Chapter 15: Timetables
Twenty yards of timetables
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.
20 yards, pars from 4 to 10 moves. Beside its theme, chapter 15 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 15.1 | 4 | Dover on 1, Erie on 2. Watch for a timetable. |
| 2 | Yard 15.2 | 6 | Boston on 1, Concord on 2, Dover on 3. Watch for cars that need the shop first. |
| 3 | Yard 15.3 | 5 | Erie on 1, Concord on 2. Watch for a timetable. |
| 4 | Yard 15.4 | 5 | The outbound Boston, Concord, Boston, Concord on Track 1, Dover on 2. |
| 5 | Yard 15.5 | 6 | Concord on 1, Albany on 2, Boston on 3. Watch for a timetable. |
| 6 | Yard 15.6 | 8 | The outbound Boston, Erie, Erie, Erie, Erie on Track 1, Concord on 2. Watch for an engine rated for 170 tons. |
| 7 | Yard 15.7 | 6 | Dover on 1, Concord on 2. Watch for a timetable. |
| 8 | Yard 15.8 | 8 | Concord on 1, Erie on 2, Dover on 3. Watch for cars that need the shop first. |
| 9 | Yard 15.9 | 7 | Dover on 1, Erie on 2, Albany on 3. Watch for a timetable. |
| 10 | Yard 15.10 | 9 | Boston on 1, Erie on 2, Albany on 3, Dover on 4. |
| 11 | Yard 15.11 | 7 | The outbound Boston, Boston, Boston, Erie, Boston on Track 1, Concord on 2. Watch for a timetable. |
| 12 | Yard 15.12 | 5 | The outbound Erie, Dover, Dover, Dover, Erie on Track 1, Boston on 2. Watch for an engine rated for 130 tons. |
| 13 | Yard 15.13 | 10 | Concord on 1, Albany on 2, Dover on 3. Watch for cars that need the shop first, a timetable. |
| 14 | Yard 15.14 | 6 | Boston on 1, Concord on 2, Erie on 3, Dover on 4. |
| 15 | Yard 15.15 | 8 | The outbound Concord, Boston, Boston on Track 1, Erie on 2. Watch for a timetable. |
| 16 | Yard 15.16 | 7 | The outbound Albany, Boston, Boston on Track 1, Dover on 2, Erie on 3. |
| 17 | Yard 15.17 | 7 | Albany on 1, Concord on 2, Dover on 3. Watch for an engine rated for 240 tons, a timetable. |
| 18 | Yard 15.18 | 6 | The outbound Erie, Boston, Erie, Erie, Erie on Track 1, Concord on 2. Watch for an engine rated for 160 tons. |
| 19 | Yard 15.19 | 7 | The outbound Boston, Erie, Boston, Erie, Boston on Track 1, Concord on 2. Watch for a timetable. |
| 20 | Yard 15.20 | 9 | Albany on 1, Boston on 2, Dover on 3. Watch for cars that need the shop first, a timetable. |
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