 1675 from Weehawken delivering PCCM traffic from the KPD to Rock Ridge Yard.
Acknowledge PC Extra 7783 departing Rock Ridge Yard with non PCCM traffic for Weehawken.
Acknowledge AP 101 blocking and classifying the PCCM and non PCCM traffic delivered in Extras 1650 & 1675.
Terminal Yard out...
What a fine selection of motive power to start the inbound portion of PCCM 113!!! What's better than seeing a Penn Central F7 A-B-A set in revenue service? A second PC F7 A-B-A set!!!! Nice job adding the classic Tropicana reefers to the Extra 1675 consist. I enjoyed the Extra 1675-Extra 7783 meet outside of Rock Ridge Yard. Nice work Sir Neal!!!
To: Rock Ridge/ Terminal Yard
ReplyDeleteFrom: West Mill
Acknowledge arrival of PC Extra 1650 Weehawken to Rock Ridge
Acknowledge AP #101 breaking down Extra 1650 at Rock Ridge
Acknowledge 1650 returning caboose lite to Weehawken
Acknowledge PC Extra 1675 meeting PC Extra 7783
Acknowledge PC Extra 1675 arriving Rock Ridge
Acknowledge AP #101 breaking down Extra 1675
Acknowledge PC Extra 1675 returning to Weehawken caboose lite
West Mill out
The interchange between Weehawken and Rock Ridge is well documented! What a pleasure to observe not one but two Penn Central F7A-B-A sets! Once the dipped black PC units arrived with their manifests the orange AP switcher did a fine job breaking down both trains. The meet between Extra 1675 and Extra 7783 was a nice touch!