Chapter 213: Timetables and tonnage
Twenty yards of timetables and tonnage
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.
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 15 moves. Beside its theme, chapter 213 draws on kicks, open slots and doubled outbounds, 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 213.1 | 10 | Albany on 1, Concord on 2, Boston on 3, Dover on 4. Watch for an engine rated for 190 tons, a timetable. |
| 2 | Yard 213.2 | 6 | Albany on 1, Erie on 2, Concord on 3, Boston on 4. Watch for 3 kicks allowed. |
| 3 | Yard 213.3 | 9 | Erie on 1, Boston on 2, Concord on 3, Dover on 4. Watch for an engine rated for 340 tons, a timetable. |
| 4 | Yard 213.4 | 3 | The outbound Concord, Concord, any car, Concord on Track 1, Erie on 2, Dover on 3, Albany on 4. |
| 5 | Yard 213.5 | 9 | Albany on 1, Dover on 2, Concord on 3, Boston on 4. Watch for an engine rated for 260 tons, a timetable. |
| 6 | Yard 213.6 | 7 | The outbound Erie, Concord, Erie in two sections from Tracks 1 and 2, Albany on 3, Boston on 4, Dover on 5. |
| 7 | Yard 213.7 | 7 | Dover on 1, Erie on 2, Albany on 3, Boston on 4. Watch for an engine rated for 120 tons, a timetable. |
| 8 | Yard 213.8 | 6 | Concord on 1, Dover on 2, Erie on 3, Albany on 4. Watch for 2 kicks allowed. |
| 9 | Yard 213.9 | 12 | Boston on 1, Concord on 2, Erie on 3, Dover on 4. Watch for an engine rated for 290 tons, a timetable. |
| 10 | Yard 213.10 | 3 | Boston on 1, Erie on 2, Albany on 3, Dover on 4. |
| 11 | Yard 213.11 | 7 | The outbound Concord, Boston, Concord, Concord, Boston on Track 1, Erie on 2, Dover on 3, Albany on 4. Watch for an engine rated for 300 tons, a timetable. |
| 12 | Yard 213.12 | 5 | The outbound Dover, Dover, Boston, Dover in two sections from Tracks 1 and 2, Erie on 3, Albany on 4, Concord on 5. |
| 13 | Yard 213.13 | 9 | Boston on 1, Concord on 2, Dover on 3, Albany on 4. Watch for 2 kicks allowed, an engine rated for 200 tons, a timetable. |
| 14 | Yard 213.14 | 6 | Dover on 1, Concord on 2, Boston on 3, Erie on 4. |
| 15 | Yard 213.15 | 10 | The outbound Dover, Erie, Dover on Track 1, Albany on 2, Boston on 3, Concord on 4. Watch for an engine rated for 340 tons, a timetable. |
| 16 | Yard 213.16 | 8 | The outbound Albany or Concord, Boston, Boston, Concord on Track 1, Erie on 2, Dover on 3, Albany on 4. |
| 17 | Yard 213.17 | 15 | The outbound Erie, Erie, Boston, Boston, Erie in two sections from Tracks 1 and 2, Dover on 3, Albany on 4, Concord on 5. Watch for an engine rated for 140 tons, a timetable. |
| 18 | Yard 213.18 | 9 | The outbound Erie, Erie, Concord, Erie in two sections from Tracks 1 and 2, Albany on 3, Dover on 4, Boston on 5. |
| 19 | Yard 213.19 | 14 | The outbound Dover, Erie, Dover on Track 1, Concord on 2, Albany on 3, Boston on 4. Watch for an engine rated for 180 tons, a timetable. |
| 20 | Yard 213.20 | 11 | Dover on 1, Albany on 2, Concord on 3, Erie on 4. Watch for 2 kicks allowed, an engine rated for 190 tons, a timetable. |
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