More Freight Cars for the Atlantic Pacific Railroad!

Greetings All,

To keep up with the demand for newer 50' boxcars 1:1 Sir Neal CEO of the Atlantic Pacific Railroad headquartered in Rock Ridge NJ purchased seven new undecorated ScaleTrains Evans 50' double door RBL kits. The cars were sent to the APRR's preferred contract freight car painter, the NYCTL's Patti O Paint Shop, for painting and assembly.

Here's the beginning of the project. The undecorated RBLs have been washed and are drying. Some of the decals to be used include two sets of Microscale MC-5023 and 87-1122. The small cup contains Kadee #158 whisker couplers to replace the Scale Trains stock couplers which didn't stand up well in prior op sessions.

The work order from the APRR and APRR decals from a new supplier will be used for this project. 

White AP 60327 is first out of the Patti O Paint Shop. The car has been sprayed with Testor's Dulcote and is ready for final assembly.

The white AP cars are pulled from the NYCTL Terminal Yard Shop.

Three of the white AP cars in this project are pulled to Terminal Yard for testing. 

AP 60327 sports the 'return empty to EBRR North Side Yard' decals made for us by our late friend Engineer Ed.

Empty AP 60327 has arrived at North Side Yard and will be ready for it's first load after it's inspected at the APRR Shops . 

The next freight cars in this project are these four 58000 series APRR cars in the orange & white scheme. The four cars were sprayed with Testor's Dullcote and are ready for final assembly.

AP 58203 gets pulled out of the Terminal Yard Shop. 

Three cars being pulled from the Shop will head out to the APRR's Rock Ridge Yard.

Surprise ''Ballast Service'' hopper cars were painted and lettered as APRR 9941. These are older Bachmann cars that 1:1 Sir Neal sent down for me to do whatever I want with them for the NYCTL. Stripping, repainting and upgrading for virtual ops usage is what I wanted to do with them!  

The APRR Ballast Service 9941 gets pulled out of the shop after being upgraded with body mounted Kadee #5s and Intermountain metal wheels.

APRR 9941 getting loaded with ballast at T&R Gravel. 

AP Extra 358 heads thru Terminal Yard 

for the APRR's Rock Ridge Yard.

Keep an eye out for these cars arriving at the 

APRR's Rock Ridge Yard and in future PCCMs

Thanks for reading!!!

See ya soon!!!