Today the Rock Ridge Yard crew will work Mike's Lumber, C&P Restaurant Supply, Marcal, Three Amigos Warehouse, Shapeless Steel as well as some moves within Rock Ridge Yard...
Yardmaster NJ John goes over the work with Engineers Kai and Jim C.
Now there's more room in the yard...!
AP GP38-2 #300 arrives at CP Rock, the north end of the yard. Engineer Mark will handle Mike's Lumber and C&P Restaurant Supply...
A number on non-NYNJ cars will head out to be spotted at C&P and Mike's Lumber...
Mark has his caboose and is ready to depart...
CP South Tower Operator Rich gives Mark his train orders and heads out as train RN-39...
Mark heads out as he has the signal to depart Rock Ridge. His first stop will be Mike's Lumber...
Train RN-39 on the move...
The trio of PC RBL box cars will be delivered to University Lumber in Empire City with plywood veneers...
Mark will drop off a few non-NNYNJ freight for the lumber yard...
Next stop is C&P Restaurant Supply. Nine cars are going to be pulled. The 4 TP&W box cars have supplies for Nassau Community College on Long Island. The PC crew will hand off these cars to the EBRR crew at North Side Yard for their final delivery...
Mark drops off some cars and pulls the cars for the NYCTL. A pair of AP 40' box cars will be delivered to Best Wholesale loaded with restaurant supplies.
The BAR reefers are loaded with frozen food. BAR 11128 will head to Key Food and BAR 7574 will go to Pilgrim State Hospital. The HRC Box car will head to Lanier Bros. in Atlanta via the next train to Allentown...
Mark has all the freight on his manifest and heads back to Rock Ridge Yard...
Train RN-39 returns to Rock Ridge Yard...
A short time later, Mark's back to the Rock Ridge Yard approach tracks...
...And Rich routes him in...
Marks job is completed and Kai and Jim C. will take over breaking down RN-39...
The guys need to make more room in the yard. There's another inbound train coming in soon, so the 4 reefers from Bell & Evans need to be delivered to ShopRite...
Mark takes his engine and heads out to Richmond Hill Engine Terminal for servicing. Engine Hostler Norman awaits Marks arrival...
Next stop - Richmond Hill Engine Terminal!!
The next engine arrives at Rock Ridge Yard. AP GP38-2 #303 with Jim W. will work Three Amigos and Shapeless Steel. Two cars at Three Amigos will head to Gertz Department Store with seasonal Supplies. Over at Shapeless Steel, 4 bulkhead flat cars loaded with steel slabs will head to Mid Island Steel...
Jim will drop 4 non-NYNJ empty coil cars at Shapeless Steel...
Jim heads out as train RW-24...
The PC Box cars are pulled...
Jim adds them to the back of the train and heads over to Shapeless Steel...
At Shapeless Steel, we see the 4 bulkhead flat cars on track 1.. Jim will pull these cars, then drop the 4 non-NYNJ coil cars...
Jim is ready to go and heads back to Rock Ridge Yard...
Jim heads back to the yard...
Jim checks in with Rich...
Jim heads out to the engine terminal and will hand off his engine and caboose to Norman for servicing...
Inbound freight from Three Amigos and Shapeless Steel gets dropped on the A/D yard tracks...
ACFX Morton Salt covered hopper gets pulled from Morton Salt for Stella D'Oro in the Bronx...
We'll cut it here for today. Tomorrow the crews will work on the freight for from Ideal and Rock Ridge East yard for the Ford Plant in Bedford and start to send out freight to Terminal Yard, Allentown and points beyond...
Don't forget to check out the outbound portion of Sir John's New York Central Train Layout and see all the action!!
Thanks for reading!!
To: Rock Ridge Yard
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Acknowledge engineer Mark assigned to AP Train RN-39 with AP 300 for power.
Acknowledge AP Train RN-39 working Mike's Lumber and C+P Restaurant Supply.
Acknowledge AP Train RN-39 returning to Rock Ridge Yard with 12 cars of NY-NJ freight traffic.
Acknowledge engineer Kai delivering NY-NJ reefers from Bell & Evans to ShopRite.
Acknowledge engineer Jim assigned to AP Train RW-24 with AP 303 for power.
Acknowledge AP Train 303 working 3 Amigos and Shapeless Steel.
Acknowledge AP Train 303 returning to Rock Ridge Yard with 6 NY-NJ freight cars.
Acknowledge engineers Kai and Jim working Morton Salt and delivering one NYNJ covered hopper to Rock Ridge Yard.
Terminal Yard out...
The guys did a great job today working the local industries, bringing back the NY-NJ freights and keeping the yard fluid. Nice to see the four reefers from Bell & Evans get delivered to ShopRite now with their first offical NY-NJ Shipments. Welcome aboard!! Rock Ridge Yard is in excellent shape at the end of the day and looks ready for another busy day of NY-NJ operations!!! Nice work Sir Neal!!!