Chapter 14: Sealed blocks
Twenty yards of sealed blocks
Sealed blocks are two or three cars coupled as a unit. A pull or shove that would cut between them is refused, and a block is never humped or kicked.
20 yards, pars from 3 to 10 moves. Beside its theme, chapter 14 draws on the shop, the helper and placard spacing, 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 14.1 | 3 | Concord on 1, Boston on 2. |
| 2 | Yard 14.2 | 5 | Concord on 1, Erie on 2, Dover on 3. Watch for cars that need the shop first. |
| 3 | Yard 14.3 | 3 | Albany on 1, Boston on 2, Concord on 3. |
| 4 | Yard 14.4 | 4 | Dover on 1, Erie on 2, Albany on 3. Watch for a helper on the far lead. |
| 5 | Yard 14.5 | 4 | Dover on 1, Erie on 2, Concord on 3. |
| 6 | Yard 14.6 | 8 | The outbound Boston, Boston, Dover, Dover, Dover on Track 1, Erie on 2. |
| 7 | Yard 14.7 | 3 | Erie on 1, Concord on 2, Albany on 3. |
| 8 | Yard 14.8 | 10 | Boston on 1, Dover on 2, Erie on 3. Watch for cars that need the shop first. |
| 9 | Yard 14.9 | 8 | Concord on 1, Albany on 2, Dover on 3. |
| 10 | Yard 14.10 | 5 | Boston on 1, Dover on 2, Concord on 3, Erie on 4. |
| 11 | Yard 14.11 | 4 | The outbound Dover, Erie, Erie on Track 1, Boston on 2, Concord on 3. |
| 12 | Yard 14.12 | 4 | The outbound Dover, Dover, Dover, Concord on Track 1, Albany on 2. |
| 13 | Yard 14.13 | 8 | Dover on 1, Erie on 2, Concord on 3. Watch for cars that need the shop first. |
| 14 | Yard 14.14 | 5 | Boston on 1, Erie on 2, Albany on 3, Dover on 4. |
| 15 | Yard 14.15 | 7 | The outbound Erie, Erie, Albany, Erie on Track 1, Concord on 2, Boston on 3. |
| 16 | Yard 14.16 | 4 | The outbound Concord, Albany, Concord on Track 1, Boston on 2, Erie on 3. Watch for a helper on the far lead. |
| 17 | Yard 14.17 | 6 | The outbound Concord, Concord, Dover on Track 1, Boston on 2, Albany on 3. |
| 18 | Yard 14.18 | 5 | The outbound Albany, Albany, Concord on Track 1, Erie on 2. |
| 19 | Yard 14.19 | 7 | The outbound Erie, Erie, Boston, Erie on Track 1, Concord on 2. |
| 20 | Yard 14.20 | 9 | Erie on 1, Boston on 2, Albany on 3, Dover on 4. Watch for cars that need the shop first. |
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