Chapter 108: Hidden waybills and tonnage
Twenty yards of hidden waybills and tonnage
In the dark a car’s waybill is hidden until it has been pulled. Goals still use the true destination, so par allows a look or two.
The engine carries a tonnage rating. Loaded cars weigh more than empties, and the engine cannot move a cut heavier than its rating, so big pulls have to be broken up.
20 yards, pars from 3 to 16 moves. Beside its theme, chapter 108 draws on auto racks, timetables and the hump, 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 108.1 | 10 | Erie on 1, Dover on 2, Concord on 3, Boston on 4. Watch for an engine rated for 140 tons, waybills unread until pulled. |
| 2 | Yard 108.2 | 4 | Erie on 1, Boston on 2, Concord on 3, Dover on 4. |
| 3 | Yard 108.3 | 5 | Boston on 1, Dover on 2, Albany on 3, Concord on 4. Watch for an engine rated for 150 tons, waybills unread until pulled. |
| 4 | Yard 108.4 | 3 | Erie on 1, Concord on 2, Boston on 3, Albany on 4. Watch for a timetable. |
| 5 | Yard 108.5 | 8 | Albany on 1, Erie on 2, Concord on 3, Dover on 4. Watch for an engine rated for 100 tons, waybills unread until pulled. |
| 6 | Yard 108.6 | 8 | The outbound Albany, Concord, Albany on Track 1, Erie on 2, Boston on 3, Dover on 4. Watch for a hump yard. |
| 7 | Yard 108.7 | 8 | Albany on 1, Dover on 2, Boston on 3, Erie on 4. Watch for an engine rated for 300 tons, waybills unread until pulled. |
| 8 | Yard 108.8 | 8 | Erie on 1, Boston on 2, Dover on 3, Concord on 4. |
| 9 | Yard 108.9 | 11 | Albany on 1, Concord on 2, Erie on 3, Boston on 4. Watch for an engine rated for 180 tons, waybills unread until pulled. |
| 10 | Yard 108.10 | 7 | Boston on 1, Albany on 2, Concord on 3, Dover on 4. |
| 11 | Yard 108.11 | 8 | The outbound Boston, Concord, Boston, Concord, Boston on Track 1, Dover on 2, Erie on 3, Albany on 4. Watch for an engine rated for 220 tons, waybills unread until pulled. |
| 12 | Yard 108.12 | 7 | The outbound Albany, Albany, Concord, Albany on Track 1, Erie on 2, Boston on 3, Dover on 4. Watch for a hump yard. |
| 13 | Yard 108.13 | 16 | Erie on 1, Concord on 2, Albany on 3, Dover on 4. Watch for an engine rated for 180 tons, waybills unread until pulled. |
| 14 | Yard 108.14 | 6 | Boston on 1, Concord on 2, Albany on 3, Erie on 4. |
| 15 | Yard 108.15 | 13 | The outbound Concord, Albany, Albany on Track 1, Dover on 2, Erie on 3, Boston on 4. Watch for an engine rated for 190 tons, waybills unread until pulled. |
| 16 | Yard 108.16 | 7 | The outbound Concord, Erie, Erie on Track 1, Boston on 2, Albany on 3, Dover on 4. Watch for a timetable. |
| 17 | Yard 108.17 | 13 | Erie on 1, Concord on 2, Albany on 3, Boston on 4. Watch for a hump yard, an engine rated for 160 tons, waybills unread until pulled. |
| 18 | Yard 108.18 | 7 | The outbound Dover, Erie, Erie, Erie on Track 1, Boston on 2, Albany on 3, Concord on 4. Watch for a hump yard. |
| 19 | Yard 108.19 | 10 | The outbound Concord, Concord, Boston, Boston on Track 1, Albany on 2, Erie on 3, Dover on 4. Watch for an engine rated for 250 tons, waybills unread until pulled. |
| 20 | Yard 108.20 | 11 | Dover on 1, Albany on 2, Erie on 3, Boston on 4. Watch for an engine rated for 140 tons, waybills unread until pulled. |
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