Chapter 103: Timetables and outbounds
Twenty yards of timetables and outbounds
The move counter is a clock. Arrivals roll in off the main at their move and need room; departures leave on time only if the train is standing in order, or the shift is lost.
An outbound train must stand on its departure track in exactly the order the sign gives, ladder end first, so the order you shove cars in is the whole puzzle.
20 yards, pars from 5 to 15 moves. Beside its theme, chapter 103 draws on repair time, outbounds and tonnage, with two breathers of plain sorting and extra cars. Difficulty runs as a sawtooth: runs of easy yards, a spike, a breather.
The yards
| # | Yard | Par | The job |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yard 103.1 | 10 | The outbound Dover, Dover, Boston, Dover, Dover on Track 1, Albany on 2, Erie on 3. Watch for a timetable. |
| 2 | Yard 103.2 | 9 | Dover on 1, Boston on 2, Concord on 3, Albany on 4. Watch for cars that need the shop first. |
| 3 | Yard 103.3 | 9 | The outbound Dover, Erie, Dover, Dover on Track 1, Boston on 2, Albany on 3, Concord on 4. Watch for a timetable. |
| 4 | Yard 103.4 | 9 | The outbound Albany, Albany, Concord on Track 1, Dover on 2, Erie on 3, Boston on 4. |
| 5 | Yard 103.5 | 9 | The outbound Boston, Albany, Albany on Track 1, Erie on 2, Dover on 3, Concord on 4. Watch for a timetable. |
| 6 | Yard 103.6 | 10 | The outbound Concord, Concord, Concord, Erie on Track 1, Dover on 2, Boston on 3, Albany on 4. Watch for an engine rated for 180 tons. |
| 7 | Yard 103.7 | 5 | The outbound Albany, Erie, Erie on Track 1, Concord on 2, Dover on 3, Boston on 4. Watch for a timetable. |
| 8 | Yard 103.8 | 8 | Boston on 1, Erie on 2, Albany on 3, Dover on 4. Watch for cars that need the shop first. |
| 9 | Yard 103.9 | 7 | The outbound Concord, Albany, Albany, Albany on Track 1, Dover on 2, Boston on 3, Erie on 4. Watch for a timetable. |
| 10 | Yard 103.10 | 6 | Albany on 1, Erie on 2, Dover on 3, Concord on 4. |
| 11 | Yard 103.11 | 8 | The outbound Erie, Concord, Erie, Concord, Erie on Track 1, Dover on 2, Albany on 3, Boston on 4. Watch for a timetable. |
| 12 | Yard 103.12 | 8 | The outbound Erie, Albany, Albany on Track 1, Concord on 2, Boston on 3, Dover on 4. Watch for an engine rated for 130 tons. |
| 13 | Yard 103.13 | 15 | The outbound Concord, Albany, Albany on Track 1, Boston on 2, Erie on 3, Dover on 4. Watch for cars that need the shop first, a timetable. |
| 14 | Yard 103.14 | 6 | Concord on 1, Dover on 2, Erie on 3, Albany on 4. |
| 15 | Yard 103.15 | 7 | The outbound Erie, Albany, Albany on Track 1, Concord on 2, Boston on 3, Dover on 4. Watch for a timetable. |
| 16 | Yard 103.16 | 9 | The outbound Boston, Concord, Boston, Boston on Track 1, Albany on 2, Dover on 3, Erie on 4. |
| 17 | Yard 103.17 | 13 | The outbound Erie, Erie, Concord on Track 1, Dover on 2, Albany on 3, Boston on 4. Watch for an engine rated for 240 tons, a timetable. |
| 18 | Yard 103.18 | 8 | The outbound Erie, Erie, Erie, Boston on Track 1, Albany on 2, Dover on 3, Concord on 4. Watch for an engine rated for 140 tons. |
| 19 | Yard 103.19 | 10 | The outbound Dover, Erie, Erie on Track 1, Concord on 2, Albany on 3, Boston on 4. Watch for a timetable. |
| 20 | Yard 103.20 | 13 | The outbound Concord, Concord, Albany, Albany, Albany on Track 1, Erie on 2, Boston on 3, Dover on 4. Watch for cars that need the shop first, a timetable. |
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