Chapter 214: Yard orders and kicks
Twenty yards of yard orders and kicks
Yard orders fire on the clock: a track closes and reopens, the yardmaster reassigns a track, the work train needs one clear, and the other crew moves cars on its own schedule.
A flat yard with a kick budget: shove, let go, and route one or two cars as they roll, like a small hump that runs out.
20 yards, pars from 4 to 10 moves. Beside its theme, chapter 214 draws on timetables, hidden waybills 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 214.1 | 6 | Dover on 1, Erie on 2, Boston on 3, Concord on 4. Watch for 1 kick allowed, yard orders on the clock. |
| 2 | Yard 214.2 | 7 | Albany on 1, Boston on 2, Dover on 3, Concord on 4. Watch for a timetable. |
| 3 | Yard 214.3 | 8 | Albany on 1, Concord on 2, Boston on 3, Dover on 4. Watch for 2 kicks allowed, yard orders on the clock. |
| 4 | Yard 214.4 | 10 | Concord on 1, Albany on 2, Boston on 3, Dover on 4. Watch for waybills unread until pulled. |
| 5 | Yard 214.5 | 8 | Boston on 1, Concord on 2, Albany on 3, Dover on 4. Watch for 2 kicks allowed, yard orders on the clock. |
| 6 | Yard 214.6 | 8 | The outbound Albany, Boston, Boston on Track 1, Concord on 2, Erie on 3, Dover on 4. Watch for a hump yard. |
| 7 | Yard 214.7 | 6 | Boston on 1, Concord on 2, Albany on 3, Dover on 4. Watch for 2 kicks allowed, yard orders on the clock. |
| 8 | Yard 214.8 | 7 | Albany on 1, Dover on 2, Erie on 3, Concord on 4. Watch for a timetable. |
| 9 | Yard 214.9 | 10 | Dover on 1, Erie on 2, Albany on 3, Boston on 4. Watch for 1 kick allowed, yard orders on the clock. |
| 10 | Yard 214.10 | 4 | Albany on 1, Concord on 2, Erie on 3, Boston on 4. |
| 11 | Yard 214.11 | 8 | The outbound Concord, Erie, Erie on Track 1, Dover on 2, Boston on 3, Albany on 4. Watch for 3 kicks allowed, yard orders on the clock. |
| 12 | Yard 214.12 | 8 | The outbound Erie, Boston, Boston on Track 1, Albany on 2, Concord on 3, Dover on 4. Watch for a hump yard. |
| 13 | Yard 214.13 | 9 | Erie on 1, Boston on 2, Concord on 3, Albany on 4. Watch for 2 kicks allowed, a timetable. |
| 14 | Yard 214.14 | 9 | Concord on 1, Erie on 2, Albany on 3, Boston on 4. |
| 15 | Yard 214.15 | 8 | The outbound Albany, Dover, Dover, Dover on Track 1, Erie on 2, Boston on 3, Concord on 4. Watch for 2 kicks allowed, yard orders on the clock. |
| 16 | Yard 214.16 | 10 | The outbound Boston, Concord, Boston on Track 1, Erie on 2, Albany on 3, Dover on 4. Watch for waybills unread until pulled. |
| 17 | Yard 214.17 | 9 | Albany on 1, Boston on 2, Erie on 3, Dover on 4. Watch for a hump yard, 3 kicks allowed, yard orders on the clock. |
| 18 | Yard 214.18 | 8 | The outbound Concord, Boston, Concord, Boston, Boston on Track 1, Erie on 2, Dover on 3, Albany on 4. Watch for a hump yard. |
| 19 | Yard 214.19 | 8 | The outbound Concord, Concord, Dover on Track 1, Albany on 2, Erie on 3, Boston on 4. Watch for 3 kicks allowed, yard orders on the clock. |
| 20 | Yard 214.20 | 9 | Erie on 1, Boston on 2, Concord on 3, Dover on 4. Watch for 3 kicks allowed, a timetable. |
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