Today freight will head out as follows:
AP Train RW-5 to Three Amigos Warehouse - 7 cars
AP Train RN-3 to Shapeless Steel - 6 cars
AP Train RCE-4 to C&P Restaurant Supply - 3 cars, Mike's Lumber 1 car and Marcal 1 car
Train RW-5 will have AP GP38-2 #303 with 1:87 Engineer Mark
Train RCE-4 will have AP GP38-2 #307 with 1:87 Engineer Steve W.
Train RN-3 will have AP GP40 #400 with 1:87 Engineer Jim W.
Working the yard will be AP SW1500 #101 with 1:87 Engineer Kai and SP SW1000 #102 with 1:87 Engineer Jim C.
These guys make the trains move efficiently and on time (we hope)...
CP South Tower Operator will be 1:87 Rich T.
Little Jamaica Tower Operator will be 1:87 Bob
West Harold Tower Operator will be 1:87 Steve
1:87 Yardmaster NJ John gathers the crew again for today's jobs...
Kai starts blocking cars for the first outbound train...
AP Train RW-5 arrives at CP Rock, the north end of Rock Ridge Yard...
KP&W 30112 from Zenith via the KPD
KP&W 30015 from Zenith via the KPD
AP 500 from Montgomery Ward via the NYCTL
NYC 78741 from Montgomery Ward via the NYCTL
TP&W 70126 from Montgomery Ward via the NYCTL
PC 229258 from Montgomery Ward via the NYCTL
PC 229408 from Montgomery Ward via the NYCTL
Tower operator Rich routes him out...
AP Train RW-5 on the move...
A short time later, Mark arrives on the secondary track at West Harold that services Three Amigos Warehouse and a tank terminal...
We turn out attention back to Rock Ridge Yard where Kai is busy moving freight cars around for AP Train RCE-4.
This train will make the following stops:
KP&W 15638 from International Paper to Marcal via the KPD
EB 358160 from Neal's Lumber to Mike's Lumber via the NYCTL
BAR 7574 from Louis Sherry to C&P Restaurant Supply via the NYCTL
BAR 11125 from Consolidated Grocery to C&P Restaurant Supply via the NYCTL
LV 7120 from Heintz & Weber to C&P Restaurant Supply via the NYCTL
Jim is ready to work both East and West Ladders...
Jim pulls a pair of non-PCCM bulkhead fat cars for Mike's Lumber...
AP Train RCE-4 heads out of Rock Ridge Yard...
A short time later, Steve arrives at C&P Restaurant Supply...
Jim W. will deliver gondolas with the following manifest:
EB 5289 Gervais Pipe via the NYCTL
PC 524718 Gervais Pipe via the NYCTL
EB 5287 Gervais Pipe via the NYCTL
EB 5283 Gervais Pipe via the NYCTL
PC 576104 KP Steel via the KPD
PC 576123 KP Steel via the KPD
AP 303 spotting cars at Three Amigos...
Once it's done, he'll head out back to the yard. However, he's being held for traffic in the area...
Over at C&P, the crew is given permission to start spotting cars...
They move east to the next industry, Mike's Lumber...
This move is a shove into the main lumber yard track. As you watch this video, you catch a glimpse of the new track recently installed to handle the additional demand for building materials. On that track you'll see some bulkhead flat cars that were delivered in the past few days...
Next and final stop is Marcal Paper...
A pair of non-PCCM empty cars were pulled and the KP&W car will get spotted at door 1...
Steve puts his train together and will head back to the yard...
Steve waits for permission to head back to the yard...
Now that RCE-4 is finished, this frees up the north secondary track under the authority of West Harold Interlocking...
Jim W, heads out with his RN-3 train to Shapeless Steel...
Jim starts his work. 4 non-PCCM cars need to be pulled and taken back to the yard...
...And spots the 6 cars on Shapeless Steel track 1...
It looks like Jim's train was given priority over Steve's train as Steve is still sitting at Little Jamaica...!
Jim get the signal and heads into the yard...
Checks in with Rich T...
Steve finally gets routed out...
Steve arrives at CP South and checks in...
AP 303 departs for Rock Ridge Yard...
A short time later, Mark arrives at Rock Ridge Yard...
Meanwhile, and unexpected delivery from Weehawken Yard appears. Penn Central GP38 Extra 7848 with 5 non-PCCM freight cars arrive Rock Ridge Yard at CP Rock...
NJ John will cut the engine and caboose and get them out of here. NJ John hates surprises....
The Penn Central crew drops the cars, gets their caboose and looks to get out quickly as they see the fire in NJ John's eyes!!
Penn Central 7848 heads to Weehawken Yard caboose lite!
This concludes the inbound portion of Penn Central Car Movement #113 on my Atlantic Pacific Railroad. Don't forget to check out the inbound portions on both Sir John's New York Central Train Layout and PC Ralph's Kings Port Division Railroad
Thanks for reading and see you when we post our next Penn Central Car Movement!!
To: Rock Ridge / West Mill
ReplyDeleteFrom: Terminal Yard
Acknowledge AP 101 and AP 102 working Rock Ridge Yard.
Acknowledge AP Train RW-5 powered by AP 303 departing Rock Ridge and delivering PCCM traffic to 3 Amigos.
Acknowledge AP Train RW-5 returning to Rock Ridge Yard caboose lite.
Acknowledge AP Train RN-3 powered by AP 307 departing Rock Ridge to deliver PCCM traffic to Shapeless Steel.
Acknowledge AP Train RN-3 returning to Rock Ridge with non PCCM freight cars.
Acknowledge AP Train RCE-4 powered by AP 400 departing Rock Ridge to deliver PCCM traffic to C&P Rest Supply, Mike's Lumber and Marcal.
Acknowledge AP Train RCE-4 returning to Rock Ridge.
Acknowledge PC Extra 7848 from Weehawken delivering non PCCM freight traffic to Rock Ridge.
Acknowledge PC Extra 7848 returning to Weehawken caboose lite.
Terminal Yard out...
A showcase of AP power and efficiency in today's post!!! From the yard crews to the road crews everything moved in a synchronized manner that would make any trainman proud. Welcome to the PCCMs the wrapped lumber loads going to Mike's Lumber and the factory fresh boxcars delivered in PC Extra 7848. A fine way to close out the inbound series Sir Neal!!! Well done my friend!!!