Chapter 199: Sorting and timetables
Twenty yards of sorting and timetables
Every car has a destination and every track an assignment. Pull cuts to the lead, shove them back in the right place, and do it in as few moves as the yard allows.
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 5 to 17 moves. Beside its theme, chapter 199 draws on hidden waybills, the hump and kicks, 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 199.1 | 6 | Erie on 1, Concord on 2, Dover on 3, Boston on 4. Watch for a timetable. |
| 2 | Yard 199.2 | 11 | Albany on 1, Erie on 2, Boston on 3, Dover on 4. Watch for waybills unread until pulled. |
| 3 | Yard 199.3 | 6 | Erie on 1, Boston on 2, Dover on 3, Albany on 4. Watch for a timetable. |
| 4 | Yard 199.4 | 5 | Erie on 1, Concord on 2, Dover on 3, Boston on 4. Watch for a hump yard. |
| 5 | Yard 199.5 | 7 | Albany on 1, Dover on 2, Erie on 3, Boston on 4. Watch for a timetable. |
| 6 | Yard 199.6 | 8 | The outbound Concord, Concord, Albany on Track 1, Dover on 2, Erie on 3, Boston on 4. Watch for 1 kick allowed. |
| 7 | Yard 199.7 | 5 | Dover on 1, Concord on 2, Albany on 3, Erie on 4. Watch for a timetable. |
| 8 | Yard 199.8 | 9 | Erie on 1, Boston on 2, Dover on 3, Concord on 4. Watch for waybills unread until pulled. |
| 9 | Yard 199.9 | 8 | Albany on 1, Concord on 2, Erie on 3, Dover on 4. Watch for a timetable. |
| 10 | Yard 199.10 | 5 | Concord on 1, Boston on 2, Erie on 3, Dover on 4. |
| 11 | Yard 199.11 | 5 | The outbound Dover, Dover, Dover, Albany, Dover on Track 1, Concord on 2, Erie on 3, Boston on 4. Watch for a timetable. |
| 12 | Yard 199.12 | 5 | The outbound Erie, Concord, Erie, Concord, Erie on Track 1, Boston on 2, Albany on 3, Dover on 4. Watch for 1 kick allowed. |
| 13 | Yard 199.13 | 12 | Albany on 1, Erie on 2, Boston on 3, Concord on 4. Watch for waybills unread until pulled, a timetable. |
| 14 | Yard 199.14 | 8 | Boston on 1, Concord on 2, Albany on 3, Dover on 4. |
| 15 | Yard 199.15 | 8 | The outbound Concord, Boston, Boston, Concord on Track 1, Dover on 2, Albany on 3, Erie on 4. Watch for a timetable. |
| 16 | Yard 199.16 | 6 | The outbound Concord, Erie, Concord on Track 1, Albany on 2, Boston on 3, Dover on 4. Watch for a hump yard. |
| 17 | Yard 199.17 | 17 | Albany on 1, Concord on 2, Dover on 3, Erie on 4. Watch for 2 kicks allowed, a timetable. |
| 18 | Yard 199.18 | 8 | The outbound Concord, Concord, Albany on Track 1, Erie on 2, Dover on 3, Boston on 4. Watch for 2 kicks allowed. |
| 19 | Yard 199.19 | 8 | The outbound Concord, Concord, Boston, Boston, Concord on Track 1, Erie on 2, Albany on 3, Dover on 4. Watch for a timetable. |
| 20 | Yard 199.20 | 12 | Dover on 1, Erie on 2, Albany on 3, Concord on 4. Watch for waybills unread until pulled, a timetable. |
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